Senior Category Manager: Indirect Sourcing & Outsourcing

EMEA Recruitment; Basel; Vor Ort; CHF 100.000 - 140.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

A leading recruitment agency is seeking a Senior Category Manager for a manufacturing client in Basel, Switzerland. This role focuses on strategic procurement across indirect categories, requiring strong negotiation and stakeholder management skills. The ideal candidate has over 5 years of procurement experience, especially in outsourcing and subcontracting, and will play a crucial part in enhancing category strategy within a compliance-driven environment.

Qualifikationen

• 5+ years of experience in Procurement, ideally within aerospace, manufacturing, or technical services.
• Proven track record in category management, with experience in outsourcing, subcontracting, or third-party service procurement.
• Strong negotiation and stakeholder management skills in a matrix or regulated environment.

Aufgaben

• Manage end-to-end sourcing strategies across selected indirect categories.
• Lead supplier negotiations and selection processes in alignment with CAPEX and MRO objectives.
• Collaborate with engineering, planning, and supply chain teams.

Kenntnisse

Category management

Negotiation skills

Stakeholder management

Data analysis

Fluent English

German or French

Tools

SAP

Data reporting tools

Jobbeschreibung

A leading recruitment agency is seeking a Senior Category Manager for a manufacturing client in Basel, Switzerland. This role focuses on strategic procurement across indirect categories, requiring strong negotiation and stakeholder management skills. The ideal candidate has over 5 years of procurement experience, especially in outsourcing and subcontracting, and will play a crucial part in enhancing category strategy within a compliance-driven environment.