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Your Job
The Koch Supplier Strategies team is looking for a Contracts Specialist to support our Koch companies with contract negotiations in the technology category.
In this role, you will lead the negotiation of agreements, and manage contracts with key IT and HR suppliers for Koch Inc.
This is an exciting opportunity to join and contribute to our growing team.
Our Team
Our team serves the family of Koch companies with supplier strategy, contracts and deal negotiations primarily in the technology category.
Acting as an extension of our customers' teams, we use a framework-driven approach to understand their needs and deliver timely, profitable results.
What You Will Do
* Lead negotiations on contract terms and payment structures with other parties, addressing potential disputes and mitigating risks
* Develop trusted supplier and client relationships
* Apply sound economic thinking to the achievement of goals and objectives
* Apply best practices to contract negotiations
* Engage subject-matter experts' input in a timely manner as part of the contract negotiations
* Analyze and redline contract clauses, stipulations, obligations, and liabilities
A successful candidate will possess the following characteristics:
* Ability to effectively present
* Strong organization and ability to manage multiple negotiations at the same time
* Leadership through influence - applied interpersonal skills, teamwork and humility
* Critical and economic-thinking skills
* Ability to comprehend complex problems, analyze and solve
Who You Are (Basic Qualifications)
* Experience in guiding decisions, influencing, and gaining alignment with key stakeholders
* Proven experience accomplishing goals independently
* Experience working with detailed, time sensitive tasks
* Experience in initiating and developing relationships related to technical products and creating mutually beneficial partnerships
What Will Put You Ahead
* Contract analysis experience
* Project management skills
* Contract law knowledge
* Experience in negotiations or a sales role
At Koch companies, we are entrepreneurs.
This means we openly challenge the status quo, find new ways to create value and get rewarded for our individual contributions.
Any compensation range provided for a role is an estimate determined by available market data.
The actual amount may be higher or lower than the range provided considering each candidate's knowledge, skills, abilities, and geographic location.
If you have questions, please speak to your recruiter about the flexibility and detail of our compensation philosophy.
Hiring Philosophy
All Koch companies value diversity of thought, perspectives, aptitudes, experiences, and backgrounds.
We are Military Ready and Second Chance employers.
Learn more about our hiring philosophy here .
Who We Are
Koch Inc.
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Type: Permanent Location: Wichita, US-KS
Salary / Rate: Not Specified
Posted: 2025-08-15 08:21:05
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At Elanco (NYSE: ELAN) – it all starts with animals!
As a global leader in animal health, we are dedicated to innovation and delivering products and services to prevent and treat disease in farm animals and pets.
We’re driven by our vision of ‘Food and Companionship Enriching Life’ and our approach to sustainability – the Elanco Healthy Purpose™ – to advance the health of animals, people, the planet and our enterprise.
At Elanco, we pride ourselves on fostering a diverse and inclusive work environment.
We believe that diversity is the driving force behind innovation, creativity, and overall business success.
Here, you’ll be part of a company that values and champions new ways of thinking, work with dynamic individuals, and acquire new skills and experiences that will propel your career to new heights.
Making animals’ lives better makes life better – join our team today!
Your role:
Retail Media Planner is responsible for the planning, execution, and tracking of retail media activities in the Benelux region, with a focus on digital direct-to-consumer / end-customer campaigns.
Your Responsibilities:
* Lead Media Strategy: Develop and execute regional media plans, overseeing the entire process from planning, budgeting, and agency management to performance tracking, analysis, and optimization.
This includes collaborating with brand managers to align local strategies with broader business objectives and ensuring consistency across all media channels.
* Maximize Campaign Impact: Define campaign KPIs, analyze performance, and advise brand and marketing managers on budget allocation and optimization strategies to maximize ROI.
Ensure timely and accurate reporting to management.
* Collaborate Across Teams: Partner effectively with international/global digital teams, other affiliates, and the eCommerce team to leverage insights, align off-site and on-site media efforts, and maintain consistent messaging.
Lead joint media reviews with key stakeholders.
