Europe
Are you an experienced Category Manager looking for your next global challenge? Join Teknos and drive sustainable growth in global procurement!
As a Category Manager, you will play a crucial role in developing and supporting Teknos global business and improving profitability through Sourcing roadmap according to the Teknos strategy. You will implement and further develop a global sourcing strategy, process, and policy across Teknos functions and countries. This role includes responsibility for managing packaging or direct raw materials category in collaboration with a cross-functional team, managing supplier relationships and negotiating the best available terms. You will be working according to sustainable sourcing targets and support in the sustainability projects and CO2 Scope3 emission targets reporting and improvement.
This is a global role and can be located in one of Teknos European production countries (Finland, Denmark, Germany or Poland).
Daily tasks and responsibilities:
- Promote, implement and further develop sourcing process on a global level
- Measure and follow-up KPI metrics within own category
- Participate in sourcing tool development projects and proactively seek further opportunities to improve existing processes and tools
- Develop the category and participate leading the category team
- Develop and run projects in own area related to the Sourcing Road map
- Manage global tenders for Teknos, including creation of tender materials, analysis of suppliers and savings
- Managing relations with suppliers
- Implement and negotiate supplier agreements across own category
- Develop supplier performance (audits, OTD and other KPI follow-up, sustainability, total cost of ownership, working capital)
- Assure that the suppliers within own category are compliant to Teknos CSR program and meet the set sustainability metrics
- Responsible for procuring the right amount of needed materials and services on dedicated site(s) in time and secure the availability of materials and services by following and improving the sourcing processes
- Manage materials inventories and improve material stock turnover with the team
- Foster collaboration across Teknos Sourcing category teams within own area of responsibility
- Offer sourcing and contract expertise to internal stakeholders and act as an interface between suppliers and other relevant departments on sourcing processes, new projects, and activities across Teknos
- Responsible for proactive cooperation with other functions and relevant stakeholders across Teknos countries, including operations, sales, product management, R&D, innovation, quality, finance and regulatory teams
- Responsible for compliance with reporting requirements set by Teknos and the authorities
Key skills and qualifications:
- Several years’ experience within a similar role, with sourcing related tasks in global industrial environment
- Ability to understand the complete value chain from suppliers to customers and support adequately all parts of the organization
- Experience of sourcing processes is essential (other supply chain process understanding is beneficial)
- Good communication, interpersonal and influencing skills, customer service minded
- Excellent (contract) negotiation, financial and data driven analysis skills
- Development oriented and innovative, LEAN-capabilities as an advantage
- Project management experience
- Ability to lead and implement change in international matrix organization
- Strong work ethic, ability to be proactive and goal-oriented
- Good knowledge of MS O365, ERP-system (IFS knowledge is a benefit), web-shop platforms
- Excellent language skills in English
What we offer:
- A family working culture
We are a company known for an open and unique family working culture, where management is easy to approach, employees’ ideas are listened to, and everyone’s contribution is valued. Our people often highlight their supportive colleagues as the best things in their jobs. - Outstanding solutions and focus on innovations
Innovating has always been at the heart of our business, driving business development and shaping our mindset. From the very first industry-leading product launched in 1948 to exciting new market opportunities such as barrier coatings for the packaging industry and biobased solutions, we are determined to solve any coating challenge ahead. - Career in a global, expanding company
Our ambitious growth targets provide unique opportunities to grow and develop your career in a global, multicultural company, where we all share the same values of persistent, creative, and fair. - Sustainability and meaningful work
Our mission is to make the world last longer, and sustainability is a cornerstone of our strategy. We hope that enhancing this mission in everyday work makes work more meaningful to our employees on all levels.
We make the world last longer
About Teknos
Teknos is a global coatings company with operations in more than 20 countries in Europe and Asia, employing approximately 1,500 people. We are one of the leading suppliers of industrial coatings with a strong position in architectural and retail coatings. The company was established in 1948 and is one of Finland’s largest family-owned businesses. Teknos wants to make the world last longer by providing smart, technically advanced paint and coating solutions to protect and prolong. Always working in close cooperation with our customers and firmly believing that the company’s personnel are vital to its success, Teknos has created a corporate culture that is derived from family values, where each employee is heard and encouraged to take the initiative. Our goal is to make use of the great potential of our excellent personnel in order to create new solutions for our customers.