JOB SUMMARY:
The Senior Procurement Category Manager for EMEA reports to the Procurement Director. They manage the purchases and strategies for assigned chemical and ingredient categories including commodities such as proteins, yeast extracts, baked items, cocoa, solvents, additives, and acids. This role acts as a liaison to EMEA Sensient business units to promote communication and alignment to business unit goals pertaining to procurement. The manager should have knowledge of capital and indirect procurement management to optimize process improvements within assigned categories.
At all times, they will work in accordance with our global food safety policies and procedures that support the activities of the Quality and Regulatory functions. They are responsible for identifying and achieving assigned cost-saving initiative targets while complying with auditable and finance rulings as assigned by the Procurement Director.
What you’ll do:
* Assume the leadership role for assigned categories across multiple EMEA locations.
* Drive strategic alignment of categories to proactively implement annual cost-saving initiatives, either regionally or multi-regionally, to optimize economic benefit.
* Prepare contracts across a global supply base for the assigned categories of direct raw material services through negotiated pricing and consolidation techniques.
* Identify and assist in the qualification of new suppliers together with Global Quality Groups.
* Track cost-saving initiatives monthly, quarterly, and annually.
* Prepare and present quarterly updates to management groups on market conditions, business updates, and opportunities in assigned categories, and prepare annual budgets and analysis for assigned categories.
* Identify new supplier capabilities and implement supplier reviews that maintain existing relationships or establish favorable long-term Purchase & Supply Chain agreements globally.
What you’ll bring:
* Degree level of education.
* CIPS Qualified / Equivalent or working towards at an advanced stage.
* Experience in strategic sourcing within Chemical, Food Ingredient, or Pharmaceutical roles, including finance support, commodity management, and contract management.
* Strong organizational, negotiation, communication, and leadership skills with the ability to self-manage.
* Experience in supplier negotiations, supplier contracting, and value analysis techniques, with a creative problem-solving mindset.
* Well-developed interpersonal, oral, and written communication skills.
* In-depth experience in report writing and data generation with final analysis.
What you’ll get:
* Opportunity to collaborate with colleagues, onsite 5 days per week.
* An excellent salary, benefits offering, and development opportunities.
* A thorough and effective training experience during onboarding and beyond.
WORKING CONDITIONS:
Travel up to 30% of the time.
About Sensient Flavors:
Sensient Flavors offers innovative, global taste solutions and specialized flavor delivery systems that help bring life to your food and beverage products. Our leading-edge technologies reflect our core philosophies to be dynamic and innovative and to add value to your applications.
About Sensient:
Sensient Technologies Corporation is a leading global manufacturer and marketer of colors, flavors, and extracts. Sensient employs advanced technologies at facilities around the world to develop specialty food and beverage systems, cosmetic and pharmaceutical systems, specialty colors, and other specialty and fine chemicals. The Company's customers include major international manufacturers representing most of the world's best-known brands.
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