* Manage Social Media: Oversee social media communities, ensuring adherence to social media, pharmacovigilance, and brand guidelines.
* Drive Innovation: Stay informed on media trends and emerging technologies, and participate in or lead projects related to media planning and execution.
What You Need to Succeed (minimum qualifications):
* University-level degree in Business or a comparable field.
* Minimum 5 years of experience in (trade) marketing or related fields.
* Minimum 5 years of hands-on experience in the planning, development, and execution of digital direct-to-consumer media campaigns (either agency or client-side), including CRM.
* Fluent English and Dutch.
* Certifications or hands-on experience in GD360, Google Analytics, Facebook Business Manager.
What will give you a competitive edge (preferred qualifications):
* Digital Marketing Expertise: Experience in the FMCG sector with a proven track record of dev...
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Type: Permanent Location: Utrecht, NL-UT
Salary / Rate: 67000
Posted: 2025-08-10 08:24:36
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Your Job
We are looking for a Storeroom Manager to deliver strategic direction and hands-on management for the storeroom at Georgia-Pacific's Pulp & Paper manufacturing plant in Toledo, OR.
This role involves overseeing all storeroom activities, managing an inventory valued at $35 million with 10,000 SKUs, and supervising a team of 6 hourly employees.
Our Team
Georgia-Pacific's Strategic Sourcing & Procurement (SS&P) organization is responsible for the strategic category management, sourcing and procurement of the critical supplies and materials that support our facilities.
The SS&P organization partners with our business partners and leverages best practices to uniquely position the team to improve decision making capabilities and capture significant savings and efficiency opportunities.
What You Will Do
* Provide leadership for storeroom including supervision, safety management and skills development
* Work with storeroom team, customers and suppliers to optimize inventory availability and carrying costs, in support of production and maintenance objectives
* Sustain progressive customer focus and value creation focus in stores and team
* Meet compliance requirements for inventory accuracy, financial controls, environmental and quality verifications, receipts accuracy
* Ensure inventory management excellence, including security, replenishment, proper storage and maintenance, timely receipt and issuance, inventory count and reconciliation, new item justification, timely inventory reviews for obsolescence and proper quantities
* Create computer generated reports, analyze data, and act on report data to determine course of action for problem resolution and performance improvement
* Develop and use metrics that accurately measure key performance indicators to drive continuous improvement and elimination of waste in various stores work processes and inventory management
* Manage mill receiving process to ensure accurate and timely receipt of all procured goods
* Maintain high standard of housekeeping, organized storage layout, and efficient parts flow
* Ensure stores tools and safety equipment are maintained to be safe and reliable
* Lead meetings and initiatives with operations teams to develop action plans to facilitate process improvements and resolution of inventory control problems
* Meet materials compliance, financial controls, stores best practice objectives
* Represent facility and corporate headquarters, affiliates, and other locations during meetings of Store's Managers and others for the purpose of advancing inventory management excellence and other improvement initiatives
* Weekend duty support (remotely), approximately 4 times a year
* Weekday after hours support for locating or ordering parts
Who You Are (Basic Qualifications)
* Bachelor's degree or 4+ years of relevant experience
* 2+ years in a supervisory role
* Inventory management, ...
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Type: Permanent Location: Toledo, US-OR
Salary / Rate: Not Specified
Posted: 2025-08-09 08:35:16
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Your Job
As a Materials Manager, you will lead the planning, purchasing, inventory control, and logistics functions that ensure efficient material flow across our manufacturing operations.
This role is critical in maintaining optimal inventory levels, securing timely procurement, and supporting seamless production aligned with customer and business demands.
Our Team
You'll be a key member of the operations and supply chain team, working closely with engineering, production, and quality to deliver high-performance electronic systems for the aerospace and defense industry.
Our team thrives on precision, strategic execution, and continuous improvement.
