Global Category Director

vor 7 Monaten

Heidelberg, 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 next-level 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 cross-functional 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 category-specific 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 high-level, complex sourcing strategies that deliver world-class results;
- Strong, professional communication skills in English, both verbal and written (fluent in other languages a strong plus);
- Familiarity with multiple source-to-pay systems (eg. COUPA, Ariba, Maximo) and ERP software (JDE, SAP, etc.);
- Global awareness (culture, currencies, geography, and political);
- Professional Purchasing Certification;
- Familiarity with E-sourcing tools (Ariba, Bravo, etc.).

**Our Offer**:

- Challenging tasks, short decision-making 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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