Procurement and Distribution Manager

Exciting Greenfield opportunity with a leading Chemical Player. We are looking forward to receiving your application!

Responsibilities:

• Implementation of regional or global Key Account Managers on the distributor side
• Creation, coordination, and implementation of global and regional procurement strategies in close cooperation with procurement teams in the divisions
• Functional management of the cross-divisional procurement team
• Development and implementation of a value-creation portfolio to ensure cost- and quality-optimized supply to the production sites
• Carrying out regional and global tenders, taking into account site-specific business requirements with the target of achieving best-cost results
• Ongoing evaluation and optimization of the distributor portfolio
• Commercial responsibility regarding strategic distributors at global and regional levels
• Business partnering within the divisions to capture divisional expectations and reflect them in procurement decisions

Qualifications:

• Completed training in warehouse logistics, Chemistry or comparable qualification
• At least 5 years of experience in warehouse/logistics sector in the food retail or Chemical industry
• Leadership experience as well as strong communication and teamwork skills
• Experience in the successful management of technological change processes and in the introduction of new technologies
• Very good IT knowledge (warehouse management systems, MS Office, excellent Excel skills)
• Organisational talent, assertiveness and a high degree of initiative