Global Category Manager - Travel, Uniforms, Protective Equipment & General ServicesLocation: Madrid, HybridReporting to: Global Head of Indirect ProcurementAbout SwissportWe are a global leader in sustainable and responsible airport services provision, renowned for our unwavering commitment to safety, operational excellence, and exceptional service, shaping a future where air travel thrives on reliability, efficiency, and experience. In 2023, with the support of more than 60,000 colleagues, Swissport provided best-in-class airport ground services for some 232 million airline passengers and handled roughly 4.7 million tons of air freight at 115 cargo centres.Across a global network that is unparalleled in the industry, Swissport served airlines at 286 airports in 44 countries across six continents. The culture of Swissport is shaped by our corporate values, which guide our actions and decision-making processes. These values are at the core of our culture, shaping our business and underpinning our commitment to measuring our impact.Job SummaryThis role has the task to manage all procurement related activities on a global level, foster adaptation of procurement policy, develop category specific processes, and lead sustainability and diversity required procurement activities with key suppliers. The global category manager works in close collaboration with different stakeholders and with the regional strategic procurement teams.Job ResponsibilitiesDefine, drive and implement travel, uniforms, protective equipment and general services sourcing category strategies or renew strategic sourcing categories management plans.Identify key stakeholders; collaborate, advise andinfluence in a matrix organization.Identify business requirements, work with stakeholders to define supplier requirements.Lead RFI's/RFP's/RFQ's, negotiate contractual terms with potential suppliers.Support strategic vendor qualification process.Carry out category spend, market and product analysis required for category profiling.Lead Category Councils worldwide involving local procurement teams.Develop and execute an optimal sourcing strategy for the managed categories.Lead contractual discussions with suppliers within the portfolio of managed categories.Responsible for the spend cube accuracy for managed categories.Effectively assess supplier proposals using Total Cost of Ownership approach and considering SLAs and supplier ESG readiness.Set-up KPI's and monitor service levels to ensure compliance and uninterrupted availability.Work closely with business stakeholders to build consensus and alignment for sourcing & procurement projects, advise and influence in a matrix organization.Manage costs (should-cost models, cost reductions, value creation, etc.) and drive savings.Set rules of engagement with divisions/country organizations (incl. subsequent control of compliance) with respect to scope of managed categories.#J-18808-Ljbffr
