AkzoNobel - Category Sourcing Manager - Pigments/Colorants & Minerals

- Leadership & Strategic Direction: Provide strategic direction and leadership to category sourcing for Global/SESA.

- Strategy Deployment: Define and deploy strategy for managing global/regional spend of the category, driving year-on-year value and benefits.

- Stakeholder Collaboration: Work with key internal stakeholders including cross-business units, R&D, and other category leads.

- Supplier Management: Own and drive strategic supplier management with all the regional vendors and own select/agreed global vendors

- Alignment with Corporate Goals: Steer category strategy and execution aligned with AkzoNobel's corporate goals on sustainability.

Responsibility :

- Develop and deploy global and regional sourcing strategy for the category and relevant sub-categories.

- Lead and manage strategic supplier management regionally & globally.

- Influence internal stakeholders and business teams strategically on a global & regional scale.

- Exhibit leadership behaviors to both the category team and suppliers.

- Lead and deliver regional and global projects specifics to category.

- Implement strategic cost management through e-tenders, negotiation, and contract management.

- Ensure year-on-year value creation in line with company and functional goals.

- Collaborate with the Technical Category Lead to develop a technical roadmap, including critical projects and initiatives.

- Build and sustain a vendor base encompassing current and prospective vendors.

- Contribute proactively to AkzoNobel's Science-Based Target initiative (SBTi).

- Develop alternate raw materials with the Business Unit Technical Lead, mitigating single/sole source material risks.

- Demonstrate high levels of global collaboration and cooperation.

- Requirements for Job (education or experience required to be able to perform this job):

Qualifications/ Education:

- Graduate in Science/Business Economics.

- Master's in Business Administration or Supply Chain preferred.

- Minimum of 5 years' experience in a strategic sourcing role with similar complexity, spend size, and geography.

- Excellent communication skills in English.

-Proven experience in global or regional sourcing roles, change management, and leading strategic projects.

- Superior influencing skills.