Global Sourcing Manager

We welcome you to an ambitious and growing global company, where we take pride in what we achieve together.

We are on a mission to double our impact, from decorative paint to marine coatings across the world. To succeed, we need you and your strong collaboration and relationship-building skills, can-do attitude, proactiveness and your effective problem-solving abilities.

We are redefining our global procurement organization by further strengthening Global Category Management. This transformation is enhancing our ability to scale efficiently as we continue to grow our business. We are now scouting for new colleagues to join our team of Global Sourcing Managers.

We are seeking a highly committed colleague who, along and in alignment with the global category team, will define category strategies. You will be responsible for implementing comprehensive strategies that ensure regional stakeholder needs are adhered to.

This is your opportunity to play a strategic role and influence the future success of our company.

In this role, you play a key part in driving and supporting the execution of global category strategies and plans. It offers the opportunity to work with a team with varied strengths of high-reaching and dedicated colleagues from various backgrounds and regions, providing an outstanding global network. In the region, the role involves cross-functional and interdepartmental cooperation, as well as extensive collaboration with suppliers. The position reports directly to our Procurement Director, EMEA.

What can you look forward to?

In this role, you will be part of a global category team managing dedicated categories. Alongside the team, you will be part of defining sustainable strategies. You are expected to contribute actively in building strategies which safeguard the needs of regional stakeholders.

You will be accountable for driving and/or supporting the execution of global category strategies and plans.

By maintaining good market intelligence and understanding of the market, you will play an active role in identifying opportunities to bring cost efficiency gains as well as improvements within the category and region. In your role, you act as the closest liaison to regional stakeholders such as the Operations team and the relationship to suppliers.

To be successful in this role, you will need:

1. Experience within Procurement and/or Supply Chain, providing a strong foundation in category management, preferably with experience in regional or global supply chains.
2. Strong supplier relationship management skills, financial acumen in cost and savings dynamics, and proficiency in managing sourcing activities and building and implementing cost-saving initiatives.
3. Excellent communication skills and the ability to liaise effectively with internal and external stakeholders.
4. Exceptional project management and execution skills.
5. Fluency in English, both oral and written.
6. Passion for achieving operational alignment and cost efficiency, showing high adaptability and resilience in dynamic regional supply chain environments.

Ideally, we are looking for someone from within the packaging/manufacturing/coatings/production industry. Experience in the Chemicals and Coatings industry would be ideal but not essential.

About Crown Paints

Crown believes that every pot of paint is brimming with potential and we want to put that into the hands of everyone. As one of the UK’s leading paint brands, we support homeowners and professionals to ‘paint their own possible’ and create beautiful, transformative spaces for everyone to enjoy.

With a heritage dating back to 1777, the company has a rich and colourful history, pouring 200 years of knowledge and skill into every tin of paint. Headquartered in Darwen in Lancashire, the same town the company started in all those years ago, Crown also has a manufacturing site in Hull and an ever-growing network of over 170 Crown Decorating Centres located throughout the UK and Ireland. We’re proud to have held the Royal Warrant since 1949 in recognition of our commitment, passion and experience.

As an industry leader in innovation and sustainability, Crown knows what a positive difference we can make to people and the planet and have set ambitious targets to become carbon neutral across all manufacturing operations, drive full circularity across product and packaging through recycling schemes, eradicate all waste to landfill and ensure 100% of paint containers make maximum use of recycled and recyclable materials.

A Part of Hempel

Crown Paints forms part of the global coatings group Hempel, who service sectors including decorative, infrastructure, marine, wind and thermal power. Hempel is proudly owned by The Hempel Foundation, an ownership structure that is unique in the coatings industry. The Hempel Foundation is dedicated to making a difference through philanthropic initiatives that bring about positive change. This includes empowering children to learn, making coatings more efficient and sustainable and sustaining biodiversity all over the world.

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