Strategic Procurement Buyer - Category & Supplier Lead

Energizer Holdings; Poland; On-site; PLN 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Energizer Holdings is seeking a Buyer to support global strategy development and supplier relationship management. You will lead category and supplier management, analyze costs, and help achieve savings targets across multiple sub-categories.

The role requires a strong analytics backbone, experience with Excel and dashboards, and the ability to present findings to leadership. Collaboration with cross-functional teams and ongoing risk management are key aspects of the position.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain, Operations, Finance, Engineering, or Business Management preferred.
• 2+ years of experience with demonstrated success of managing projects.
• Highly self-motivated with the ability to drive change in a decentralized organization with minimum supervision.
• Experience in quantitative analysis using Microsoft Excel (beyond basic data entry) and PowerPoint.
• Strong analytical thinking with demonstrated results.
• Strong oral and written communication skills with ability to present ideas in storytelling, business-friendly language.

Responsibilities

• Conduct quantitative analysis using Excel, PowerBi, and dashboards.
• Develop category and supplier profiles and present to leadership/stakeholders.
• Ensure supplier scorecards are up to date and maintain accurate and timely information on the supplier.
• Support negotiations with suppliers and cost model development across their category and lead efforts for their assigned sub-categories/suppliers.
• Support New Product Development for assigned sub-categories/suppliers.
• Understand the importance of stakeholder management and begin to engage stakeholders.
• Support the development category specific pipeline.
• Conducts reliable analysis when requested.
• Supports risk and compliance program management.
• Conducts supply market analysis.
• Executes sourcing and product cycle plan projects independently.
• Demonstrates knowledge of negotiation tools/techniques and apply them regularly when given opportunities.
• Manages sophisticated financial analysis and business cases independently.
• Demonstrates expertise in benchmark and should-cost analyses using competitive intelligence and reports.
• Demonstrates an understanding in the Energizer strategic sourcing process.
• Develops and implements sub-category procurement strategy, goals and savings targets in line with company strategy and procurement best practices.

Skills

Quantitative analysis

Excel skills

Analytical thinking

Communication skills

Project management

Education

Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain or related

Tools

SAP

PowerBi

PowerPoint

Job description

Energizer Holdings is seeking a Buyer to support global strategy development and supplier relationship management. You will lead category and supplier management, analyze costs, and help achieve savings targets across multiple sub-categories.

The role requires a strong analytics backbone, experience with Excel and dashboards, and the ability to present findings to leadership. Collaboration with cross-functional teams and ongoing risk management are key aspects of the position.