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Global Category Lead – Professional Services
CSLProcurement Category Lead responsible for developing sourcing strategies for CSL's indirect spends. Managing supplier relationships and delivering cost efficiencies with a focus on performance monitoring and risk management.
About the role
Key responsibilities & impact- Develop and implement effective category strategies aligned with organizational priorities and objectives.
- Analyze spending, market trends and supply risks to effectively manage procurement activities to ensure cost efficiency and optimal supplier performance.
- Provide strategic direction and operational support to Sourcing Managers to execute procurement activities.
- Define category roadmaps, sourcing pipelines, and performance metrics.
- Build and maintain strong relationships with suppliers to foster collaboration and drive innovation.
- Facilitate supplier business performance reviews and ensure alignment with contractual and CSL needs and priorities and establish supplier performance management (KPIs, scorecards, reviews) to improve performance.
- Lead supplier risk management and continuity planning.
- Lead Cross Functional Category Councils to ensure CSL and the Supply base are aligned.
- Engage with internal stakeholders across CSL to align procurement initiatives and saving opportunities.
- Ensure compliance with procurement policies and governance frameworks and ethical sourcing standards.
- Maintain accurate documentation and reporting of procurement activities and supplier engagements.
- Identify and manage procurement-related risks within assigned categories.
- Lead the Tendering process, negotiations, and contract awards for activities over $500K.
- Monitor category performance using key performance indicators (KPIs) and provide insights to the Category Director and key stakeholders across Commercial and Finance.
- Conduct detailed cost analysis and benchmarking to identify savings opportunities and ensure procurement activities align with financial objectives.
- Partner with internal stakeholders (Enabling Functions, Finance, Legal, etc.) to translate business requirements into sourcing and contracting strategies.
Requirements
What you’ll need- Bachelor’s degree in business, Supply Chain, or related discipline; professional certification (e.g., CIPS) preferred.
- Minimum 5+ years’ experience in procurement, sourcing, or category management roles.
- Demonstrated success in developing category strategies and managing supplier relationships.
- Experience in performance monitoring, risk management, and cross-functional collaboration.
- Experience of multi-site organizations.
- Fluency in English and German.
Benefits
Comp & perks- For more information on CSL benefits visit How CSL Supports Your Well-being | CSL
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Hard Skills & Tools
Category Strategy DevelopmentProcurement ManagementSupplier Performance ManagementRisk ManagementCost AnalysisTendering ProcessContract NegotiationPerformance MonitoringBenchmarkingSourcing Strategy
Soft Skills
CollaborationRelationship BuildingCommunicationLeadershipAnalytical ThinkingProblem SolvingStrategic DirectionOperational SupportStakeholder EngagementInnovation
Certifications
Bachelor’s DegreeCIPS Certification