Sr Category Manager

Description:

Required:

• Bachelor’s Degree is a must.
• Minimum of 10 years' experience in Materials Management and Sourcing experience in medical device or related regulated field.
• Experience in leading and participating on cross-functional and/or global teams, and a track record of successfully leading projects and problem-solving initiatives.
• Experience in the development and management of an international supply base is essential.
• Sound experience developing and implementing category-strategies.
• Experience managing and partnering with suppliers as well as internal stakeholders.
  • Good technical understanding
  • Other Considerations (travel/hours availability, etc.):
  • Ability to travel domestically and internationally up to 20%

Preferred:

• Strategic mind-set and hands-on approach
• Ability to condense and present complex information to key personnel in meaningful reports and presentations.
• Strong interpersonal skills and ability to communicate in a multicultural environment with all management levels, both verbally and written.
• Strong results orientation and ability to quickly establish priorities.
• Deep knowledge about market situation for multiple categories.
• Good knowledge of ERP-systems (e. g. SAP, Oracle) and MS-Office-applications.
• Team-player.