Key skills
Change Management
About this role
Role Overview
- The Category Strategy Support Manager plays a key role in developing and communicating category strategies that align with business goals, value creation, risk mitigation, and supply chain optimization.
- You will leverage your expertise to create category presentations, reports, and other strategic documents that support decision-making and stakeholder engagement.
- You will develop deep understanding and experience of executing category strategy plans, facilitating stakeholder engagement to gather insights and feedback on category strategy and implementation of complex and long-term agreements.
- You will lead a category support team and evaluate incoming category requirements, assess urgency and complexity, and triage optimally to assign tasks based on priorities!
- Develop high-quality presentations and reports that optimally communicate category strategy.
- Support development of category strategies that align with business objectives and procurement goals including initiating market analysis and research to recommend future sourcing strategies.
- Collaborate with Category Managers on change management plans including creation of compelling cases for change and actions based on market analysis.
- Monitor and report on the progress of key performance indicators (KPIs) and change initiatives to ensure successful execution of category strategy.
- Drive continuous improvement in procurement processes through strategic insights and recommendations!
Requirements
- An undergraduate degree (ideally in procurement or business) or equivalent experience
- Minimum 10 years professional experience in Indirect Procurement is required
- Experience of working cross culturally and in an international environment
- Ability to communicate and influence across different levels in the organisation
- Engaging and collaborative way of working
- Resilient and expert in working in dynamic environment
Benefits
- A company culture where we respect our diverse and unified teams, where we are proud of our achievements and where fun and the attitude of giving back to our environment are highly valued
- Possibility to join our social communities and networks
- Learning opportunities and other development opportunities to craft your career path
- Life and health insurance, medical care package
- And many other benefits.