Category Manager

Job Description

The Category Manager is responsible for Category Management, Strategic sourcing and negotiation, Contract Management and Risk Management of all TKI assigned commodities.

This function is a global support function with a direct reporting relationship to the Procurement Director.

You Are Responsible For:

• Commodity Strategy Development
• Collaborate with internal stakeholders to understand the key value objectives of assigned commodity.
• Organize commodity team meetings to develop balanced commodity strategies aligned with the needs of customers
• Conduct research on supplier market dynamics, cost drivers, supplier business models, total cost of ownership models and historical spend to enhance future negotiations.  Ensure this information is maintained and shared throughout the organization
• Manage and source the total spend for the assigned commodities
• Procurement and RFQ Management:
• Translate technical requirements into functional specifications and send quotation requests for assigned commodities
• Analyze offers and prepare award documents.
• Serve as the Topical expert for assigned categories.
• Contract Management:
• Launch and monitor the implementation of awarded contracts in collaboration with the legal department.
• Negotiate prices, modalities, conditions, and contracts for assigned commodities.
• Ensure competitiveness and equality of contracts with suppliers and service providers.
• Implement KPI’s and SLA’s
• Supplier Management:
• Source and identify service providers.
• Stay updated on the latest market trends.
• Organize and lead follow-up meetings with suppliers.
• Collaborate with internal stakeholders to understand the key value objectives of assigned commodity.
• Organize commodity team meetings to develop balanced commodity strategies aligned with the needs of customers
• Conduct research on supplier market dynamics, cost drivers, supplier business models, total cost of ownership models and historical spend to enhance future negotiations.  Ensure this information is maintained and shared throughout the organization
• Manage and source the total spend for the assigned commodities
• Translate technical requirements into functional specifications and send quotation requests for assigned commodities
• Analyze offers and prepare award documents.
• Serve as the Topical expert for assigned categories.
• Launch and monitor the implementation of awarded contracts in collaboration with the legal department.
• Negotiate prices, modalities, conditions, and contracts for assigned commodities.
• Ensure competitiveness and equality of contracts with suppliers and service providers.
• Implement KPI’s and SLA’s
• Source and identify service providers.
• Stay updated on the latest market trends.
• Organize and lead follow-up meetings with suppliers.

Qualifications

• You have a Master degree in industrial or economic sciences or equivalent through experience
• You possess at least 5 years of relevant professional experience
• You are fluent in Dutch and English, both spoken and written
• You have a result and service-oriented mindset
• You feel confident in taking the lead in projects
• You have excellent negotiation, persuasion and analytical skills
• You have the ability to understand business requirements and convert them into solution designs efficiently
• You are known for your hands-on mentality
• You are a team player