What You Will Do
* Develop and execute material management strategies that align with production, inventory, and delivery goals
* Lead cross-functional coordination to optimize the end-to-end supply chain process
* Manage supplier relationships to ensure quality, availability, and cost-effectiveness of materials
* Drive production planning, purchasing, and inventory control activities to meet customer and internal requirements
* Mentor and lead a team of planners, buyers, and material handlers to achieve performance targets and operational excellence
* Analyze material usage, forecast demand, and implement best practices to reduce shortages and excess inventory
* Champion continuous improvement initiatives using KPIs to monitor and enhance material flow and supplier performance
Who You Are (Basic Qualifications)
* Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain Management, Business Administration, or a related field
* 5+ years of experience in materials management or supply chain within a manufacturing environment
* Strong knowledge of inventory control, procurement, and production planning processes
* Proven ability to collaborate across teams and lead negotiations with suppliers and internal stakeholders
* U.S.
Person status as defined by ITAR regulations (citizen, permanent resident, or protected status)
What Will Put You Ahead
* Experience in aerospace or defense manufacturing environments
* Knowledge of ERP/MRP systems and supply chain analytics tools
* Familiarity with regulatory compliance in defense and aerospace (e.g., ITAR, AS9100)
* Certification in supply chain or operations management (e.g., APICS CPIM/CSCP, ISM CPSM)
* Demonstrated success in lean manufacturing or continuous improvement initiatives
At Koch companies, we are entrepreneurs.
This means we openly challenge the status quo, find new ways to create value and get rewarded for our individual contributions.
Any compensation range provided for a role is an estimate determined by available market data.
The actual amount may be higher or lower than the range provided considering each candidate's knowledge, skills, abilities, and geographic location.
If you have questions, please speak to your recruiter about the flexibility and detail of our compensation...
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Type: Permanent Location: Georgetown, US-TX
Salary / Rate: Not Specified
Posted: 2025-08-09 08:35:16
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Your Job
Georgia-Pacific is looking for a Buyer for our Containerboard Operations facility located in Toledo, OR.
Working under the general supervision of the Purchasing Manager, the Buyer manages purchasing activities in a high volume, time-critical environment.
This Buyer will predominantly support buying Maintenance Repair and Operating (MRO) supplies, but will also gain experience with direct materials, chemicals, equipment spare parts, and repairs from external vendors.
This is an onsite role based at the facility in Toledo, OR.
Our Team
Georgia-Pacific's Strategic Sourcing & Procurement (SS&P) organization is responsible for the strategic category management, sourcing and procurement of the critical supplies and materials that support our facilities.
The SS&P organization partners with our business partners and leverages best practices to uniquely position the team to improve decision making capabilities and capture significant savings and efficiency opportunities.
What You Will Do
* Ensures adherence to all safety, environmental and purchasing policies, guidelines and procedures
* Utilizes company's purchasing system to process purchase orders from requisitions, track delivery dates and mitigate overmax
* Understanding of purchasing processes, supplier negotiations, and conditions of purchase, including payment terms, freight terms, incoterms, and other key commercial terms
* Issues requests for quotations, analyzes and evaluates quotes, negotiates price and terms, and exercises independent judgment to select suppliers based on lowest total cost of ownership incorporating corporate strategy
* Knowledgeable of Company's strategic supply agreements and utilizes these to maximize value
* Collaborates with internal requestors to understand requirements (e.g., specifications, performance and timing requirements)
* Demonstrates high level of customer focus and sense of urgency
* Uses strong verbal and written communication skills to solve problems and provide status updates to customers and suppliers (e.g., commitment dates)
* Analyzes root causes of accounts payable exceptions and takes steps to resolve and prevent
* Initiates change to improve the effectiveness of the purchasing process
* Manages own time to accomplish goals and prioritize a variety of tasks
* Weekend duty support (remotely), approximately 4 times a year
Who You Are (Basic Qualifications)
* Experience in purchasing or similar field (e.g.
store room, inside sales, accounting, supply chain analyst)
* Experience using Microsoft Office Suite including Microsoft Word (document creation), Excel (spreadsheets), and Uutlook (email and calendar)
* Demonstrate excellent communication skills, both written and verbal, with strong decision-making and problem-solving abilities
* Possess a service-oriented attitude, with strong organizational and teamwork skills
What Will Put You Ahead
* Purchas...
