Category Manager - Laboratory consumables

Eurofins USA; Barcelona; Presencial; EUR 60.000 - 80.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

A leading international life sciences firm in Barcelona is seeking a Category Manager for Laboratory Consumables. This role involves implementing purchasing strategies, managing global supplier relations, and ensuring financial targets are met. The ideal candidate will have over 5 years of purchasing experience and a strong background in strategic sourcing. We encourage applications from individuals passionate about sustainability and diversity.

Servicios

Career development support

Diversity and inclusion commitment

Sustainability initiatives

Formación

• 5+ years of experience in purchasing, including leading global sourcing projects.
• Fluency in English with excellent communication skills.
• Strong ability to manage multiple tasks and projects.

Responsabilidades

• Lead and implement purchasing strategy for assigned categories.
• Manage and monitor the progress of planned projects.
• Develop category plans to meet financial targets.

Conocimientos

Strategic sourcing

Supplier relationship management

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Project management

Press releases

Educación

Bachelors in Business, Finance, or Engineering

MBA

Herramientas

Microsoft Excel

Coupa

Ariba

Descripción del empleo

Category Manager - Laboratory consumables

• Full-time

Eurofins Scientific is an international life sciences company providing a wide range of analytical testing services across multiple industries. We aim to make life and the environment safer, healthier, and more sustainable. Our laboratories ensure the safety, authenticity, and accurate labeling of products from food and water to medicines.

We are committed to societal health and safety, environmental protection, and promoting diversity, equity, and inclusion across all Eurofins companies.

We seek a results-driven professional to lead the purchasing strategy for assigned consumables categories within our Clinical Diagnostic business line. This key role involves overseeing global sourcing initiatives, managing supplier relationships, and driving performance through data, innovation, and continuous improvement. The role emphasizes financial impact, ESG alignment, and operational efficiency, contributing to a top-tier procurement function. If you excel in a dynamic, international environment and are passionate about strategic sourcing, we encourage your application.

Key responsibilities include:

1. Leading and implementing the purchasing strategy for assigned consumables categories across the Group.
2. Managing and monitoring the progress of all planned projects, and taking corrective actions when necessary.
3. Developing and managing strategic category plans, including risk management, to meet financial targets (P&L and cash flow).
4. Leading global supplier sourcing activities, including RFI and RFP processes.
5. Identifying and implementing cost-saving opportunities, best practices, and innovations through continuous improvement and total cost of ownership (TCO) approaches.
6. Addressing supplier issues and leading corrective actions to resolve quality and SLA deviations.
7. Tracking and reporting on KPIs, evaluating performance, and initiating corrective actions when targets are not met.
8. Building strong supplier relationship management frameworks and developing strategic partnerships to achieve excellence.
9. Supporting ESG initiatives aligned with Eurofins Group’s sustainability goals.
10. Overseeing and tracking the integration of acquired laboratories to maximize procurement synergies.
11. Evaluating new tools and defining processes to improve efficiency and performance.

Qualifications include:

• An educational background in Business, Finance, or Engineering; MBA preferred.
• At least 5 years of experience in purchasing, including leading global sourcing projects in complex, multi-stakeholder environments.
• Fluency in English with excellent communication and presentation skills.
• Strong ability to manage multiple tasks and projects, prioritize effectively, and work in a cross-functional environment.
• Strong analytical skills with experience working with complex datasets.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office, especially Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and Teams.
• Experience with Procure-to-Pay tools such as Coupa or Ariba.

We support your development! Even if you don’t meet 100% of the requirements, we encourage you to apply. Eurofins is committed to supporting your career growth.

We embrace diversity! Eurofins believes in strength and innovation through diversity. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and prohibit discrimination based on gender identity, race, nationality, age, religion, sexual orientation, disability, or other differences.

Sustainability matters to us! We aim to achieve carbon neutrality by 2025 through emission reduction and compensation initiatives. We encourage sustainable practices at the local level and have a dedicated team to help us reach this goal.

Learn more on our career page: https://careers.eurofins.com/

Company overview: Eurofins Scientific is a global leader in food, environmental, pharmaceutical, and cosmetic product testing, discovery pharmacology, forensics, and more. With over 35 years of growth, we operate around 900 laboratories in 62 countries, employing approximately 62,000 staff. Our portfolio includes over 200,000 analytical methods to ensure safety, authenticity, and quality of biological substances and products. In 2023, our revenues reached EUR 6,515 million, and we have been among Europe's top-performing stocks over the past 20 years.