Belgium Job Openings
Materialise
Category Manager
Leuven
FULL TIME
September 19, 2024
PURCHASING & SUPPLY CHAIN
HYBRID
FULL-TIME
What you will do
- Category management — develop, communicate, and create buy-in for your global category strategies
- Strategic sourcing — execute and manage the category strategies, taking into account the procurement policies/process flows and business objectives
- Build strong supplier relations (SRM) to ensure standards for quality, delivery, and performance, and manage a network of reliable, value-adding suppliers via KPIs
- Be accountable for negotiating the best purchasing price, integrating the total cost of ownership, service requirements, compliance, and quality specifications
- Set up and perform data analysis on your categories to analyze cost drivers, understand category markets, and identify best practices
- Recognize potential cost optimizations, taking into account TCO, standardization opportunities, and risk management
- Contract governance — negotiate and implement contracts and service level agreements driving commercial and operational objectives
- Partner with different departments such as legal, quality, and production/engineering to understand current and future business needs
- The role reports to the Global Procurement Director
- Master's degree with a proven track record in purchasing
- Solid experience in procurement negotiation, project management, sourcing, and cost analysis processes
- Analytical and financial capabilities to analyze and interpret data and turn it into insights
- Strategic negotiation skills and understanding of cost-driving elements
- Procurement process development and implementation skills
- Knowledgeable about supplier relationship management processes
- Experienced in stakeholder management
- Strong communication skills
- Fluent in spoken and written English
- Leuven, Belgium
- Full-time
- Hybrid
- Mid-senior level
As a growing company, Materialise is always looking for enthusiastic professionals who want to work in an environment full of revolutionary technology and surrounded by people passionate about their work.
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