Regional Category Manager (Electromechanical)

Your Role:

• Drive, develop, and implement multi-year category plans for the assigned category, including demand aggregation, definition of buying channels, strategic relationship management, and supplier risk management.
• Maintains knowledge of current trends, supplier capabilities, innovation, and changes within the technology landscape
• Identify, develop and lead/support opportunities to optimize spend, reduce costs, mitigate supply risks, improve services, bring innovation and assure supply.
• Leads or supports cross functional supplier selection activities and management of formal strategic sourcing and RFx processes.
• Performs proposal analysis, including price analyses, “Should Cost” modelling, benchmarking and Total Cost of Ownership (TCO).
• Develops negotiation strategy, including targets for costs and key commercial/business terms.
• Working in conjunction with Legal, drafts and negotiates key legal and commercial terms
• Evaluates financial stability of suppliers and manages supplier risks as needed.
• Actively manages key supplier relationships in collaboration with the VMO, including resolution of issues and disputes.
• Build relationships and work closely with the Procurement Business Partner(s), other Category Managers, and cross-functional teams to share and implement procurement strategies.
• Leads or participates in supplier business reviews

• Champions use of eSourcing, Spend Visibility, and R2P tools within category; leverages and utilizes eAuctions where appropriate
• Acts as an ambassador of Procurement and a champion in the function for all Procurement policies, processes and tools to ensure compliance
• Demonstrates the highest ethical standards and ensures Fresenius procedures are adopted and followed
• Drives the category management process to develop strategies that include diversity, sustainability, risk assessment, currency, and overall continuity, in alignment with business KPIs

Your Profile:

• Bachelor’s Degree in either Technical or Business field
• MBA and/or CPSM/CPM desired but not required
• Strong Managership and effective business partnering capabilities – influence without authority
• Experience with hands on analysis and data interpretation; proficiency in Microsoft Office Suites required
• Strong negotiation, communication, and presentation skills
• Robust knowledge of the strategic sourcing and category management process
• International experience a plus – working experience in different countries/regions/languages