Vacature Regional Category Manager International Flavors & Fragrances

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• 25-01-2024

Regional Category Manager in Oegstgeest

Regional Category Manager - Packaging, EAME

Date: Jan 23, 2024

Location: Oegstgeest, NL, 2342

It's an exciting time to be part of the IFF family. We are a global leader in taste, scent and nutrition, offering our customers a broader range of natural solutions and accelerating our growth strategy. IFF is very excited to welcome a new Regional Category Manager (Packaging) to our team, and we hope it's you! In a highly dynamic and transforming market, the future Regional Category Manager (RCM) will be responsible to develop and execute sourcing strategies aiming to source, secure and optimize IFF Packaging spending (~80 Mio) for all relevant manufacturing plants & labs in the most important region for IFF Europe (~80 locations). The RCM will be a key Business and Operations partner; for Business via collaborating with different Business unit leaders defining renewed market risk management practices, and for Operations via driving the IFF high sustainability ambitions to drastically reduce the company carbon footprint, reducing packaging weight and driving transition toward more sustainable/recycled material and optimizing constantly packaging category TCO.

The portfolio will include the following products:
- Metal packaging (Steel drums, aluminum jerricans, etc.)
- Paper based packaging (bags, corrugated board)
- Plastic packaging (canisters, IBCs, etc.)
- Wood (inc. pallets, etc.)

The RCM is accountable for the management and performance of this full portfolio, including establishing sourcing strategies, setting strategic objectives, optimizing products and supplier's portfolio and executing strategic transformative projects. The RCM will manage relationships with key suppliers, ensure alignment with IFF business objectives. The job function requires international external interactions with suppliers and Packaging market/network knowledge. In addition, it requires extensive internal interaction with key functions including Operations, Business teams, Quality, Commercial, and Technical Program leads.

The key value axis of IFF sourcing strategy are the following:
- Drive cost competitiveness through TCO and cash optimization, with a cross-functional vision (that will include rationalization, specs optimization, etc.)
- Ensure strategically supply resilience being for our key suppliers 'customer of first choice.'''
- Drive IFF CO2 footprint reduction on the category, playing a key role in IFF sustainability agenda (lightweighting, sustainable material usage, etc.)
- Ensure a robust market risk management together with business lead and execute accordingly.
- Identify technological innovations and support business growth.

Your Key Responsibilities:
- Develop regional category strategies for assigned categories and sub-categories to ensure packaging supply, manage costs and capture saving, Sustainability and packaging sobriety. Implement strategies within the region, driving results and achieving strategic objectives.

- Execute a disciplined application of IFF's strategic sourcing methodology: Perform continually spend analysis on assigned categories and sub-categories, assess market intelligence, and develop full market analysis,

- Understand and apply the principals of SRM within the category and region: Develop new and existing supplier partnerships and collaboration to support growth strategy with market risk, innovation, sustainability and technology, support technology buying by accessing supplier capabilities.

Your Requirements
- Bachelor, or master's degree in business (preferred), Economics, science/engineering, supply chain or equivalent experience
- Related experience in the space operating around services procurement, supplier relationship management (ideally > 4 years)
- CPSM or SPSM or related certification in supply chain or procurement excellence
- Ideally, experience in the procurement area of responsibility with depth and contacts in key markets (ideally > 4 years)
- Strong knowledge of business practices and financial concepts/impact/analyses
- Solid Financial acumen ideally acquired through a commodity procurement role (involving hedging)
- Strong people skills, project management and experience in cross-functional teams
- Strong communication and presentation skills
- Fluent oral and written skills in English language

At IFF, we believe that your uniqueness unleashes our potential. We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer and are committed to providing a diverse and inclusive workplace. Visit IFF.com/careers to learn more about our Equality Policy…

Functie: regional category manager Startdatum: 24-01-2024 Ervaring: Ervaren Educatielevel: HBO Contracttype: Vast Salaris: onbekend - onbekend Uren per week: 1 - 40

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Functie:	international category manager
Startdatum:	27-01-2024
Ervaring:	Ervaren
Educatielevel:	HBO
Contracttype:	Vast
Salaris:	onbekend – onbekend
Uren per week:	1 – 40

Heb je interesse in deze vacature en wil je graag op deze functie solliciteren? Neem dan contact op met International Flavors & Fragrances via onbekend of onbekend. Of bezoek hun website onbekend.