Regional Category Procurement Specialist - Films

Giesecke+Devrient; Lisle (IL); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Giesecke+Devrient, in Illinois, is seeking a proactive Regional Category Procurement Specialist for Films to lead category strategy and supplier performance across the region. You will drive cost reductions, leverage analytics, and partner with Quality, Product Management, Supply Chain, Operations, and R&D to deliver value.

The role requires a Bachelor's degree, 3–5+ years in procurement, strong data skills with SAP/Power BI, and willingness to travel regionally.

Qualifications

• 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.

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.

Skills

Procurement analytics

Power BI

SAP

Data analysis

Stakeholder management

Excel

English fluent

Spanish valued

Education

Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Procurement, Business Administration, Engineering, or a related field

Tools

SAP

Power BI

Excel

Job description

G+D makes the lives of billions of people around the world more secure. We create trust in the digital age with integrated security technologies in three business areas: Digital Security, Financial Platforms and Currency Technology. We have been a reliable partner for our customers for over 170 years with our innovative solutions for SecurityTech! We are an international technology group and traditional family business with over 14,000 employees in 40 countries. Creating Confidence is our path to success. Trust is the basis of our co-operation within G+D.

At Payment Technology, our mission is to be at the start of every transaction and to make it secure and simple. We also create contemporary payment and banking solutions for our digital age. As a one-stop shop, we produce and personalise hundreds of millions of payment cards every year and store their "digital twins" - mobile and digital. Would you like to actively shape the digital transformation with us?

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)