Global Category Manager - Chemicals

Job Description

Job Description

Company Description

Veolia is a global leader in environmental services, operating across all five continents with nearly 218,000 employees. Specializing in water, energy, and waste management, Veolia designs and implements innovative solutions for decarbonization, depollution, and resource regeneration, supporting communities and industries in their ecological transformation. Within this framework, Water Tech brings together a dedicated team of experienced professionals committed to tackling the world’s most complex challenges related to water scarcity, quality, productivity, and energy. Together, we pursue a shared mission to create a more sustainable future.

Job Description

Veolia Water Tech is a worldwide leader in water recovery, treatment, and reuse. We design and supply a range of water systems, from food and beverage applications to municipal water, microelectronics, ultrapure water, and heavy industrial wastewater treatment.

At Water Tech, we realise diverse teams make smarter decisions, deliver better results, and build stronger communities. We’re an organisation that champions diversity and inclusion at every rung of the ladder and are proud to be an equal opportunity workplace. We offer challenging and meaningful careers, with competitive benefits and flexible work arrangements.

The Global Category Manager- Chemicals will report into the Director Global Category Management Chemicals, Chemicals Category ~$100M spend portfolio and will be responsible for developing, validating, and implementing the global Procurement strategy for sub-categories within the portfolio. In this role, the Global Category leader will work with Product Managers, Regional Category Leader, Technology, and Supply Chain Leaders.

Key Characteristics :

• Defines a Global Category Strategy for assigned Categories that drives continuous improvement within the Category and benefits to the business
• Develop and implement a comprehensive global sourcing strategy for Polymers, Amines & Chelants & Hydrocarbon Solvent, including raw materials, intermediates, and specialty chemicals. - Identify market trends, supply chain risks, and opportunities for innovation and optimization within the category.
• Develops / Manages Preferred Supplier Network, Strategic Suppliers
• Defines Contracting Strategy and leads Supplier Negotiations
• Drives Cash Improvements across assigned Categories
• Mitigate Risks to the business by driving a comprehensive Sole / Single / Dual Source strategy that builds a flexible supply chain and ensures continuity of supply
• Develop a Best Cost Country strategy that drives the purchases to the location with optimal Total Landed Cost
• Drive supplier relationship management processes, including leading periodic business reviews to monitor and manage supplier performance and value proposition KPI's (cost, quality service, etc.)

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Additional Information

As an inclusive company, Veolia is committed to diversity and gives equal consideration to all applications, without discrimination.