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Type: Permanent Location: Toledo, US-OR
Salary / Rate: Not Specified
Posted: 2025-08-08 08:25:55
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Your Job
Georgia-Pacific is looking for a talented to leader to fill the role of Manager, Purchasing and Stores at its Containerboard manufacturing facility in Monticello, MS.
The ideal candidate has both strategic and tactical purchasing and inventory experience, as well as proven supervisory experience.
The person should also have a track record of creating value through building strong working relationships with a diverse group of customers, a principled entrepreneurial mindset, and the ability to build a capability that delivers a supply chain with an optimized total cost of ownership to operations.
This role currently has three direct reports, and five indirect reports, with a continuously growing team.
This is an onsite role that sits at our facility in Monticello, MS.
Our Team
Georgia-Pacific's Strategic Sourcing & Procurement ("SS&P") organization is responsible for the strategic category management, sourcing and procuring the critical supplies and materials that support more than 140 locations across the US.
The SS&P organization is currently undergoing an exciting transformation where we are partnering with our business partners and leveraging best practices to build internal capabilities that uniquely position the team to improve decision making capabilities and capture significant spend and efficiency opportunities.
This effort is a critical element in Georgia-Pacific's continuous transformation.
It is an exciting time to be part of a growing team and at the center of the transformation to help mold the future state of the SS&P organization!
What You Will Do
* Manage and lead direct reports leveraging principle based management and role of a supervisor (create inclusive environment, build high performing team, help employees self-actualize)
* Leverage comparative advantage of the team and adjust RRE's to maximize results for GP
* Connect team to SS&P vision, Operations vision, accelerated sourcing transformation, accelerated manufacturing transformation and how roles directly impact our ability to achieve the bets
* Contribute as a key member of the SS&P organization and the Containerboard & Cellulose leadership teams and own strategic business responsibilities as designated by senior management.
* Organize the team to execute standard work processes and achieve disciplined operations in Sourcing Execution
* Manage and be accountable for Containerboard & Cellulose spend against defined buying channels, category strategies and financial controls.
* Manage and be accountable for procurement operations across a facility with high levels of spend in high volume, multi-commodity environments.
* Develop strong partnerships internally and externally, aligning with strategic initiatives, commitments and supply chain strategies.
* Lead a team of procurement professionals to excellence in Stewardship
* Ensure purchasing and inventory departments are disciplined, optimized, reliable, sup...
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Type: Permanent Location: Monticello, US-MS
Salary / Rate: Not Specified
Posted: 2025-08-06 08:23:18
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At Roche you can show up as yourself, embraced for the unique qualities you bring.
Our culture encourages personal expression, open dialogue, and genuine connections, where you are valued, accepted and respected for who you are, allowing you to thrive both personally and professionally.
This is how we aim to prevent, stop and cure diseases and ensure everyone has access to healthcare today and for generations to come.
Join Roche, where every voice matters.
The Position
n/a
Who we are
A healthier future drives us to innovate.
Together, more than 100’000 employees across the globe are dedicated to advance science, ensuring everyone has access to healthcare today and for generations to come.
Our efforts result in more than 26 million people treated with our medicines and over 30 billion tests conducted using our Diagnostics products.
We empower each other to explore new possibilities, foster creativity, and keep our ambitions high, so we can deliver life-changing healthcare solutions that make a global impact.
Let’s build a healthier future, together.
Roche is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
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Type: Permanent Location: Warsaw, PL-MZ
Salary / Rate: Not Specified
Posted: 2025-08-06 08:19:42
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Job Category:
Finance
Job Family:
Commodities Risk Management
Job Description:
This position will be an integral part of the Risk Management team by leading the activities related to dairy market economics, along with promoting risk management directly with our customers, and leading various teams to manage internal commodity risks.
