Master’s degree or equivalent by experience. Minimum 2 years experience in a similar role. Experience in an international environment is a plus. Experience leading high-value contract negotiations. Experience working independently and taking ownership. Strong analytical and financial skills: understand what the data is telling you to turn this input into insights. Strong commercial awareness to understand the needs of both internal and external stakeholders. Excellent communication and people skills to deploy in international cross-functional teams. Pro-active mindset, solution minded. Flexible and hands-on mentality. Develop the category strategy and identify opportunities for optimization. Apply the category strategy in line with procurement process flows. Perform data analysis on a local, regional, and global level. Analyze cost drivers and price breakdowns. Understand markets and best practices. Monitor and report results regarding spending reduction measures. Set up/work with the business on RFQs or RFPs. Negotiate and implement contracts and service-level agreements. Research and evaluate suppliers. Optimize the supplier portfolio and manage a network of reliable value-adding suppliers. Ensure standards for quality, delivery, performance, and sustainability. Perform root cause analysis towards re-occurring supply or quality issues and take the lead in initiating corrective actions. Analyze and identify potential risks. Look for standardization. Strive for continuous improvement. Partner with different departments such as legal, quality, production, R&T, and logistics to identify and understand current and future business needs. Take the initiative if you come across room for standardization in procurement processes on a local, regional, and global level.