Procurement Category Lead: Plastics & Emerging Materials

Philip Morris International; Lausanne; Hybrid; CHF 120.000 - 180.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

Philip Morris International is seeking a Category Leader in Lausanne for Plastics and Emerging Materials within our Direct Materials (DIM) Procurement team. This hybrid role requires 3 days in the office and offers exposure to global vendor management, contract execution, and strategic-product alignment.

You will drive category strategies, RFQs, and supplier negotiations, while ensuring continuity of supply, cost savings, and successful NPI support in a fast-paced FMCG environment.

Qualifikationen

• 3–6 years in Procurement (Direct Materials preferred) in FMCG, packaging, or manufacturing.
• Hands-on experience with NPI, contract execution, supplier management, and capacity planning.
• Strong operational knowledge of procurement processes and systems (contract management and execution, vendor qualification, capacity management and demand planning).
• Understanding of quality management processes (NCR, QBR, supplier audits).

Aufgaben

• Support category strategy through market analysis, supplier insight, and regional business recommendations.
• Deploy sourcing strategies and contracts, managing supplier capacity, resilience, and continuity of supply.
• Lead RFQs, analyse commercial proposals, and support supplier negotiations and SLA management.
• Drive supplier performance, quality improvements, risk mitigation, and strategic supplier relationships.
• Deliver cost savings and productivity initiatives through supplier, material, and process optimisation.
• Support new product introduction (NPI) projects, including supplier readiness, capacity planning, and commercial execution.
• Manage supply chain escalations and collaborate with cross-functional stakeholders to resolve operational issues.
• Champion process standardisation, continuous improvement, and procurement excellence across the region.

Kenntnisse

Procurement experience

NPI experience

Contract management

Supplier management

Capacity planning

Ausbildung

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Procurement systems

Jobbeschreibung

Philip Morris International is seeking a Category Leader in Lausanne for Plastics and Emerging Materials within our Direct Materials (DIM) Procurement team. This hybrid role requires 3 days in the office and offers exposure to global vendor management, contract execution, and strategic-product alignment.

You will drive category strategies, RFQs, and supplier negotiations, while ensuring continuity of supply, cost savings, and successful NPI support in a fast-paced FMCG environment.