Group Procurement Category Manager (w/m/d) — Komax
CHF 96'000 - 146'000
Komax · Dierikon (LU)
- Location
- Dierikon
- Contract
- full-time
- Posted
- 10 days ago
SalaryCHF 96'000 - 146'000
Role overview
- Develop and implement comprehensive global category strategies in alignment with business needs and long-term objectives.
- Lead the negotiation and management of global contracts and pricing agreements to secure competitive advantages and sustainable supplier relationships.
- Conduct in-depth procurement market analyses to identify new suppliers, cost-saving opportunities, and global synergies.
- Collaborate with local procurement teams and engineering to co-create and align category strategies, ensuring consistency and local adaptability.
- Manage and develop strategic supplier relationships on a global scale, fostering innovation, performance, and continuous improvement.
- Identify and leverage synergies across production sites and business units to optimize sourcing strategies and procurement efficiency.
- Serve as the central escalation point for critical supply issues (e.g., obsolescence), providing structured, best-practice-based solutions.
- Ensure effective alignment between global procurement strategy and local execution, acting as a key interface, change agent and hands-on support if needed.
- Drive compliance with internal policies and external regulations, including ESG standards and the Code of Conduct, while proactively managing supply chain risks within assigned categories.
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Business Administration, Engineering, Supply Chain Management, or a related discipline.
- Your responsibilities
- Develop and implement comprehensive global category strategies in alignment with business needs and long-term objectives.
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Business Administration, Engineering, Supply Chain Management, or a related discipline.
- Minimum 5 years of experience in Strategic Procurement, Category Management, or Global Sourcing within an international industrial manufacturing environment.
Main responsibilities
- Your responsibilities
- Develop and implement comprehensive global category strategies in alignment with business needs and long-term objectives.
- Lead the negotiation and management of global contracts and pricing agreements to secure competitive advantages and sustainable supplier relationships.
- Conduct in-depth procurement market analyses to identify new suppliers, cost-saving opportunities, and global synergies.
- Collaborate with local procurement teams and engineering to co-create and align category strategies, ensuring consistency and local adaptability.
- Manage and develop strategic supplier relationships on a global scale, fostering innovation, performance, and continuous improvement.
- Identify and leverage synergies across production sites and business units to optimize sourcing strategies and procurement efficiency.
- Serve as the central escalation point for critical supply issues (e.g., obsolescence), providing structured, best-practice-based solutions.
- Ensure effective alignment between global procurement strategy and local execution, acting as a key interface, change agent and hands-on support if needed.
- Drive compliance with internal policies and external regulations, including ESG standards and the Code of Conduct, while proactively managing supply chain risks within assigned categories.
Key requirements
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Business Administration, Engineering, Supply Chain Management, or a related discipline.
- Minimum 5 years of experience in Strategic Procurement, Category Management, or Global Sourcing within an international industrial manufacturing environment.
- Proven track record in developing and implementing global category strategies that deliver sustainable cost savings, supplier performance improvements, and risk mitigation.
- Strong sourcing experience in direct material categories such as sheet metal parts, CNC-machined components, mechanical assemblies, electromechanical parts, or comparable manufacturing commodities.
- Experience in supplier selection, supplier development, global sourcing projects, and international supplier negotiations.
- Experience in industrial transfer projects, including relocation of machines, assemblies, modules, or production lines between suppliers and manufacturing sites.
- Solid understanding of supply planning, forecasting, inventory management, and S processes.
- Strong analytical and commercial mindset with the ability to identify cost-saving opportunities through TCO evaluations, cost analyses, and value engineering initiatives.
- Excellent project and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to lead cross-functional teams and influence decisions across Procurement, Engineering, Operations, Quality, and Supply Chain.
- Proven ability to manage supplier escalations, supply risks, obsolescence challenges, and business continuity initiatives in a structured and solution-oriented manner.
- Strong negotiation, contract management, and supplier relationship management skills.
- Entrepreneurial, proactive, and results-driven personality with a hands-on approach and a continuous improvement mindset.
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Additional details
- Unfortunately, we cannot consider candidates who do not meet this requirement.
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What salary does Komax offer for this role?
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