**_ Main Responsibilities_**:
- **Category strategy - **Develops the packaging category strategy in alignment with the business requirements and with the buy in of the internal key stakeholders; Develops the near-mid-and long-term category strategy roadmap; Develops the supplier relationship strategy - SRM (# suppliers, preferred global/regional suppliers vs. local suppliers).
- **Business alignment - **Builds effective relationships with internal key stakeholders, supporting senior leaders with analysis of procurement strategic opportunities or risks that affect the future course of the business; Ensures that the strategy and its implementation is aligned with the overall business strategy and policies.
- **Category knowledge and expertise - **Monitors and understands the market, key players and demand drivers for the category; Shares the category information and knowledge with the key stakeholders and procurement colleagues across regions and sites; Has a good understanding of external policies, regulations and laws related to the category.
- **Supplier relationships and contract management with all suppliers (strategic, preferred) **- Manages interactions with key global / regional suppliers; Makes sure that for the agreed preferred suppliers category agreements are in place; Ensures that suppliers contracts are always timely renewed and obtained via process guaranteeing best commercial conditions for Recipharm; Leads the RFI/RFP processes and lead the negotiations with suppliers.
- **Implementation and contract compliance -** Works together with local buyers to implement the category strategy; Drives and supports the team of Recipharm procurement professionals involved in the contract lifecycle.
- **Category data stewardship, reports and KPI's - **Monitors and gathers spend data from various sources (ERP, BI, supplier info, etc.
); Guarantee performance tracking within the category and define budgetary impact; Captures financial savings through insights and analysis; Works with CoE procurement to gather supplier performance data.
**_Key competensies_**:
- Demonstrated Packaging Category management experience
- Experience in Strategic Supplier Account/ Relationship Management
- Strong negotiation skills
- Excellent analytical skills, structured and methodical approach
- Collaborative and constructive communication
- Deliver on promise with a can-do attitude
- Strong communication skills and credibility to engage with senior leadership roles
- High level of self-motivation
- University degree and min 5y work experience
- Fluent in English