Category Manager responsible for sourcing and contracting strategies for Intermodal Transportation in Europe. Leading supplier performance and internal engagement with various departments.
About the role
- Senior Analyst managing procurement strategies for Marine Logistics Services at SABIC. Responsible for implementing category management strategies within the Maritime sector across Europe.
Responsibilities
- Support ETP Marine category manager/specialist in global (AMR and EUR) marine RFXs, pricing analysis, and implementation of suppliers and logistics services.
- Management of regional RFXs and quotations.
- Develop and maintain accurate marine lanes and rates.
- Designs, implements and drives analysis for category to support investigation of network optimization opportunities.
- Enter and manage new regional supplier requests and vendor master changes.
- Calculate, analyze and report volume trends, savings and value creation.
- Develop and publish monthly Team metrics reports, market intelligence summary reports, benchmarking reports, and other required reports.
- Preparation of reports and presentations for periodical management information and sourcing projects.
- Develop and maintain regional processes and procedure documentation.
- Develop and implement process improvements.
- Effectively communicate with logistics providers, carriers and internal stakeholders.
- Resolve contractual and service issues with logistics providers.
Requirements
- Master Degree, preferably in Economics / Supply Chain, Business Administration, or Bachelor degree plus extensive relevant training and experience.
- More than 5 years experience in procurement, supply chain, sourcing and contracting of Marine Logistics Services and Terminal Services.
- Minimum of 3+ years’ experience in directly managing the procurement of Barge and Ocean transportation services.
- Demonstrated expert negotiation skills.
- Effective communication skills (written and verbal) across all business levels, sites, cross-national and cross-functional organizations.
- Strong critical thinking and decision quality.
- Fluent in English. Dutch preferred.
- Strong SAP experience, with Ariba experience preferred.
- Experience in database development preferred.
Benefits
- Excellent health and well-being benefits
- Comprehensive learning programs
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