IFF is very excited to welcome a new **Regional Category Manager EAME - Health & Bioscience, Raw Materials** to our team, and we hope it is you!
In a highly dynamic and transforming market, the Regional Category Manager EAME - H&B; will be responsible to develop and execute sourcing strategies aiming to source, secure and optimize IFF Raw material pending (~35 Mio) for all relevant manufacturing plants in the most important region for IFF Europe. You will be responsible for preparing, negotiating, managing, and coordinating assigned raw materials in the EMEA Region for Health and Bioscience Business Unit.
**The portfolio will include the following products**:
- Commodity grains.
- Soy Proteins.
- Peroxysalts.
- Other functional ingredients.
The Regional Category Manager EAME - H&B; is accountable for the management and performance of this full portfolio, including establishing sourcing strategies, setting strategic objectives, optimizing products and supplier’s portfolio, and executing strategic transformative projects.
You will manage relationships with key suppliers, ensure alignment with IFF business objectives. This role requires international external interactions with suppliers and raw material market/network knowledge. In addition, it requires extensive internal interaction with key functions including Operations, Business teams, Quality, Commercial, and Technical Program leads.
The key value axis of IFF sourcing strategy are the following:
- Drive cost competitiveness through TCO and cash optimization, with a cross-functional vision (that will include rationalization, specs optimization, etc.)
- Ensure strategically supply resilience being for our key suppliers ‘customer of first choice.
- Drive IFF CO2 footprint reduction on the category, playing a key role in IFF sustainability agenda.
- Ensure a robust market risk management together with business lead and execute accordingly.
- Identify technological innovations and support business growth.
**YOUR MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES**
- Develop regional category strategies for assigned categories and sub-categories to ensure Raw material supply, manage costs and capture saving. Implement strategies within the region, driving results and achieving strategic objectives.
- Provide continuous impactful communication to stakeholders. Be the advocate of the regional spend.
- Develops and negotiate contracts that capture an advantage for Health and Bioscience Business and minimize risks. Manages contract implementation and supplier performance; involved in supporting resolving operational issues.
- Develops a partnership with business/operations, functional or operational leadership to drive common objectives.
- Identifies and drives continuous improvement and productivity gains.
- Understands market dynamics and total cost of ownership factors.
**Job Requirements**:
- You have a Bachelor, or a Master’s degree in business (preferred), Economics, Science/Engineering, Supply chain or equivalent experience
- We will rely on your related experience in the raw materials procurement, supplier relationship management (ideally > 4 years)
- You have a CPSM or SPSM or related certification in supply chain or procurement excellence.
- Fluent oral and written skills in English language.
- **Your core competencies**:
- Strong knowledge of business practices and financial concepts/impact/analyses
- Solid Financial acumen ideally acquired through a commodity procurement role (involving hedging)
- Strong people skills, project management and experience in cross-functional teams
- Effective communication and presentation skills.
**This is a hybrid position (combination of on-site and remote work) based in Oviedo, Asturias (Spain).**
IFF is an Equal Opportunity Employer.