Are you an experienced procurement professional with a strong track record in dairy ingredients or commodity sourcing? Ready to drive global category management and directly impact profitability within a multinational FMCG leader? FrieslandCampina is looking for a driven, independent interim Category Procurement Manager for a 5-month period to maintain operational excellence, manage suppliers, and secure volumes for strategic dairy categories such as Lactose and Whey permeate.
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In this pivotal interim role, you will step straight into a high-performing global team. Being the Category Procurement Manager you will implement global procurement category strategies; aligning business needs and consumer requirements with supply market capabilities driving long term value for FrieslandCampina.
Your daily priorities and key challenges:
- Strategic Sourcing management: Lead and drive the tenders globally for categories in scope. Ensure that sourcing plans are in place and executed.
- Supplier Relationship management: Develop and maintain relationships with suppliers. Drive Supplier Relationship Management and Supplier Performance Management.
- Financial management: Creating continuous transparency in cost pricing and related commodity pricing movements incl. impact analyses.
- Stakeholder management: Build and maintain good relationships at tactical and strategic level. Aim for an Integrated perspective across functions and disciplines.
You will join the Global Procurement Dairy Ingredients Category team, consisting of 4 Category Procurement Managers, 2 Operational Procurement Buyers, 4 Support Officers, and a Data & Analytics Expert. The team culture is informal, collaborative, and highly professional, offering you the autonomy and trust to make a real impact on global nutrition.
