Category Manager - Laboratory consumables

Eurofins; Barcelona; Presencial; EUR 50.000 - 70.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

A leading diagnostics company in Barcelona is seeking a results-driven professional to lead the purchasing strategy for consumables across its Clinical Diagnostic business line. You will be responsible for global sourcing initiatives, managing supplier relationships, and driving performance through innovation and continuous improvement in a dynamic, international setting.

Servicios

Career development opportunities

Commitment to diversity and inclusion

Sustainability initiatives

Formación

• Minimum of 5 years of experience in purchasing with global sourcing.
• Proficiency in managing multiple tasks, projects, and setting priorities.
• Strong ability to work in a dynamic, multi-stakeholder environment.

Responsabilidades

• Lead purchasing strategy for consumables categories across the Group.
• Manage supplier relationships and ensure corrective actions.
• Support ESG initiatives in line with sustainability targets.

Conocimientos

Strategic sourcing

Supplier relationship management

Analytical skills

Cross-functional teamwork

Fluent English

Educación

MBA preferred

Degree in Business, Finance, or Engineering

Herramientas

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Word

Microsoft PowerPoint

Microsoft Teams

Procure-to-Pay tools (Coupa, Ariba)

Descripción del empleo

Job Description

Eurofins is looking for a results-driven professional to lead the purchasing strategy for assigned consumables categories across the Clinical Diagnostic business line. In this key role, you will oversee global sourcing initiatives, manage supplier relationships, and drive performance through data, innovation, and continuous improvement. With a strong focus on financial impact, ESG alignment, and operational efficiency, you will play a critical role in shaping a best-in-class procurement function. If you thrive in a dynamic, international environment and have a passion for strategic sourcing, we want to hear from you.

Responsibilities

• Lead and implement the purchasing strategy for assigned consumables categories across the Group.
• Manage and monitor the progress of all planned projects, taking corrective action when necessary.
• Develop and manage strategic category plans, including risk management, to ensure the achievement of financial targets (P&L and cash flow).
• Lead global supplier sourcing activities, including RFI and RFP processes.
• Identify and implement cost-saving opportunities, best practices, and innovations through a continuous improvement and total cost of ownership (TCO) approach.
• Address supplier issues and lead corrective actions to resolve quality and service level agreement (SLA) deviations.
• Track and report on all key performance indicators (KPIs), evaluate performance, and initiate corrective actions when targets are not met.
• Build strong supplier relationship management (SRM) frameworks and develop strategic partnerships to achieve best-in-class standards.
• Support ESG initiatives in alignment with Eurofins Group’s sustainability targets.
• Oversee and track the integration of acquired laboratories to maximize procurement synergies.
• Evaluate the benefits of new tools and define new processes aimed at improving efficiency and performance.

Qualifications

• Educational background in Business, Finance, or Engineering; MBA level preferred.
• Minimum of 5 years of experience in purchasing, including leading global sourcing projects within complex, multi-stakeholder environments.
• Fluent in English, with excellent presentation and communication skills.
• Proven ability to manage multiple tasks and projects, set priorities effectively, and work in a dynamic, cross-functional environment.
• Strong analytical skills and the ability to work with complex datasets and scopes.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office, particularly Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and Teams.
• Experience with Procure-to-Pay (PtP) tools such as Coupa or Ariba.

Additional Information

We support your development! Do you feel you don’t match 100% of the requirements? Don’t hesitate to apply anyway! Eurofins companies are committed to supporting your career development.

Weembracediversity! The Eurofins network of companies believes in strength and innovation through diversity, being anEqual Opportunity Employer. We prohibit discrimination against employees or applications based on gender identity and / or expression, race, nationality, age, religion, sexual orientation, disability, and everything else that makes employees of Eurofins companies unique.

Sustainability matters to us! We are well on our way to achieving our objective of carbon neutrality by 2025, through a combination of emission reduction and compensation initiatives. We encourage our laboratory leaders to make sustainable changes at their local level, and in addition to their initiatives we count on our dedicated carbon reduction team to help us to achieve this goal!