Procurement Category Manager - NPR

At Corbion, we exist to champion preservation in all its forms, preserving food and food production, health, and our planet.

As our Procurement Category Manager, you are responsible for the sourcing of non-product related categories for our European sites in The Netherlands (Plant in Gorinchem and HQ in Amsterdam)

You develop and execute category strategies, engage with supplier base and internal cross-functional teams. You are accountable for indirect spend costs savings ideation, documentation and long-term/pipeline savings project generation and delivering against individual, department and company annual targets/KPI’s. You proactively update management on issues and opportunities. 

You are based out of our site in Gorinchem, The Netherlands and report to the Director Procurement NPR Europe.

Responsibilities

• Informing stakeholders on market dynamics within the assigned categories and the impact of price volatility on business performance. 
• Develop, recommend, execute and communicate (cross functional) procurement strategies for assigned categories
• Proactively collaborate with internal stakeholders(R&D, Operations, Sales, Finance, Marketing, Pricing, etc.).
• Maintain contracts and commitments in a timely manner to understand and mitigate financial exposure.
• Identify and implement cost savings opportunities within NPR categories.
• Represent Procurement and actively participate in cross functional Corbion wide projects.
• Drive for efficiency (Procurement process)  and continuous improvement.
• Manage selected NPR vendors between 20 - 250 K euro including the mapping of items, suppliers, and masterdata;
• Manage NPR catalogues of related categories and drive efficiency in the procurement process
• Executed RFQ’s, RFP’s and deliver saving targets
• Support with implementation of (operational and tactical) procurement tools and act as a process expert on the source to pay process.

About you

We are looking for a procurement professional with a drive for results, who meets the following criteria:

• Bachelor’s degree in economics, business or related disciplines.
• At least 2 years’ experience in procurement/supply chain function within the field of Non-Product related procurement.
• Understanding of markets of assigned categories and the supply/demand fundamentals that make up price risk management.
• Understands the relationship between price movement and specific risk to the business
• Participates in cross-functional teams to champion change throughout the organization.
• Ability to understand/communicate/present and execute procurement strategies
• Demonstrates ability to work within a cross functional matrix environment where responsibilities are layered throughout the organization.
• Ability to successfully participate on multiple projects simultaneously. 
• Knowledge of contract management and resolution procedures
• Excellent Dutch and English communication skills, both written and verbal
• Hands on mentality a true team player

About Corbion 
 

Corbion is the global market leader in lactic acid and its derivatives, and a leading supplier of emulsifiers, functional enzyme blends, minerals, vitamins, and algae ingredients. We use our unique expertise in fermentation and other processes to deliver sustainable solutions for the preservation of food and food production, health, and our planet. For over 100 years, we have been uncompromising in our commitment to safety, quality, innovation and performance. Drawing on our deep application and product knowledge, we work side-by-side with customers to make our cutting-edge technologies work for them. Our solutions help differentiate products in markets such as food, home & personal care, animal nutrition, pharmaceuticals, medical devices, and bioplastics. In 2024, Corbion generated annual sales of €1,288.1 million and had a workforce of 2,399 FTE. Corbion is listed on Euronext Amsterdam. For more information: www.corbion.com

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