Purchasing Category Manager, Food Preparation

**Join us to drive change. Make a difference in homes around the world**

At Electrolux, as a leading global appliance company, we strive every day to shape living for the better for our consumers, our people and our planet. We share ideas and perspectives so that together, we can develop solutions that deliver enjoyable and sustainable living.

Come and join us as you are as we believe diverse perspectives make us stronger and more innovative. In our global community of people from 100+ countries, we listen to each other, actively contribute and grow together.

Come join us in our exciting quest to build the future home

**All about the role**:
Within the Group Purchasing Organization, Global Product Line Purchasing has the key responsibility of awarding new businesses, in close collaboration with the Global Categories.

Our mission is to ensure the award of businesses to the best suppliers through project negotiations, using advanced tools as refined cost models, Supplier Development methodologies, etcfulfilling the targets of cost, quality and flexibility.

We operate in all the regions (Business Areas) with a panel of international suppliers engaging them with our internal business partners as: Sales, R&D, Quality, Manufacturing & Engineering, Product Line, Marketing, Finance etc.

We rely on building strong cooperation. We focus on innovation, quality and development of long-term relationships with our strategic suppliers. Sustainability and continuous improvement are the elements that are underpinning our activity.

As we operate in a dynamic, international and competitive environment, we count on our well-developped social capabilities and good set of technical or financial skills to get us through the day. For sure it represents a fantastic growth experience where you can learn from all the different activities we need to manage.

**What you'll do**:

- Global Product Line Category ownership for the All Business Areas
- Managing the business strategically with the objective to leverage, to promote complexity reduction, simplification, modularization, cost performance and innovation driving:

- VBS process - Early involvement of the suppliers in new programs
- Supplier Development ( automation, quality improvement, productivity increase )
- Sourcing Decisions in close collaboration with the Global Domain Managers and key stakeholders ( Product Line, Quality, Manufacturing, Design ).
- LTA’s negotiations
- Suppliers Selection
- Cost Modeling analysis
- Innovation Prospection
- Develop and retain strong supplier relationships
- Manage relationships / partnerships with cross functional teams and internal stakeholders
- Responsible for data research, analytics, and management of direct material category strategies
- Support the development of annual budgets and 5 year strategic plans for the Business Area identifying opportunities and risks
- Generate initiatives and projects to deliver productivity targets
- Lead internal and external analysis (industry & supplier) as a member of a cross-functional sourcing team
- Participate, prepare, and support RFQ and other strategic sourcing activities
- Manage and evaluate contractual agreement terms to ensure compliance and assist in the implementation and expansion payment terms (NOWC)
- Participate in negotiations and use creative ways to drive value by the utilization of Value Based Sourcing. Identify potential contract improvement opportunities & re-negotiations
- Maximize buying efficiency, minimize supply disruption, and financial risks for the Business Area
- Address / support resolution to supplier driven performance issues
- Work with the Global Category and Business Area Purchasing to build and deploy a category strategy that aligns all Business Areas requirements

**Who you are**:

- University degree (Industrial/Mechanical engineer or Economics background is an asset)
- 3-5 years of relevant, progressive strategic sourcing, category management or equivalent leadership experience required
- Proven track record of managing and delivering cost reductions / value creation
- Ability to work with key stakeholders in global locations and at various levels
- Strong leadership skills including leading supplier resources and cross-functional teams
- Experience and knowledge of the purchasing environment for the commodities managed with the capability to analyze business procurement issues, recommend solutions and strategies, and implement change
- Demonstrated ability to effectively manage strategic supplier relationships, including relationship building, performance, development and integration
- Strong knowledge of direct materials categories and knowledge of supplier processes and cost drivers
- Results-oriented and demonstrated ability to effectively manage multiple priorities simultaneously and meet critical deadlines in a fast-paced environment
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills with ability to build and maintain good cross functional work