Procurement Category Manager

Responsible for deployment of local, regional and global category strategies and its definition for local sourcing categories within area and unit of responsibility based on related business strategies, and continuous alignment with business stakeholders and the Procurement Directors/Team Leads/PUMs. Accountable for ensuring Top-2-Bottom and End-2-End spend coverage of categories within area of responsibility with respective Procurement colleagues . Consulting strategic category work in the regions and areas. Safeguards compliance with Procurement standards, methods and processes within area of responsibility. Reliable expert to share Procurement and category know-how within and beyond own area. Functional lead of Buyers and driver of continuous improvements of processes in the organization.

Strategy & Governance

• Conducting regular market research and analysis for own categories in Indirect ie. CAPEX, Facility Management, Facility Services, Consumables, Spare Part & etc.
• Support global/regional category manager to define strategies based on relevant market research and analysi
• Responsible for strategy implementation according to defined activities by global/regional category strategy
• Development and implementation of local/regional strategies

Procurement Business Partnering

• Full authority in supplier selection, negotiation and contracting of local/regional frame conditions with suppliers (prices, TCO, payment terms, quality levels, etc.) for own categories towards objectives agreed with the demand owner or set by global/regional initiatives along the defined category roadmap
• Contract management (coordination with legal depart., identifying need for templates, drafting templates together with legal dept. etc.)
• Continuously monitoring the related activities for opportunities to maximize Procurement value contribution

Performance Management

• Responsible for performance of total spend in own category/area.
• Timely documentation of relevant Procurement KPI data (e.g. savings) as well as regular aggregation of data in order to manage the performance within own assigned area of responsibility
• Responsible for maintaining all project-related master data

Procurement Processes & Systems

• Responsible for compliance with legal requirements, Beiersdorf Procurement and non-Procurement procedures within own negotiations and contracts
• Maintenance and quality assurance of relevant master data for supported negotiation/contracting processes (e.g. category spends, contractual terms, supplier data)
• Actively drive process development with regards to standardization, efficiency and automation (incl. application of new technologies, implementation of purchase-related processes, methods and systems) and monitor process adherence

Supplier Management

• Ensuring proper supplier selection (e.g. financial health, process knowhow, etc.) to minimize supply risks for the affiliates of Beiersdorf
• Actively managing supplier relationships to ensure suppliers are able and willing to fulfill Beiersdorf supply requirements
• Actively working with suppliers to achieve innovative solutions
• Complaint management for suppliers under his/her responsibility

Organizational Development

• Continuous development of assigned area of responsibility and respective processes together with peers and stakeholders to ensure competitiveness

People Development

• Building an engaged team of Procurement professionals
• Developing people’s capabilities, providing individual development plans