Global Category Portfolio Leader

Visa Hunt; Poland; On-site; PLN 900,000 - 1,400,000; Full time

Job summary

Hillenbrand is seeking a Global Category Portfolio Leader to manage a team of category leaders for a portfolio of strategic categories totaling $400M annually globally. You will drive standardization, leverage synergies and align category strategies across Business Units and regions.

You will lead supplier relationships, run QBRs, and coach procurement professionals while promoting digitalization and AI-enabled procurement in a multinational manufacturing environment. Fluent English required.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of progressive strategic sourcing experience in a global multi-Billion dollar manufacturing organization.
• Proven success managing multiple global categories exceeding $100M in annual spend.
• Experience leading organizational transformation and executive stakeholder management.
• Fluent English language skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead a team of Senior Global Sourcing Managers and set annual objectives.
• Manage a portfolio of strategic categories totaling $400M annually.
• Oversee key supplier relationships and conduct Quarterly Business Reviews (QBRs).
• Drive standardization, global synergies, and digital procurement adoption.

Skills

Executive presence

Stakeholder management

Analytical thinking

Leadership

Negotiation

AI-enabled procurement

Fluent English

Education

Master’s degree in business, Engineering

Tools

eSourcing

Digital procurement tools

Job description

Position Summary:

Work You’ll Do:

As Global Category Portfolio Leader you will manage a team of category leaders for a portfolio of strategic categories totaling $400M annually globally across the enterprise. You will Prioritize sourcing initiatives based on enterprise value ensuring alignment of category strategies across all Business Units. Drive standardization, leverage global synergies and allocate resources across multiple strategic priorities. Ensure alignment of team objectives with company strategy. Promote collaboration across regions and business units. Influence, coach and develop a team of Category Managers. Set annual objectives and performance expectations.

Other activities will include:

• Hands On management of key supplier relationships
• Leading a handful of key strategic sourcing projects
• Conduct executive supplier business reviews so called QBRs (Quarterly Business Reviews)
• Conduct and Support negotiations involving critical suppliers.
• Escalate and resolve strategic supplier issues.

Team:

Manage a team of Senior Global Sourcing Managers. Continuously improve sourcing processes and governance. Standardize best practices across categories. Drive adoption of digital procurement tools and analytics. Support procurement transformation initiatives.

Basic Qualifications:

• Master’s degree in business, Engineering, Degree
• 10+ years of progressive strategic sourcing experience in a global multi-Billion dollar manufacturing organization.
• Proven success managing multiple global categories exceeding $100M in annual spend.

Required competencies, experiences, skills

• Demonstrated experience leading organizational transformation.
• Strong executive presence and stakeholder management.
• Experience influencing senior leadership in matrix organizations.
• Extensive supplier negotiation experience with executive-level suppliers.
• Advanced analytical, financial and strategic thinking capabilities.
• Experience developing and coaching high-performing procurement professionals.
• Strong knowledge of procurement digitalization, eSourcing, analytics and AI-enabled procurement.
• Fluent English Language skills

Preferred Qualifications:

Engineering Degree, CPSM or/and MBA is a significant advantage

Who we are:
Hillenbrand () is a global industrial company that provides highly engineered, mission-critical processing equipment and solutions to customers in over 100 countries around the world. Our portfolio is composed of leading industrial brands that serve large, attractive end markets, including durable plastics, food, and recycling. Guided by our Purpose — Shape What Matters For Tomorrow™ — we pursue excellence, collaboration, and innovation to consistently shape solutions that best serve our associates, customers, communities, and other stakeholders.
EEO: The policy of Hillenbrand Inc. is to extend opportunities to qualified applicants and employees on an equal basis regardless of an individual's age, race, color, sex, religion, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression or veteran status. Additionally, Hillenbrand Inc. and our operating companies are committed to being an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Employer and offers opportunities to all job seekers including individuals with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation to assist with your job search or application for employment, email us @ . In your email, please include a description of the specific accommodation you are requesting as well as the job title and requisition number of the position for which you are applying. At Hillenbrand, everyone is welcome to apply and "Shape What Matters for Tomorrow".