Category Manager

At Greif, we are seeking a talented Category Manager to join our Global Supply Chain group. This role will be responsible for developing strategic categories across EMEA, driving consistency and leveraging Greif's buying power and scale.

Key Responsibilities:

• Primary owner of the relationship with strategic suppliers for targeted scope of spend and regional responsibility.
• Negotiates terms and conditions with suppliers during formal sourcing engagements, mid-contract discussions and spot opportunity evaluations.
• Works cross-functionally with key business unit stakeholders to drive and execute sourcing strategies based on business requirements and market conditions.
• Measures and tracks internal performance for responsible spend, including monthly and quarterly presentations of designated key performance indicators (KPIs) and Metrics.
• Supports Supplier Relationship Management (SRM) program, assists in evaluating and driving the supplier performance or the qualification process of new suppliers.
• Proactively communicates with suppliers to prevent and resolve quality issues.
• Develops and implements ideas to reduce costs, optimize TCO and performance.

Requirements:

• Able to demonstrate significant category management and sourcing experience, through the seven steps principal.
• Experience with the commodity market would be an advantage.
• An expert with Excel to undertake data analysis and data manipulation to generate reports.
• Willingness to learn about our business and grow or develop further.
• Able to demonstrate agility in adapting to business changes.
• Able to influence others as part of experience in change management.

We offer a great working environment and the opportunity to make an immediate impact at a company where your ideas are always welcome. Please submit your application in English via our recruitment system, which can be accessed on our website.

At Greif, your work has purpose, colleagues care about your well-being and you have the opportunity to grow and thrive. Service and leadership are the core of everything we do. Our global presence provides us a platform to do good in the world.