Procurement Country Manager - Northern Cluster
CompanyGalderma
Job locationBarcelona, Catalonia, Spain
Region of responsibilityOther
Description
About the job
Procurement Country Manager - Northern Cluster
Location: Barcelona, Spain
You are part of
Indirect Procurement is part of Galderma Procurement managing the indirect spend as a total via matrixed organization (a Category cluster on the vertical axe and a Market Procurement set up on the horizontal axe, covering all Galderma Markets globally). We are on a Perform and Transform journey creating additional value for Galderma in general and Procurement more specifically. This makes Indirect Procurement fun to work in and good for professional learning opportunities in your career path.
Through category management, you deliver strategic stakeholder & supplier relationship management, build fit-for-purpose solutions enabling cost reduction and growth. You will be part of a highly engaged team always acting with integrity and a can-do attitude.
Your main tasks:
- Ensure integration & leverage of market business needs into procurement category strategies
- Define requirements, steer the process of identifying, qualifying, ranking, selecting appropriate suppliers
- Negotiations with key suppliers & leveraging global volume
- Act as expert in local requirements (legislation, culture, supply base) and Spend Master
- Secure industry compliance requirements
- Apply category policies supported by operational guidelines
- Demand & Spend Management: Price*Quantity expertise and gate keeping
- Execute savings according to plan
- Ongoing process optimization
- Support of stakeholders in Country with sourcing/purchasing needs
- Promote & translate global strategies for local execution
- Jointly with stakeholders, lead business review process with strategic suppliers & review KPI (BRM)
Your profile:
- Bachelor's or Master's degree in a business field
- Category Management experience
- Several years working experience in a Pharma, industrial or FMCG company where the Procurement function is mature, performing and seen as strategic
- Pharma/regulated environment experience is a plus
- Lean, 6 Sigma is a plus
- Business Proficiency in English and XX (written and oral)/ A third language is an asset
- Highly proficient with MS Office Suite, including Excel
- Coupa experience is a plus
- Excellent negotiation skills, independent, motivated, and self-motivated
- Excellent strategic thinking skills combined with strong critical thinking skills
- Able to adapt quickly to a constantly changing environment
What we offer in return