KLB Group is a dynamic company with a strong entrepreneurial culture.
For more than 20 years, KLB Group has accompanied its customers worldwide in the implementation of their projects.
By developing and mobilizing our human capital, we provide a mix of essential skills in the current economic environment: Know-how Responsiveness Flexibility Join a growing international group and use your skills during the entrusted projects.
We are a real career accelerator.
We help you develop the following skills: Autonomy Proactivity Intrapreneurship KLB Group is searching for a Category Manager / Industrial Purchaser, who will support our client in Barcelona.
Key Performance Areas Strategy development : Category strategy development process leadership (for a specific category group).
Category strategy business integration and execution : Strategic category sourcing and business value optimisation.
Relationship Management : Stakeholder category management involvement initiation, development and relationship management.
People Leadership : Category team leadership and project/programme management.
Business management and coordination : Identification of infrastructure requirements and cross-divisional category knowledge collaboration and leverage opportunity optimisation.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities Partner with Engineering, Marketing, Quality and local Sourcing teams to understand business requirements.
Develop and gain approval for sourcing category strategies.
Lead or support sourcing initiatives using a rigorous sourcing methodology.
Work with Legal team to create or amend supplier agreements.
Maintain tactical and strategic relationships with suppliers including working with Purchasing teams and suppliers to resolve issues, using scorecards to evaluate supplier performance, and implementing action plans to improve supplier performance where needed.
Work with suppliers to understand technology/new product roadmap and work with internal teams to see if there is a fit with our requirements.
Qualifications 5+ years' experience in Strategic Sourcing or Supply Chain; Engineering and experience a plus.
Very fluent in English.
Experience with resins and the resin market.
Strong negotiations experience and skills.
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