Global Category Director

vor 1 Woche


Heidelberg, Baden-Württemberg, Deutschland Archer Daniels Midland Company Vollzeit
Heidelberg

Germany

Procurement

An opportunity has arisen for a Global Category Director

  • Energy (LATAM / EMEA) based in EMEA. The main purpose of this role is to lead the Global Procurement
  • Energy team; working closely with internal and external stakeholders to define and implement a robust global category strategy. Primary regions in scope will be Europe, Middle East, Africa, India and South America.

The role could be located in Heidelberg, Germany; Amsterdam, the Netherlands; London, UK; or other ADM offices in the EU, depending on further discussion.

Reporting to the Vice President of Procurement,
the main duties of this role will include:

  • Define specific Global Energy procurement strategies, managing energy risk and maximizing current/future market conditions, while defining contingency planning to ensure critical supply needs are met;
  • Develop energy portfolio risk management according to each Business Unit's goals;
  • Lead, mentor, and develop direct reports through the process of global category and sourcing strategy definition, development, and implementation;
  • Continuously offer direction and leadership as well as proactively coach, mentor, and encourage the team to engage in training needs and requirements to develop their nextlevel competency;
  • Develop a positive morale of the team with a cohesive attitude;
  • Discover new global initiatives and opportunities for continuous improvement;
  • Responsible for Energy global strategy (focused on EMEA and LATAM markets) and sourcing strategies including performance metrics for category value results;
  • Collaborate with the Risk Management/ trading departments on hedging strategies (physical and financial hedging);
  • Collaborate with the Centers of Excellence on energy efficiency / sustainability projects, utilities and commercial department;
  • Secure supply and reduce costs by leading crossfunctional strategic sourcing teams;
  • Educate and inform key stakeholders and business leaders on energy market trends or changes in regulation;
  • Lead and coordinates category management activities such as Ad hoc Task-Forces and Business Continuity Crisis Management;
  • Monitor and maintain Supplier Relationship Management (SRM) to improve overall efficiency, performance, accountability, compliance, and drive value creation;
  • Defines goals for your team to drive business value, continuously monitor and manage team progress towards goals, and ensure all work aligns with those goals;
  • Communicate team success factors across the organization and inspire your team to embrace their goals;
  • Maintain a global categoryspecific supplier landscape analysis which incorporates supplier historic performance, supplier capabilities, and business requirements.

Your profile:

  • Bachelor's Degree preferably in Supply Management, Operations, Business or Engineering. Master Degree in related field is preferred;
  • Minimum 15 years business experience with 10 years preferably in procurement (Energy or related category);
  • Experience in energy trading/hedging (physical and financial) in EMEA markets;
  • Knowledge on electric power, natural gas, environmental markets, generation, transmission, distribution and energy demand;
  • Extensive experience in the areas of business, technical, legal / regulatory, geographic, commercial, and supply / demand;
  • Strong interpersonal skills with ability to engage, communicate and influence mid to senior level stakeholders (internal / external) and establish trust and credibility with business unit leaders and other functional stakeholders;
  • Experience leading and developing a global team;
  • Ability to develop and establish new ways of working and identify areas of opportunity for new business opportunities or cost efficiencies;
  • Extensive experience with planning, preparation, and including broad aspects when developing sourcing strategies;
  • Enjoys a competitive environment and has experience with highlevel, complex sourcing strategies that deliver worldclass results;
  • Strong, professional communication skills in English, both verbal and written (fluent in other languages a strong plus);
  • Familiarity with multiple sourcetopay systems (eg. COUPA, Ariba, Maximo) and ERP software (JDE, SAP, etc.);
  • Global awareness (culture, currencies, geography, and political);
  • Professional Purchasing Certification;
  • Familiarity with Esourcing tools (Ariba, Bravo, etc.).

Our Offer:

  • Challenging tasks, short decisionmaking processes and a high level of personal responsibility in a modern work environment with flexible work time models;
  • Room for innovative thinking and growth with the possibility to manage your own career path;
  • A company culture which promotes continuous learning and diversity;
  • Excellent career opportunities in a world leading nutrition company;
  • An attractive remuneration including a variety of social benefits like subsidized health & fitness offers.

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