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Reimagine What's Possible We are looking for a Procurement Category Manager based in Barcelona.
The position involves managing critical materials and services agreement and procurement strategies in Southern Europe which have significant impact on the Operations business and Real Estate management.
Responsibilities Lead the process to develop, negotiate, implement, and sustain the commodities strategies within the scope, aligned with business objectives.
Lead project prioritization with stakeholders for both main areas in scope, Operations and Real Estate.
Act as a single point of contact for Operations and Real Estate.
Develop thorough knowledge and market intelligence for the respective commodities and business areas.
Create benchmarks for market conditions to better understand pricing trends, market knowledge, demand/capacity constraints, and financial stability of suppliers.
Build strong relationships with key suppliers to extract the best value for the organization, identify cost-efficient supply sources, develop non-traditional sources, and promote supplier innovation to drive productivity.
Define strategy to reduce Sole Sources and implement it.
Lead and resolve supplier conflicts related to poor service or performance of suppliers.
Manage supplier service level agreements and enhance performance of contractors through supplier management programs.
Ensure supply base is covering Air Products safety, ethical trading and reliability requirements.
Negotiate renewal and new contracts to obtain best benefit covering company compliance.
Review terms and conditions and commercial terms for new contracts, work with legal team to ensure that all commercial and legal risks are mitigated through appropriate commercial and legal clauses.
Identify areas for improvement in procurement to pay process or any other process related to procurement, propose, and implement the required change for improvement.
Qualifications Bachelor's degree in business, Supply Chain or Engineering discipline.
Proven experience in defining, leading, and developing Sourcing Strategies, understanding of purchasing terms and conditions and commercial acumen is required, as well as international market experience.
Real Estate knowledge will be advantageous.
SAP ERP knowledge required.
Strong negotiation and influencing skills.
Self-starter, capable of taking ownership of issues and resolving them.
Excellent written and oral Spanish and English language skills (French and Portuguese language skill is advantageous).
Location: Office-based, with some travel required to visit suppliers and company sites.
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