Group Category Manager Inks and Adhesives

Job description

- Drive the Adhesives sub‑category strategy, ensuring cross‑functional alignment with Procurement, R&D, Operations, PM, and Plant Management. - Lead supplier negotiations, manage sourcing events, and oversee supplier performance and governance activities. - Build and expand a robust supplier network, eliminate single‑sourcing risks, and support material and supplier standardization across all plants. - Manage and continuously improve the material qualification pipeline, resolving technical roadblocks, mitigating supply risks, and incorporating sustainability and innovation priorities. - Identify and realize savings opportunities, support post‑integration activities, and ensure the effective deployment of CFLEX Procurement standards in all relevant sites. - Master’s degree in Procurement or Chemical/Materials Engineering. - Min. 5 years of relevant experience in similar position, ideally in flexible packaging. - Strong leadership, resilience, and a collaborative mindset with a high sense of ownership. - Excellent analytical skills and proficiency in Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint. - Strong communicator with the ability to build trusted relationships in a matrix environment.Passionat...