PROCUREMENT SENIOR CATEGORY BUYER LOGISTICS - AIR, OCEAN FREIGHT and CONTROL TOWER

THE ROLE

Procurement Sr Category Buyer Logistics leads all Air and Ocean logistics spend globally (approx. 40M–50M USD). This role will build and manage a cost efficient, sustainable, and flexible supplier base, in line with the Supply Chain goals of the organisation, necessitating strong stakeholder relationships with supply chain colleagues. Understanding and experience in beauty logistics is relevant and efficiencies are driven through leveraging knowledge.

Sr Category Buyer will be in close relationships with a galaxy of key stakeholders in supply chain and finance. The person is part of Supply Chain Leadership Team Global driving overall business agenda across the region.

Reporting line and key responsibilities

Reporting to Global Category Logistics Director, the person is to:

• Develop a robust long term global strategy aligned with key internal stakeholders and leveraging industry dynamics and suppliers with support of your stakeholders
• Deliver end-to-end and sustainable value creation
• Develop strong supplier relationships to accompany our turnaround strategy and our innovations

Profile

• At least 5–7 years of combined supply and procurement experience
• Experience in Beauty is a strong plus
• Meaningful experience in both in Air and Ocean freight; Road freight is a plus
• Experience in working in an international environment and matrix organization
• High degree of fluency of English is required

Key competencies

• Stakeholder management expertise up to and including EC level
• Confident, transparent, clear communication style incl. presentation skills
• People management a plus
• Result oriented, hands-on individual with solid track record
• Business acumen and interpersonal savvy
• Mobility for travelling (ca. 10% of working time)

Required skills

People Management and Team player: We work as #Oneteam in Indirect Procurement which means often we redistribute our resources to strengthen support on key business priorities if necessary. People development and people management is a core attribute to be successful in this role.

• Strong communication (verbal and written) and presentation ability: ability to work across different levels in the organization and across different teams to ensure structured and clear communication
• Strong problem-solving techniques: curious, challenging, good listener, leader; zoom in and out, ability to “connect the dots” or translate complex data into a key take out with your analytical mindset.
• Concise, integrated thinking and storytelling: boil down multiple data points into a simple but powerful story that drives decisions and outputs.
• Ability to drive clarity and agility: You don’t get easily stressed by a fluid environment; on the opposite, you get energized by the opportunity to drive clarity for the team, you are quick to adapt as new information becomes available.