Global Category Manager – Logistics
At SARIA Food & Pharma, our activities are characterized by connected value chains, decades of shared market expertise and a unifying spirit of innovation to continuously develop our people and our products. Van Hessen, Devro and Bioiberica use animal raw materials to create their wide range of products, which are ubiquitous and universal, but anything but ordinary.
With a complementary portfolio of casings for the sausage industry that includes natural and collagen-based casings, Devro and Van Hessen are leading product experts in their industry. The global life science company Bioiberica produces active ingredients for humans, animals, and plants, from starting material it receives from Van Hessen.
We create the added layer of value with our products and services, improve the well-being of all by taking life science further and combine our attention to detail with the extraordinary, because it all matters.
About the role:
Our organisation recently launched a program to accelerate in further professionalising Procurement across SARIA Food & Pharma and its Business Units. Part of this program is the establishment of a Global Category Management Team on Divisional level.
We are looking for temporary support to help us with the further professionalisation of Global Category Management for the category Logistics where you will gain the responsibility for two global sourcing projects related to road transport and the contract management of bulk transport and sea freight.
Reporting directly to the Head of Procurement Food and Pharma, you will collaborate closely with other Global Category Managers and the Procurement Managers from other business units that are divided over 5 different continents, leveraging each other's strengths to drive collective success.
THIS IS A FIXED TERM CONTRACT OPPORTUNITY STARTING IN MAY 2025 FOR APPROXIMATELY 8 MONTHS.
Responsibilities
- Responsible to drive two global sourcing projects related to road transport and ensure they are implemented and followed by the Business Units
- Ensuring that through these projects we can conduct business according to the most competitive condition with our suppliers and that those conditions are fully utilised by all relevant Business Unit
- Monitoring and managing the sub-category and related contract for Bulk Transport EU and Global Sea Freight
- Motivate and coach local teams and stakeholders, driving a culture of positivity through continuous improvement, solid negotiation capabilities, supplier relations management and development of Procurement team category knowledge
- Provide a thorough understanding of the supplier, their suppliers, the market dynamics, fundamentals and drivers
- Accountable for ongoing supplier relationship management within your category, including expectation setting, monitoring, review, continuous improvement and influence supplier investment, technology development and use of supplier resources to directly benefit SARIA Food & Pharma in innovation and cost savings
About you:
- Degree qualified in an appropriate field, complimented by a postgraduate or professional qualification such as CIPS or NEVI would be desirable
- Demonstrable experience of strategic category management within your responsible category and across multiple countries is advantageous
- Ability to lead, motivate and develop teams that are remote, and matrix managed
- Strong communication and stakeholder management, with significant influencing and negotiation skills
- Direct and indirect procurement knowledge and experience, including sourcing strategy, supplier selection, negotiation, contracting, contract implementation and compliance management
What can we offer?
- A competitive salary and benefits package
- Hybrid working opportunity in line with our policy once fully trained in the role
- Free onsite car parking
- A friendly, supportive and collaborative working environment