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Category Manager - Indirect - Project support

Category Manager - Indirect - Project support

Apply locations Poznań time type Full time posted on Posted Yesterday job requisition id R0029672

Ready to help build a better future for generations to come?

In an ever-changing, fast-paced world, we owe it to ourselves and our future generations to live life responsibly. At ROCKWOOL, we work relentlessly to enrich modern living through our innovative stone wool solutions.

Join us and make a difference!

Your future team:

For our Poznan office, we are looking for a Category Manager - Indirect - Project support.

At the ROCKWOOL Group, we are committed to enriching the lives of everyone who comes into contact with our products. Our portfolio is perfectly suited to tackle many of today’s biggest sustainability and development challenges. From energy consumption to noise pollution, water scarcity to flooding, our solutions help our customers address many of the big issues of modern living. Our range of products addresses the diversity of the world’s needs, supporting our stakeholders in reducing their own carbon footprint along the way.

You will become part of the Indirect team, consisting of people located in Denmark and Poland, managing a global spend of 250MEUR covering areas such as Digital, Facility, Travel, Marketing, Waste handling, Industrial Cleaning, Development Projects, Material Handling Equipment, Professional Services as well as supporting our development of industry 4.0 manufacturing and further digitalization.

What you will be doing:

As a Category Manager, you will be responsible for effective relationships with all key stakeholders including suppliers, to deliver results to increase profitability, secure supply, and minimize risk for the ROCKWOOL Group. You will support development and strategic projects via early involvement by securing procurement influence on supplier choice and focusing on sustainability in the procurement process to ensure we live up to our guidelines regarding Human Rights and Environmental impact.

Some of your main tasks will be:

• Support development and strategic projects with procurement and market knowledge from the very beginning of the projects, with knowledge sharing from GSP.
• Establish in-depth knowledge within the assigned area on projects, technologies, involved categories, spend, suppliers, relevant markets, and risks via networking with internal and external subject matter experts to recommend required action/business plans and solid budget forecasts and business plan input for projects as well as GSP business goals/targets. Ensure sustainable sourcing within the assigned areas with key focus on Human rights and Environmental impact.
• Be the GSP ambassador in projects and the projects ambassador in GSP.
• Cooperate with Key stakeholders (OPCO/Group Functions and GSP Regional organization) to ensure alignment on sourcing activities and projects on scope, timeline, and expected benefits.
• Participate in cross-functional projects to develop the procurement function to a more mature level and to influence policies and local strategies.
• Secure procurement deliverables in projects including but not limited to; NDA, securing IPR, MSA, SLA, and license agreements.
• Develop a 5-quarter rolling activity plan based on the category strategies and the stakeholders needs.
• Run sourcing activities according to the category strategies for the assigned area by collaborating with the Category managers, Strategic Sourcing Team, and the regional Purchasing team.
• Collect and communicate market and project information to relevant stakeholders.
• Prepare regular updates/communications (minimum quarterly) for key stakeholders on achievements and coming activities planned.

You can expect around 40 days of travel per year.

What you bring:

We are looking for a colleague who is open-minded to new tasks and proactive creative thinking. You remain confident during negotiations and when dealing with stakeholders, and you use your communication skills to work across the organization in a collaborative manner. You are a strong team player and at the same time, master the ability to work independently.

Moreover, we imagine you have:

• Commercial business education (or similar) and Procurement experience obtained by working with Category management/procurement activities.
• Procurement experience including: strategy, contracting, negotiation, and tenders globally.
• Project management or participation experience managing timelines and resources.
• Great communication skills, having the ability to clearly convey information and expectations to both internal and external stakeholders.
• Strong motivation to find opportunities and create results in a fast-changing business environment and at the same time be able to communicate the strategy and the tactical steps needed to be taken to create the best possible results for our company.
• Ability to work within challenging or changing timelines and deadlines.
• A proficient user knowledge of IT systems.
• Fluency in English is a must.
• Driver’s license.

What we offer:

By joining our team, you become a part of the people-centric work environment of a Danish company. We offer you a competitive salary, permanent contract after the probation period, development package, team building events, activity-based office in Poznan’s city center in the new prestigious office building – Nowy Rynek. The building is recognized as a building without barriers, which means that it is fully adapted to the needs of people with disabilities.

Our compensation package on employment contracts includes:

• An office-first approach: home office is available up to 2 days per week.
• Adaptable Hours: start your workday anytime between 7:00 AM and 9:00 AM.
• Home office subsidy.
• Private Medical Care.
• Multikafeteria MyBenefit.
• Wellbeing program.
• Extra Day Off for voluntary activities.

… and while in the office you can also use modern office space with beautiful views and high standard furniture, bicycle parking facilities & showers, chill-out rooms with PlayStation, football table, pool table, board games, and a subsidized canteen with delicious food & fruit.

Interested?

If you recognize yourself in this profile and challenge, we kindly invite you to apply with CV written in English.

Who we are

We are the world leader in stone wool solutions. Founded in 1937 in Denmark, we transform volcanic rock into safe, sustainable products that help people and communities thrive. We are a global company with more than 12,200 employees, located in 40+ countries with 51 manufacturing facilities… all focused on one common purpose – to release the natural power of stone to enrich modern living.

Sustainability is central to our business strategy. ROCKWOOL was one of the first companies to commit to actively contributing to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) framework and is actively committed to 11 SDGs, including SDG 14, Life Below Water. Through our partnership with the One Ocean Foundation and in connection with our sponsorship of the ROCKWOOL Denmark SailGP team, we will help raise awareness around ocean health challenges in an effort to accelerate solutions to protect it.

Diverse and Inclusive Culture

We want all our people to feel valued, respected, included, and heard. We employ 79 different nationalities worldwide and are committed to providing equal opportunities to all employees, promote diversity, and work against all forms of discrimination among ROCKWOOL employees.

At ROCKWOOL, you will experience a friendly team environment. Our culture is very important to us. In fact, we refer to our culture as “The ROCKWOOL Way”. This is the foundation in which we operate and is based upon our values of ambition, responsibility, integrity, and efficiency.

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