Senior Procurement Category Manager

JOB SUMMARY: The Senior Procurement Category Manager for EMEA is reporting to the Procurement Director. They shall manage the purchases and strategies for assigned chemical and ingredient categories including commodities, such as proteins, yeast extracts, baked items, cocoa, solvents, additives, and acids. This role acts as a liaison to EMEA Sensient business units to help promote communication and alignment to business unit goals pertaining to procurement. Knowledge of capital and indirect procurement management is essential to optimize process improvements within assigned categories. At all times, working in accordance with our global food safety policies and procedures that support activities of the Quality and Regulatory functions. Responsible for identifying and achieving assigned cost-saving initiatives target while complying with auditable and financial rulings as assigned by the Procurement Director. What you’ll do: Assume the leadership role for assigned categories across multiple EMEA locations. Responsible for the strategic alignment of categories to proactively drive annual cost-saving initiatives, either regionally or multi-regionally, to optimize economic benefit. Prepare contracts across a global supply base for the assigned categories of direct raw material services through negotiated pricing and consolidation techniques. Identify and assist in the qualification of new suppliers together with Global Quality Groups. Track cost-saving initiatives monthly, quarterly, and annually. Prepare and present quarterly to management groups on market conditions, business updates, and opportunities in assigned categories, and prepare annual budgets and analysis for assigned categories. Identify new supplier capabilities and implement supplier reviews to maintain existing or establish favorable long-term Purchase & Supply Chain relationships and agreements globally. What you’ll bring: Degree level of education. CIPS Qualified / Equivalent or working towards at an advanced stage. Experience in strategic sourcing within Chemical, Food Ingredient, or Pharmaceutical roles, including finance support, commodity management, and contract management. Strong organizational, negotiation, communication, and leadership skills with the ability to self-manage. Exposure to and facilitation of supplier negotiations, supplier contracting, value analysis techniques, and being an ‘out of the box’ thinker. Well-developed interpersonal, oral, and written communication skills. In-depth experience of report writing and data generation with final analysis. What you’ll get: Opportunity to collaborate with your colleagues, onsite 5 days per week. An excellent salary, benefit offering, and development opportunities. A thorough and effective training experience during onboarding and beyond. WORKING CONDITIONS: Travel up to 30% of the time. About Sensient Flavors: Sensient Flavors offers innovative, global taste solutions and specialized flavor delivery systems that help bring life to your food and beverage products. Our leading-edge technologies reflect our core philosophies to be dynamic and innovative and to add value to your applications. About Sensient: Sensient Technologies Corporation is a leading global manufacturer and marketer of colors, flavors, and extracts. Sensient employs advanced technologies at facilities around the world to develop specialty food and beverage systems, cosmetic and pharmaceutical systems, specialty colors, and other specialty and fine chemicals. The Company\’s customers include major international manufacturers representing most of the world\’s best-known brands. #J-18808-Ljbffr