Optimizing the purchasing costs of indirect spend category via a category management approach for a food manufacturer

Daily rate

By arrangement

Expenses

plus expenses

Project duration

as of now - 31.12.2024

Deployment country

Switzerland

Deployment city

Schweiz / Deutschland

Required availability

100 %

Industry

Food & Beverages

Function

Purchasing, Logistics & SCM

Service

Operative vacancy

Our client, an international management consultancy, is looking for a Category Manager (m/f/d) to optimize the purchasing costs for a food manufacturer.

Core tasks:

• Group-wide steering of the assigned indirect spend categories (Building services, equipment, fleet, travel, etc.)
  
• Classification of categories and identification of core categories
  
• Identification of purchasing levers and derivation of category strategies and their implementation
  
• Leading of supplier management and support of key suppliers
  
• Coordination of risk management and identification of potential risks
  
• Preparation of Price Budgeting by Category
  
• Communication into the company of Category price trends and Market situation
  

Personnel accountability

Not specified

Budget accountability

Not specified

• Many years of experience in the implementation of category management systems
  
• Experience in cost optimization of purchasing structures, especially in the procurement of in direct spend services and categories
  
• Many years of current experience in the operational implementation of such cost optimization programs in procurement
  

Linguistic proficiency