Global Category Leader - Speciality Products

Define and implement a global category roadmap for managed spend, incorporating water-specific categories and niche sub-categories aligned with business priorities. Develop and maintain the strategic supplier panel for all sub-categories in accordance with category goals and objectives. Define contracting strategies and lead supplier negotiations to secure optimal commercial terms and conditions. Drive annual savings, operational efficiency, sustainability improvements and cash optimisation across assigned categories. Mitigate business risks by implementing comprehensive sole, single and dual source strategies that ensure supply chain flexibility and continuity. Develop and execute best cost country strategies that optimise total landed cost across the supply base. Lead supplier relationship management processes, including periodic business reviews to monitor performance against key performance indicators. Drive stakeholder alignment on category strategy across business units and publish strategy handbooks for reference.

Veolia is a global leader in environmental services, operating across all five continents with nearly 218,000 employees. Specializing in water, energy, and waste management, Veolia designs and implements innovative solutions for decarbonization, depollution, and resource regeneration, supporting communities and industries in their ecological transformation. Within this framework, Water Tech brings together a dedicated team of experienced professionals committed to tackling the world’s most complex challenges related to water scarcity, quality, productivity, and energy. Together, we pursue a shared mission to create a more sustainable future.

• Bachelor’s degree

• Solid experience in Category/Supplier Management, Purchasing, Production Control, Engineering, Product or Project management

• Strategic Sourcing &/ OR Category procurement experience

• Strategic Sourcing & Category Management Domain Expertise

• Negotiation skills and ability to negotiate contracts & project specific pricing & Terms.

• General understanding of Direct material categories and water treatment technologies (products and operations).

• Familiarity with market trends and key suppliers in the relevant Categories.

• Strategy development and implementation.

• Excellent verbal/written communication and interpersonal skills, capable of developing presentations and comfortable interacting with internal/external stakeholders and senior management.

• Creative, organized and self-motivated for success.

• Experience in working in different cultures and environments, in a matrixed organization.

• Possesses unquestioned integrity and strong business ethics and leads by example.

• Demonstrates a firm commitment to the company’s values (Solidarity, Performance, Simplicity, Empowerment and Inclusion) and culture.

• Team player with peers to share and implement the best practices.

• Experience/ Expertise in sourcing “water specific categories” like membranes, IX- Resins, Activated Carbon, UV systems etc.

• Fluency in French