Specialist in purchasing strategies and negotiations at Michelin Connected Fleet. Engaging in sourcing, governance, and financial analysis for supply chain optimization.
About the role
- Leads procurement and category management for Red Sea Coastal Trading Company, driving strategic sourcing and supplier relationship management across complex projects.
Responsibilities
- Leads the RSCTC enterprise-wide procurement and category management agenda
- Develop and lead the enterprise procurement strategy aligned with the company’s business priorities
- Establish a category management framework covering category segmentation, spend analysis, opportunity assessment, sourcing wave plans, and governance
- Own category strategies for key spend areas including supply market analysis, demand management, supplier positioning, pricing models, and risk mitigation plans
- Drive value creation through cost optimization, specification improvement, and demand aggregation
- Lead high-value and complex sourcing initiatives, negotiations, and contract awards
- Develop a supplier segmentation approach
- Build supplier relationship management practices for strategic suppliers
- Lead the transformation from transactional purchasing to a category-led procurement organization
- Partner with customers and stakeholders to align procurement strategies with operational and commercial needs
- Ensure procurement policies, approval matrices, delegation of authority, and sourcing controls are consistently applied
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain, Business Administration, Engineering, Finance, Economics, or related field
- MBA or master’s degree preferred
- 15++years of progressive experience in procurement, strategic sourcing, or supply chain, including senior leadership responsibility
- Proven experience leading category management in a multi-site, multi-business-unit, or large complex organization
- Demonstrated success in delivering savings, supplier performance improvement, and procurement transformation
- Strong experience in contract negotiation, supplier management, and cross-functional stakeholder engagement
- Experience in trading, distribution, FMCG, industrial, retail, or similarly complex commercial environments preferred
Benefits
- Professional certifications such as CIPS, CPSM, CSCP, ISM, or equivalent are advantageous
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