Purchasing Specialist ensuring cost - effective and timely ingredient and packaging solutions at Red River Commodities. Role involves procurement, vendor relations, and maintaining quality standards.
About the role
- Category Manager responsible for strategic procurement of window and door hardware in Europe. Collaborating closely with procurement and cross-functional partners to drive innovations and efficiency.
Responsibilities
- Responsible for the Europe-wide procurement of strategically important hardware for windows and doors
- Close collaboration with the Group Procurement team and cross-functional partners
- Developing strategic procurement initiatives and innovations across the entire value chain
- Aligning procurement activities with our CSR objectives
- Designing and implementing international sourcing strategies for window and door hardware
- Sustainable cost reduction and continuous optimization of value creation
- Conducting demand analyses based on global market and supplier assessments
- Ensuring and continuously improving stable supply sources, optimal costs, and high quality standards
- Strategically managing and developing supplier relationships and monitoring supplier performance
- Leading negotiations with suppliers at executive level
- Monitoring and analyzing procurement and market trends to drive innovation
Requirements
- University degree in business administration or a technical field, or an equivalent qualification
- At least 5 years of professional experience in international procurement or product management
- Strong industry knowledge in the window and door sector
- Strong communicator and team player with excellent networking skills
- High level of composure and flexibility when handling dynamic and complex requirements
- Strong self-initiative and a high sense of responsibility
- Entrepreneurial mindset combined with an analytical, solution-oriented and results-driven working style
- Willingness to travel regularly within Europe
- Business-fluent German and English skills
Benefits
- Attractive compensation and company pension plan
- Flexible working hours including a home-office arrangement
- 30 days annual leave based on a 40-hour workweek
- Friendly, family-like working environment in a medium-sized traditional company combined with the exciting international setting of DOVISTA A/S
- Professional and personal development opportunities
- Employee parking, company social benefits, employee bonus portal and workplace health management
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