Procurement Team Lead (f/m/d)

Symrise is a global supplier of fragrances, flavors, food, nutrition, and cosmetic ingredients. Its clients include manufacturers of perfumes, cosmetics, food and beverages, pharmaceuticals and producers of nutritional supplements and pet food.

Its sales of € 4.6 billion in the 2022 fiscal year make Symrise a leading global provider. Headquartered in Holzminden, Germany, the Group is represented by more than 100 locations in Europe, Africa, the Middle East, Asia, the United States and Latin America.

Symrise works with its clients to develop new ideas and market-ready concepts for products that form an integral part of everyday life. Economic success and corporate responsibility are inextricably linked as part of this process.

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Ihre Aufgaben

As Procurement Team Lead (f/m/d) within our Supply Chain Management & Procurement Department you will directly manage, supervise and coach our team of Regional Procurement Managers and Buyers as well as define regional strategic sourcing strategies across pre-defined Flavor categories and sub-categories, in alignment with tasks allocated between Global and Regional Procurement Managers and Buyers.,

• You monitor business impact and risks of regional sourcing strategy and connect with business community on category where needed.

• You negotiate commercial and supply positions for defined raw materials and identify and negotiate regional supply agreements where appropriate.

• You coordinates volume forecast, market analysis and trend information in line with global best practices and category split.

• You participate in S&OP process and raise awareness to appropriate levels in the organization regarding supply/demand concerns.

• You identify and implement initiatives to improve external / 3rd party supplier base supply security such as approved sources, lead time, etc.

• You support your team in identifying existing and potential issues and improvement opportunities before managing them via dedicated action plans.

• You develop business relationships within key supplier accounts to manage performance, quality improvement, productivity and service level.

Ihr Profil

• You have a minimum of 5 years overall experience within Supply Chain or Procurement.

• You have 3 years' experience in a Procurement Leadership role, people management experience and experience in raw materials or food.

• You have excellent negotiation skills as well as the ability to collaborate cross functionally and interface with multiple levels of both internal and external stakeholders.

• You have the ability to develop a procurement strategy and roll out the strategy effectively.

• You construct compelling development plans, execute them and encourage people to take roles which expand their career development.

• You are a fluent business english speaker and ideally have good command of another major language.

Wir bieten Ihnen

This Position is a full time role to be located in Holzminde, Germany.