Senior Global Category Manager - Raw Materials

About the role

Beiersdorf AG is looking for a Senior Global Category Manager for Raw Materials in Hamburg, Germany. You will develop global and integrated material sourcing strategies, define technology roadmaps, drive scale and standardization worldwide and improve global governance, while fostering innovation and spend opportunities with suppliers. You act as a functional lead for Procurement colleagues on category strategy and report to the Director Procurement Raw Materials.

Key responsibilities

• Define, align and deploy the procurement strategy for your category cluster
• Lead Procurement colleagues and other experts, including commodity expertise, on category strategy
• Manage cross-functional and strategic procurement projects beyond Raw Materials Procurement
• Monitor opportunities and challenge the status quo to maximise procurement value (cost development, resilience, sustainability)
• Identify improvement potential together with internal stakeholders such as R&D and Quality
• Manage senior stakeholders and act as procurement ambassador
• Develop processes to identify, monitor and mitigate risks, and drive standardization, efficiency, automation and digitalization
• Ensure compliance with legal requirements and Beiersdorf Procurement and non-Procurement procedures

Required profile

• Master's degree in Business Administration, Supply Chain Management, Chemistry or another relevant major
• Several years of experience in relevant industries
• Proven track record in procurement, preferably direct material procurement
• Disciplinary or functional leadership experience
• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills
• Fluent English; other languages are a plus

Required skills

• Very good knowledge of MS Office
• SAP