In regards to market economics, this position will be expected to translate data and analysis into an easily understood narrative on market conditions, and will do so through both traditional and innovative forms of media.
This position will actively engage in managing execution of customer orders and ensure strong communication with all parties involved.
As opportunities arise, this position will be expected to identify situations where Schreiber Foods can enhance (or secure) profitability using risk management principles.
This position will also be responsible for sharing best practices with others internally as well as providing support for other risk management team members.
What you’ll do:
* Elevate economic analysis beyond data reporting by adding insight on relationships between various indicators & proactively highlighting potential trends and implications and provide recommendations to the organization and its customers.
* This includes the development of reports, publications and presentations on this information to internal partners and external customers
* Conduct training on dairy market economics and risk management tools with internal Schreiber Foods partners and customers
* Manage customer risk management interactions and orders.
* Educate/consult/share best practices with Customers on Schreiber risk management programs and provide updates on current dairy markets fundamentals.
* Create recommendations/strategies based on Customers’ risk tolerance.
* Assist in maintaining & improving Schreiber Foods risk management processes.
* Ensure timeliness and accurate execution of trades.
* Lead internal commodity risk management teams.
* Facilitate discussion and debate on conditions and recommendations.
* Maintain measurements and provide reports on activity to senior management.
* Together with the leadership team, ensures compliance with Food Safety and Food Quality Plans, in addition to customer requirements.
Interprets and communicates customer requirements to plant production and/or support groups.
Establishes and Audits PCPs, CCPs and Standard Operating Procedures to define and monitor processes, to ensure customer requirements are met.
Reviews incidents during which the procedures are not met, and determines appropriate corrective action for partners failing to follow standard procedures.
What you need to succeed:
* Bachelors in Ag Economics, Finance, Dairy Science, Business or related field
* 5+ years of experience in Dairy Economic Analysis, and Commodity Markets experience required
* Excellent commu...
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Type: Permanent Location: Green Bay, US-WI
Salary / Rate: Not Specified
Posted: 2025-08-02 08:25:38
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Remote: You will be able to work from your home location in the Eastern U.S.
PURPOSE AND SCOPE:
Responsible for developing and executing strategies to support Fresenius Medical Care North America's Supply Chain objectives.
Responsible for strategic category management, supplier negotiations, contracts, and ongoing supplier management in assigned materials. Coordinates with Procurement and Global Strategic Procurement organizations to ensure alignment of procurement strategies where material/service synergies exist.
PRINCIPAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
* Strategically manage indirect spend by utilizing a proven sourcing process that engages stakeholders, aligns business objectives, and ensured supply continuity.
* Act as subject matter expert on the supply and demand markets for assigned categories and their impact on the category.
* Gain credibility and secure high levels of internal stakeholder's buy-in to strategic initiatives.
* Analyze global Category or service market trends for assigned material/service purchases and communicate opportunities to Executive Management, recommending action plans based on market trends.
* Develop and direct annual cost savings programs that directly affect company financials and growth plans and generate progressive year over year cost reductions.
* Prepare requests for proposals for assigned materials/ services.
* Perform proposal analysis, including price analyses, Should Cost modeling, benchmarking, etc.
* Develop cost targets for negotiations, negotiation strategy, and develop and negotiate supply agreements.
* Lead supplier selection process, qualification of alternative sources, supply base rationalization programs and other relevant strategies to optimize the supply base.
* Active Supplier Relationship Management: Development and measurement of KPI's, supplier audits, business reviews, improvement plans, new opportunities, awards, terminations, etc.
including savings tracking and ongoing communication to management and stakeholders.
* Act as Liaison for resolving supplier/product related issues on assigned materials/services.
* Provides leadership and coaching to all direct reports and partners with human resources on employee matters.
* Works with employees to develop clear and concise development plans to ensure the advancement of future leaders within FMCNA (succession planning).
* Other duties as assigned.
Additional responsibilities may include focus on one or more departments or locations. See applicable addendum for department or location specific functions.
