Category Manager - Contract Manufacturing

Role Overview: As a Category Manager - Contract Manufacturing at ADM, you will play a crucial role in developing and executing category strategies in collaboration with stakeholders, ensuring alignment with regional and local sourcing requirements. Your main responsibility will be to work closely with business unit leaders to understand implementation challenges and develop solutions to increase compliance. Additionally, you will assist different businesses in determining and managing requirements by providing insight into alternative options to better control demand. Key Responsibilities: - Define and implement contract Manufacturing procurement strategy in designated region, managing risk and maximizing current/future market conditions - Lead, monitor, and develop Co-Man projects in designated region with multifunctional teams, collaborating with the Global Contract Manufacturing teams - Establish and maintain effective relationships with key suppliers, providing high level of issue resolution where necessary (commercial, quality, and service) - Drive external marketplace knowledge of the latest category dynamics, trends, and best practices aiming to implement continuous improvement opportunities - Negotiate category's procurement activities, strategic sourcing, supplier management, and contract management leveraging the company's 7 steps sourcing process - Streamline S2P Process by ensuring consistency and best practices sharing across Businesses - Develop industry cost modeling scenarios and document regional market trends - Implement necessary tools and reports to manage categories and supply base e.g. contract management spend management - Drive efforts to understand internal customer needs and summarize business requirements as input into enterprise-wide sourcing efforts - Establish and evaluate performance metrics for category, including savings and revenue growth results - Budget responsibility for all co-manufacturing related spends Qualifications Required: - Bachelor's Degree preferably in Supply Management, Operations, Business, or Engineering. Master's Degree in a related field is preferred - Minimum 10 years of business experience with 6 years preferably in Contract Manufacturing/Procurement/Supply Chain - Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to engage, communicate and influence mid to senior level stakeholders (internal / external) and establish trust and credibility with business unit leaders and other functional stakeholders - Strong analytical skills with a deep understanding of financial analysis; ability to analyze data as well as draw out and communicate insights - Hands-on, self-starter with the ability to work with minimum direction. Capable of designing new processes, tools, and governance mechanisms - Experience in negotiation of complex agreements; commercial skills, and familiarity with contract law is a must - Strong communication skills in English, both verbal and written (fluent in other languages a strong plus) - Experienced in adapting e-Sourcing concepts in procurement activities. Proficient in using relevant e-Sourcing tools - Regional awareness (culture, currencies, geography, and political) - Experience in Human and/or Animal Nutrition/Oilseeds/Agri-business industry - Experience in LEAN Manufacturing, Six Sigma, and/or project management - Strong Project Execution skills Additional Company Details: ADM unlocks the power of nature to enrich the quality of life and is a premier global human and animal nutrition company. They are at the forefront of developing groundbreaking products to support healthier living and are committed to sustainability and decarbonizing the industry. ADM offers challenging tasks, short decision-making processes, room for innovative thinking, and excellent career opportunities in a world-leading nutrition company. They promote continuous learning, diversity, and a flexible work environment with attractive remuneration and social benefits. ADM values diversity and encourages a work-life balance, making it an equal opportunity workplace where your potential can be unlocked by applying for this position online.,