Regional Category Manager Traded Goods - EMEA

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Lead sourcing activities for traded product categories across EMEA and influence key commercial decisions through strategic supplier management, category expertise, and cross-functional collaboration. This role offers regional responsibility and direct impact on business performance.

Your Tasks

• Develop and implement regional sourcing strategies for assigned product categories
• Align consolidated business demand with commercial, quality, service, and supply requirements
• Lead supplier selection, evaluation, and development activities across the EMEA region
• Manage RFI and RFP processes and negotiate commercial agreements with suppliers
• Consolidate current and future requirements from multiple sites and stakeholders
• Negotiate and manage supplier contracts, renewals, rebates, and contractual amendments
• Define supplier performance KPIs, monitor results, and drive continuous improvement initiatives
• Provide forecasting, reporting, savings analyses, and supplier risk assessments to support business decisions

Your Profile

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Business, or a related field
• Three to five years of experience in sourcing, procurement, or a comparable commercial role
• Experience within manufacturing & supply chain management environments
• Strong knowledge of sourcing and procurement processes and best practices
• Proven experience in supplier selection, competitive bidding, and contract negotiations
• Proficiency in SAP and the ability to analyse commercial and supplier performance data
• Strong stakeholder management and cross-functional collaboration skills
• Fluent in English and willing to travel as required

Our Offer

• Armacell offers a competitive salary package according to your experience and skillset
• Flat hierarchies and short decision-making paths
• Respectful and inclusive work culture in an international environment
• Integration Events (Family day, Global Armacell Day)
• Hybrid working model (3/2 – office/home)
• Luxmed – Medical Care Package
• Multisports Card
• Life Insurance
• …

Time Type:

Full time

About Us

As the inventors of flexible elastomeric foams for equipment insulation purposes, Armacell develops innovative and safe thermal, acoustic and mechanical solutions. By enabling energy efficiency for equipment we validate our global leadership in flexible technical foams. We drive substitution and innovation for our indirect customers and use world-class practices to strengthen our premium brand position. We grow by providing valuable solutions offering reliable, certified performance. Our high-caliber employees make all the difference in generating added value for customers.

People@Armacell

We empower our employees to positively impact our company and the communities we work with. We drive their performance thanks to aligned goals, while identifying and developing their talents. We create a culture of innovation in order to develop leading product and system solutions enabling our employees to Make a difference around the world.