PHYSICAL DEMANDS AND WORKING CONDITIONS:
* The physical demands and work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
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Type: Permanent Location: Waltham, US-MA
Salary / Rate: Not Specified
Posted: 2025-08-01 08:33:00
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Scope of the Position
Coordinates activities involved with procuring commodity goods in an automotive environment.
Responsibilities
* Develop and implement global sourcing strategies for key commodities.
* Confer and negotiate with vendors to obtain product or service information, such as price, availability, delivery, etc.
* Prepare requests for quotation, analyze responses, and make sourcing recommendations to the Purchasing Director and Vice President-Purchasing.
* Coordinate/negotiate purchase orders and/or contracts.
* Review current and potential supplier manufacturing locations/audits, to determine supply capabilities.
* Champion cost savings activities for selected commodities.
* Maintain manual and/or computerized procurement records.
* Discuss defective goods or services with quality personnel, manufacturing and suppliers to identify the “root cause” of the problem, so that it can be rectified.
* Monitor supplier value/supply chain to ensure continuous supply in the event of a supply interruption or shortage.
Qualifications
* We are seeking a buyer with 2+ years of experience in automotive parts
* Solid analytical, computer and math skills
* Ability to communicate effectively, both orally and in written form
* Good decision-making skills
* Basic knowledge of Microsoft Office products
* High level of attention to detail
* Ability to organize and analyze large amounts of data.
* Ability to work in a fast paced environment.
* Undergraduate or graduate degree in business is strongly preferred.
* Basic understanding of technical specifications and manufacturing processes a plus.
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Type: Permanent Location: Troy, US-MI
Salary / Rate: Not Specified
Posted: 2025-07-29 08:35:15
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At Roche you can show up as yourself, embraced for the unique qualities you bring.
Our culture encourages personal expression, open dialogue, and genuine connections, where you are valued, accepted and respected for who you are, allowing you to thrive both personally and professionally.
This is how we aim to prevent, stop and cure diseases and ensure everyone has access to healthcare today and for generations to come.
Join Roche, where every voice matters.
The Position
Senior Procurement Manager - External Manufacturing
A healthier future.
It’s what drives us to innovate.
To continuously advance science and ensure everyone has access to the healthcare they need today and for generations to come.
Creating a world where we all have more time with the people we love.
That’s what makes us Roche.
Healthcare is evolving, and Global Procurement is responding by continuously striving for the highest possible performance, taking innovative and strategic approaches to business and supplier partnerships. Global Procurement proactively manages the entire supplier ecosystem, making a vital contribution to improving health outcomes, reducing costs for patients and global healthcare systems, and ensuring that Roche continues doing now what patients need next.
The Opportunity:
This role sits within the Materials, Manufacturing & CAPEX Procurement Delivery group, which covers the core procurement activities from category management, strategic and operational sourcing, supplier management, contracting, content strategy definition, and execution.
The Materials, Manufacturing & CAPEX Procurement Delivery group comprises many communities grouping categories of the same value chain or having commonality, including Raw Materials, Logistics, External Manufacturing, and Engineering.
The communities are key enablers of strong category expertise while allowing flexibility in the procurement delivery response to the evolving needs of our customers.
As a Senior Procurement Manager in External Manufacturing (CDMO Procurement), you will bring analytical thinking, planning, execution, and focus to the procurement sourcing and delivery capability area.
Using your specialized knowledge and in-depth expertise in a specific category or spend areas and procurement overall, you will proactively identify and drive strategies and approaches for managing and sourcing third party spend requirements.
You can also play the role of Category strategy owner in charge of driving, coordinating and signing the category strategy.
You will collaborate with internal procurement (such as Customer Excellence, Insights, Analytics, Contracting, etc.) and business stakeholders to build and implement comprehensive category sourcing and spend management strategies that are aligned to business needs and functional objectives.
You will work closely with other team members, as a peer coach, project, or workstream lead to identify opportunities to aggregate customer demand, drive buyin...
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Type: Permanent Location: Warsaw, PL-MZ
Salary / Rate: Not Specified
Posted: 2025-07-23 08:15:06
