Regional Category Manager Logistics Sourcing

Responsibilities

• Adapt and localize global category strategies to meet regional needs, ensuring operational relevance.
• Define and implement the regional category strategy, aligning with global direction and regional priorities.
• Ensure adherence to global sourcing standards and the defined category strategy within the regional context.
• Career Development
• Coordinate category implementation with Heads of Logistics and Specialists for seamless regional adoption.

Sourcing Excellence and Supplier Management

• Focus on regional sourcing excellence, supplier selection, and alignment with local business needs.
• Plan and execute regional sourcing events, ensuring competitive outcomes and alignment with regional business objectives.
• Monitor regional supplier performance, identifying risks, deviations, and opportunities for improvement.
• Oversee the accuracy of supplier master data, sourcing documentation, bid evaluations, and contract drafts.

Operational Task Coordination and Issue Resolution

• Coordinate Source-2-Contract tasks, ensuring timely and accurate execution according to service levels.
• Resolve first-level escalations related to supplier responsiveness, bid inconsistencies, contract errors, or compliance issues.
• Act as the first point of escalation for operational issues and exceptions, ensuring timely resolution.

Continuous Improvement and Process Standardization

• Drive continuous improvement and standardization of sourcing workflows within the team.
• Work closely with the process management team to ensure continuous improvement of underlying processes.
• Support the implementation of new or updated work instructions, tools, and systems along the process.
• Collect improvement ideas from the team and contribute to the operational improvement backlog.

Team Leadership and Development

• Monitor team performance and support training on sourcing systems and procurement procedures.
• Lead and develop the team within the Source-2-Contract operational line.
• Monitor team workload and support capacity planning; identify skill gaps and training needs; support onboarding and knowledge transfer.
• Actively contribute to and foster Omya's culture and values among team members.

Stakeholder Engagement and Communication

• Align and coordinate regional category implementation with Heads of Logistics, Head of Procurement and Procurement Specialists to ensure consistent execution on cluster level.
• Engage with other Team Leads within Source-2-Contract and adjacent processes to ensure coordinated service delivery.