Regional Category Procurement Specialist - Films

Giesecke+Devrient ePayments America, Inc.; Lisle (IL); Hybrid; USD 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Giesecke+Devrient ePayments America, Inc. in Lisle, IL is seeking a Regional Category Procurement Specialist - Films to drive the regional Films strategy and supplier excellence.

You will manage supplier relationships, monitor performance, and deliver data-driven procurement reporting across Quality, Product Management, and R&D teams. The role requires a proactive, analytical professional comfortable in a fast-paced global environment with strong data skills and the ability to travel regionally.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain, Procurement, Business Administration, Engineering, or related field.
• 3-5+ years in Procurement, Strategic Sourcing, Category Management, or Supplier Management.
• Experience with supplier performance management and KPI development.
• Strong analytics with large datasets; SAP data extraction experience.
• Advanced Excel and Power BI; ability to prepare exec-level reports.
• Ability to work independently in global/matrix org; strong communication.

Responsibilities

• Manage relationships with regional film suppliers.
• Develop and implement category strategy; drive continuous improvement.
• Lead cost reduction, value engineering, and total cost of ownership initiatives.
• Monitor supplier performance via KPIs and scorecards.
• Coordinate corrective actions and resolution plans; track issues.
• Produce supplier performance reports and dashboards.
• Use procurement analytics (SAP, Power BI) for strategic decisions.
• Collaborate with Quality, Product Management, Supply Chain, Operations, and R&D.

Skills

Analytical skills

Procurement analytics

Stakeholder management

SAP familiarity

Power BI

Education

Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain/Procurement/Business Administration/Engineering

Tools

SAP

Power BI

Microsoft Excel

Job description

Regional Category Procurement Specialist - Films

We are looking for a proactive and analytical Regional Category Procurement Specialist - Films to lead the development and execution of the regional Films category strategy, ensuring competitive supply solutions, supplier innovation, risk mitigation, and sustainable value creation across the business.

The successful candidate will play a key role in supplier relationship management, supplier performance monitoring, procurement reporting, and cross-functional collaboration with Quality, Product Management, Supply Chain, Operations, and R&D teams.

This role requires a self-driven professional who is comfortable working in a fast-paced global environment and has strong data analysis and reporting capabilities.

About the Role

We are looking for a proactive and analytical Regional Category Procurement Specialist - Films to lead the development and execution of the regional Films category strategy, ensuring competitive supply solutions, supplier innovation, risk mitigation, and sustainable value creation across the business.

The successful candidate will play a key role in supplier relationship management, supplier performance monitoring, procurement reporting, and cross-functional collaboration with Quality, Product Management, Supply Chain, Operations, and R&D teams.

This role requires a self-driven professional who is comfortable working in a fast-paced global environment and has strong data analysis and reporting capabilities.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage and develop relationships with regional film suppliers.
• Develop and execute category strategy implementation and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Drive cost reduction, value engineering, and total cost of ownership initiatives.
• Monitor supplier performance through defined KPIs and performance scorecards.
• Track supplier issues, coordinate corrective actions, and follow up on resolution plans.
• Prepare and maintain supplier performance reports and dashboards.
• Ability to leverage procurement analytics to support strategic decision-making (SAP, PowerBI, etc).
• Collaborate closely with Quality, Product Management, Supply Chain, Operations, and R&D teams.
• Monitor market developments, raw material trends, and supplier innovations.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Procurement, Business Administration, Engineering, or a related field.
• 3-5+ years of experience in Procurement, Strategic Sourcing, Category Management, or Supplier Management.
• Proven experience in supplier performance management and KPI development.
• Strong analytical skills and experience working with large datasets.
• Hands-on experience extracting and analyzing procurement data from SAP.
• Advanced knowledge of Microsoft Excel and Power BI.
• Experience preparing management reports and executive presentations.
• Ability to work independently in a global and matrix organization.
• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills.
• Fluent English is required.
• Spanish is highly valued.
• Availability to travel regularly.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in packaging, films, polymers, plastics, or manufacturing environments.
• Knowledge of SAP procurement modules (MM, Purchasing, Vendor Management).
• Experience with supplier scorecards and procurement analytics.

Location: partial Hybrid

Travel: Required (regional and occasional international travel)

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