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Perfetti Van Melle · 1 day ago

Regional Category Manager - Americas Indirect

Cincinnati Metro

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level, Lead/Staff

8+ years exp

Perfetti Van Melle is one of the world's largest manufacturers and distributors of confectionery and chewing gum. They are seeking a Regional Category Manager for Indirect Materials to lead category management activities, support global projects, and manage supplier relationships to enhance procurement performance.

Food and Beverage

Responsibilities

Manages and grows PVM’s relationships with all its vendors in consonance with Group procurement’s Vision, with special emphasis on Strategic Vendors

Manages supplier performance to maximize value delivered by strategic suppliers for selected categories

Leads supplier review meetings engaging with senior supplier stakeholders to drive supplier performance in the region and manage regional performance issues

Leverages supplier KPI scorecards and supplier performance reports to inform the supplier review process

Brings the sustainability and innovation capabilities of strategic suppliers into PVM Group and support Group’s development in these areas

Supports local procurement on claim handling, supplier agreements, and trouble shooting

Leads the Budget/LE /Price Forecast processes in the region, including overall quality and timeline control

Collects data from each OCs and verify local buyers inputs with GPS team’s support

Responsible for delivering GPS category indices for global portfolios with regional input based on market and supplier analysis

Responsible for the unit rate inputs together for Global & Regional execution categories, and co-ordinate with GCM for global categories

Responsible for overall result and presentation to stakeholders

Supports functional budget owners to set-up annual budgets

Qualification

SAP AribaStrategic procurementSupplier performance managementSustainable sourcingContract managementStakeholder managementProject managementBilingualAnalytical skillsSource to PaySpanishNegotiation skillsCommunication skills

Required

Bachelor's degree required in relevant field preferably procurement specialization

8+ years professional experience in strategic procurement required

Proven experience with implementing SAP Ariba for Procurement on the process and user side of the implementation

Extensive overall knowledge of various functional domains related to Procurement Processes; e.g. Order to Cash, Purchase to Pay, Catalogue Buying Systems and Supplier Market Places

Wide and Deep knowledge of relevant Indirect Procurement categories (facilities, ICT, MRO, travel, Logistics) including the supplier base

Ability to quickly build a professional network in new markets

Project Management and Well-developed negotiation skills

Strong analytical skills, incl. excel, data analysis, reports generating etc

Experience in contract and risk management

Strong strategic business case development & stakeholder management / presentation / communication skills at senior management level

Understanding of Source to Pay process