Senior Manager Procurement CAPEX Projects

Welcome to Noviwest.

Noviwest is one of the two standalone entities created from dsm-firmenich Animal Nutrition & Health, as part of the divestment to CVC Capital.

Noviwest brings together a strong vitamin heritage with deep expertise in vitamins, carotenoids and aroma ingredients — creating the foundation for a focused, agile stand-alone company. Here, you can help shape a business that stays close to its markets, builds trusted customer relationships and delivers reliable, high-quality and sustainable solutions through a fit-for-purpose production and supply organization.

If you are looking for a role where your contribution can have real visibility and impact as the company evolves, Noviwest offers the opportunity to be part of that journey from the inside.

Join a business where procurement is a strategic driver of value creation, innovation, and sustainable growth. As Senior Manager Procurement Transformation – Indirect Goods & Services, you’ll help shape sourcing strategies and critical capital investment decisions across our operations. You’ll work with global stakeholders, influence high-impact business decisions, and create long-term value through supplier partnerships, operational excellence, and continuous improvement.

Your key responsibilities

• Own the procurement strategy, planning and execution for CAPEX projects, from feasibility through mechanical completion, ensuring commercial integrity and delivery against project goals
• Develop, in close alignment with category management, project-specific sourcing strategies and procurement plans for technical equipment, engineering and construction services, aligned with investment priorities, budgets and schedules
• Lead supplier qualification, tendering, fact-based negotiations and contract awards, securing competitive total cost of ownership, clear deliverables, payment terms and performance commitments
• Manage supplier and contract performance throughout project execution, mitigate procurement risks and safeguard critical deliveries, quality and compliance
• Partner with project management, engineering, manufacturing, finance and procurement; participate in multidisciplinary project reviews and guide procurement activities performed by engineering and construction management (EPCm) contractors
• Drive value engineering, sustainable sourcing and cost-effective innovation, embedding procurement best practices and lessons learned across CAPEX projects

We offer

• The opportunity to influence major business decisions and high-value investment projects
• A highly visible role with meaningful impact on procurement performance and business outcomes
• Exposure to international stakeholders, suppliers, and cross-functional teams across the globe
• Growth opportunities that support your professional development and long-term career ambitions
• A collaborative environment where ideas, expertise, and diverse perspectives are valued
• The chance to contribute to a more sustainable, efficient, and innovative future

You bring

• At least 5 years of procurement experience in more complex CAPEX projects, within manufacturing, preferably in the chemical industry
• Strong knowledge of technical equipment, engineering and construction services, global and regional supplier markets, and CAPEX project execution models, including collaboration with EPCm contractors
• Hands-on project and contract management capabilities, with a track record in tendering, commercial negotiations, contract awards and supplier performance management
• Strong negotiation, stakeholder management and influencing skills, with the ability to manage change and align competing priorities in multidisciplinary project teams
• Commercial acumen to balance capital cost, total cost of ownership, cash flow, schedule, quality, sustainability and procurement risk
• Analytical thinking to evaluate bids, challenge cost drivers and identify value engineering opportunities, translating data into sound project procurement decisions
• A collaborative, results-oriented approach to managing international suppliers and working with engineering, project management and site teams to deliver complex capital investments

• Fluency in English and German is mandatory; French language skills are an advantage. Bachelor's degree in Business, Engineering, Procurement, or other related discipline; Master's degree is an advantage.

How to apply

Ready to take the next step? Please apply online by uploading your CV in English through our career portal. If you’d like to know more about the background of the role or have questions, please contact Viktória Hága (viktoria.haga@dsm-firmenich.com).

Inclusion and equal opportunity

We’re committed to creating a workplace where everyone can feel they belong, contribute and grow. We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds, identities and experiences.

We are an equal opportunity employer and are committed to a fair, inclusive hiring process. If you need support or adjustments during the application process, please let us know — we’ll do our best to help.

Agency statement

We are managing this recruitment process directly and are not accepting agency submissions or proposals for this role.