Category Manager Sourcing & Contracting

Sabic located in Sittard/Geleen has a vacancy for a

Category Manager Sourcing & Contracting

Challenge
Defines and implements the category’s European sourcing & contracting strategy and as such contributes to the sourcing & contracting departmental strategy in order to safeguard operations (e.g. transport, warehousing capacities) with regards to agreed service levels (safety, quality, delivery reliability and security of supply) and manages the spend and performance of the category.
Capture synergies and best practises in the global Sourcing & Contracting organisation of the SBU.

Job Purpose & Responsibilities

• The scope of responsibility covers all European logistical services (within the specific category) for Solids, from production plants as well as from a network of local warehouses / terminals and import hubs / storage locations.
• Define and implement the category’s sourcing and contracting strategy.
• Define and develop strategic and sustainable partnerships with suppliers.
• Performance management of LSP’s on cost, service level and SHE.
• Creation and maintaining of sustainable market knowledge and supplier relation, resulting in a profound sourcing strategy, with integral supply chain solutions against the best available commercial conditions.
• Align Sourcing & Contracting policies and capture best practises with the Global Sourcing & Optimization department.
• Act as Account Manager for top LSP per category (discussion on CEO/LSP board level).
• Overall responsible for reliability, security of supply, performance and spend of the category.
• Overall responsible for QESH/SHE awareness and performance of the category.
• Continuous improvement of cost and purchase processes.
• Responsible for people management and development of the team, e.g. performance management (appraisals), engagement, support job rotation, competency development, coaching.

Requirements

• More than 8 years commercial working experience in international business environment.
• More than 5 years supply chain and/or business experience.
• Excellent in depth knowledge of the purchase to pay (PtP) process and relevant QESH product and business aspects.
• Excellent negotiation skills and experience.
• Good knowledge of the polymer business and processes: prospect to order (PTO), demand chain planning (DCP) and order to cash (OTC) processes.
• Good knowledge of legal, fiscal requirements and EHS requirements.
• Good financial knowledge (VBBS, IFRS, internal and external cost structures).
• Good people management / coaching skills.
• Excellent relationship builder.
• Multi-cultural awareness.

Further Information
For more information about this role you can contact: Ingrid Schellens, Recruiter, tel 0031 (0)646103085

People who can
We’ve always believed that it takes special people to make a difference. They need ingenuity, brilliance and the freedom to turn their ideas into reality. At SABIC, this is our culture. We find open-minded, gifted and questioning people. Then we create the conditions for their talent to flourish: fulfilling work environments, state-of-the-art technology and the empowerment they need. So when you work for SABIC, you’re the person who can find new solutions and possibilities that change the world for the better.

SABIC, headquartered in Riyadh (Saudi Arabia), is one of the world’s leading manufacturers of Petrochemicals, Specialties, Agri-Nutrients, and Metals. We supply these materials to other companies, who use them to make products on which the world has come to depend. At SABIC, we believe in using chemistry to power the ambitions of our customers, business partners, employees and societies we live in. We call this “CHEMISTRY THAT MATTERS™”.

In Europe, SABIC employs over 5,000 professionals and is running 6 world-scale production sites and 4 technology & innovation centers. We are present in almost every European country. Major locations within our broad network of innovation, production and marketing are: Teesside (UK), Cartagena (Spain), Gelsenkirchen (Germany), Geleen (Netherlands) Bergen op Zoom (The Netherlands) and Genk (Belgium). Based upon this strong fundament, we are a key producer of olefins, polyolefins, engineering thermoplastics resins, films and sheets. Discover more at sabic.com/careers

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Keywords: Category Manager, Category Management, Supply Chain, Business Manager, Contract Manager