Global Category Manager

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Summary: As a Global Category Manager, you will navigate diverse perspectives, ensuring day-to-day supply reliability while shaping long-term strategic direction within a dynamic, operationally critical category. Highlights: 1. Collaborate across multicultural and cross-functional teams 2. Lead procurement and supplier management of packaging category 3. Drive category strategies and cost optimization initiatives At HARTMANN, we’re all in to **help**, **care**, **protect** and **grow**. We support healthcare professionals, that they can focus on what really matters: to positively impact people´s life. We realize solutions that make a difference. And with your commitment you can grow on your job every day. At HARTMANN we believe in the difference you can make. Join our team as a **Global Category Manager** ESP\-Mataró (Barcelona) As a **Global Category Manager – Direct Procurement**, you will work closely with teams in a multicultural and cross\-functional environment across several countries and interact with a wide variety of stakeholders – from Supply Chain technicians and managers to R\&D colleagues and Plant Managers. Navigating these different perspectives and communication styles is a central element of success in this position, so a strong level of intercultural competence and stakeholder empathy is essential. The role requires a balanced tactical and strategic mindset. Packaging is a highly dynamic and operationally driven category, requiring a high degree of proactiveness and responsiveness to day\-to\-day supply topics. At the same time, the role must maintain a clear strategic direction: driving category strategies, cost optimization initiatives, and long\-term sourcing decisions. Therefore, in this role, you will collaborate with teams across multiple countries and functions \- from Supply Chain and R\&D to Plant Management \-navigating diverse perspectives and driving alignment. You will take ownership of a dynamic, operationally critical category, ensure day\-to\-day supply reliability while shaping its long\-term strategic direction **Responsibilities:** * Lead Procurement and Supplier Management of category under Packaging, as part of Direct Procurement. * Engage with HARTMANN’s division stakeholders on demand and requirements (including CRs) to define and set requirements for suppliers. * Ensure direct material KPIs are in place to measure and optimize the performance of the Inco categories’ direct material procurement network and sourcing figures. * Ensure procurement target achievement for the category, including total sourcing costs. * Define, implement, and execute the category strategy. * Define, implement, and execute strategic sourcing, VAT, design\-to\-cost, and TCO projects. * Perform Supplier Management (phase\-in, evaluate, classify, develop, and phase\-out suppliers). * Conduct procurement market research and bring supplier innovations. * Perform risk management (material and suppliers). * Ensure negotiation and contract award processes involving relevant stakeholders. * Ensure all SOPs, work instructions, guidelines, and legal requirements are followed, with additional focus on Master Data and documentation. **Requirements:** * University degree in Business Administration with purchasing/procurement releases. Preferably Master Engineering. * Experience in a similar position. * Negotiation Skills * Fluency in English **Benefits:** * Multinational company in constant evolution, with more than 200 years of history. * Permanent contract. * We offer flexible hours, a hybrid teleworking model, and an intensive workday on Fridays. * Flexible remuneration with the possibility of taking out health insurance with special prices and coverage, childcare and training tickets. * Health Insurance. * Language classes. * Individualized development plan. * Employee store: HARTMANN products with discounts. * HARTMANN Benefits Club: offers and discounts on leisure, travel, fashion, etc. * Private parking for your car or bicycle. * Fresh fruit in the office for a healthy diet. * Possibility of receiving your online purchases at your office. * We remember you and your loved ones with details in special moments (weddings, births, anniversaries in the company...). Department: **Procurement** Design a career focused on healthcare customers, fit for the future and grounded in a culture of trust and openness. **Apply now** through our online platform. Your personal contact: **Mònica Puig**