Category Manager _ Packaging

Category Manager, Chemical Raw Material and Packaging

At the Electrolux Group, as a leading global appliance company, we strive every day to shape living for the better for our consumers, our people and our planet. We share ideas and collaborate so that together, we can develop solutions that deliver enjoyable and sustainable living.

Come join us as you are. We believe diverse perspectives make us stronger and more innovative. In our global community of people from 100+ countries, we listen to each other, actively contribute and grow together.

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All About The Role

Reporting to the Global Procurement Director - Chemical Raw Material and Packaging, you will support activities with specific focus on APAC, you will drive cross functional initiatives and you will be responsible for categories in the area of packaging, lables, tapes and other chemical products (from budget to strategy definition, from finding cost improvement to following up running business, complexity reduction, supplier consolidation, etc )

What You'll Do

• Managing the business strategically with the objective to leverage, promote complexity reduction, modularization, cost performance and innovation driving and ensuring productivity targets using LTA.
• Drive massive RFQ processes within APAC region and at global level.
• Demonstrate ability to develop and retain strong supplier relationships with 360 degrees approach (focusing on cost, quality, delivery, sustainability, risk management, innovation...) and extensive negotiation skills.
• Working in collaboration with Product Line Purchasing and Business Area Purchasing to build and deploy a category strategy that aligns all Product Line and Business Areas requirements supporting new project timing execution and matching with company targets.
• Manage relationships / partnerships with cross functional teams and internal stakeholders in different BA
• Responsible of BU definition and implementation, Cost Model, NOWC extension, supplier base definition
• Manage and evaluate contractual agreement terms to ensure compliance.
• Address / support resolution to supplier driven performance issues as well as activities on supplier development and improvement projects.

Qualifications:

• Strong team player
• Flexible and self-driven
• Strategic approach and open-minded person focus on finding solutions and on continuous improvement
• Strong soft skills in managing relationships with both external and internal stakeholders inside a global environment and at different hierarchical levels
• Great communication skills
• Ability to manage large data sets, and convert to actionable information / intelligence / actions
• Stress management
• Fluent English written and spoken
• Thailand language knowledge is a plus

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor of Science degree in Engineering, Finance, Business Management, or Equivalent
• Minimum 3-5 years of relevant, progressive strategic sourcing, category management or equivalent; leadership experience required as well as target oriented

Location:

Charlotte, NC

As part of the Electrolux Group, we will continuously invest in you and your development. There are no barriers to where your career could take you.