Global Category Manager, Chemical, Direct Material

Company Overview:

We are a global coating company, We are committed to innovation, growth, and delivering exceptional customer experiences. Our company culture is built on collaboration, diversity, and a passion for excellence.

Job Description:

We are seeking a strategic and results-driven Procurement Category Manager to join our global team. The successful candidate will be responsible for developing and executing category strategies, managing supplier relationships, and driving cost savings and value creation across our procurement categories.

Key Responsibilities:

• Member of Hempel’s global category management team driving strategy and execution across regions.
• Keep track of market developments.
• Manage supplier relationships.
• Deliver on targets including cost optimization and working capital improvement, sustainability, supplier performance optimization.
• Support key elements of Hempel’s overall Operations strategy, e.g., the Sales & Operations Planning process.
• Develop and implement global sourcing strategy and plan and work closely with regional team to strive for better results to enhance competence of supply base
• Drive continuous cost optimization activities through ongoing market tracking, supplier selection and negotiations in the chemicals industry. Deliver savings in collaboration with Hempel R&D and other stakeholders.
• Responsible for managing the category of additives for non water-borne and related projects once assigned

Qualifications:

• Minimum 5 years of category management experience with global exposure.
• Skilled negotiator.
• Experience from chemical industry, coating and additives for coating industry preferred.
• Proven analytical skills – number crunching and business understanding.
• Skilled in financial analysis, total cost of ownership
• Strong communication skills – oral and written including slide writing.
• Fluent in English (oral, written).

What We Offer:

• Competitive salary and benefits package.
• Opportunity to work in a diverse and inclusive environment with global exposure.
• A chance to be part of a dynamic team and play a key role in shaping the future of our business in global.
• Professional development and growth opportunities.

More about Hempel

At Hempel, you are invited to join a team of dedicated individuals and become part of a global community with 7,500 colleagues around the world.

We are committed to promoting a workplace that values unique backgrounds, perspectives, and talents. Creating an inclusive environment where each employee can bring their authentic selves to work is crucial for our success in shaping a brighter future with sustainable coating solutions.

We recognize that our journey must be persistent. We are dedicated to continually developing and improving our efforts and have a variety of programs and initiatives such as a global 16 weeks paid parental leave policy from day one, Inclusive Leadership Training, a Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Council, an internal Women’s Network, and mandatory Anti-Harassment Training. This is not a complete list, but essential in ensuring that every employee feels the responsibility of protecting our inclusive culture by treating each other with respect.

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Across the globe, Hempel’s coatings solutions protect surfaces, structures and equipment. They extend asset lifetimes, reduce maintenance costs and make homes and workplaces safer and more colourful. Hempel was founded in Copenhagen, Denmark in 1915 by J.C. Hempel, and is solely owned by the Hempel Foundation, which not only ensures a solid economic base for the company, but is dedicated to making a difference in the world by empowering children to learn, supporting coatings science and sustaining biodiversity. ​