Location: Readiness to work from our current location at 39 Farbiarska Street in Warsaw till the 2nd quarter of 2025, when we are opening our new facility at 105 Katowicka Avenue in Kajetany.
Markem-Imaje (MI), a wholly owned subsidiary of Dover Corporation, connects products and protects brands through intelligent identification, traceability, and consumer engagement solutions. We offer the industry’s most comprehensive range of marking and coding systems seamlessly integrated with trusted software, services, and consumables. Over 50,000 customers worldwide partner with us to help them unlock the power of information in codes.
With decades of proven expertise provided through the most extensive global network, we empower our customers to optimize supply chain efficiencies, achieve sustainability and compliance objectives, keep products safe and engage their consumers. This is intelligence, beyond the mark.
The Role:
In this role you’ll be part of the Global Sourcing department and report directly to the Global Commodity Manager based in Poland.
The Global Category Leader is responsible for Strategic definition and management of a sourcing category (Mechanical parts, components) for all Markem-Imaje’s product range (Laser, Continuous Inkjet, Thermal Transfer, Print & Apply machines…). In this role you’ll be responsible to plan, drive and implement Direct material spend purchasing activities under defined categories to meet supplier’s performance to Markem-Imaje standards.
You’ll have an opportunity to lead high level business and strategic negotiations in line with company strategy and partnering with senior management and key internal stakeholders.
What you will do:
- Accountable to design, communicate and execute a roadmap for the annual plan and long-term strategy.
- Ensure the bottom-up alignment of the sourcing activities with the top targets (productivity, T&C improvements). Engage with key stakeholders on spend, budget visibility, defined roadmaps and driving adhesion to commodity strategy.
- Supply base risk Management (yearly plan and risk mitigation).
- Define and manage the SRM (Supplier Relationship Management) including contracting.
- Contributes to the global Direct Material & Supply Base Performance. Ensure consistent application of all sourcing levers. Accountable for the setting of and achievement of the objectives of cost optimization and supply base optimization. Pilot Sourcing KPIs, Ensure compliance and application of sourcing process.
- Represent commodities within the Product Division organization (innovation, supplier selection, etc..). Support NPI, obsolescence, phase-out…
- Discipline continuous improvement: policy, procedures, tools and reporting.
- Ensure all Dover standards are communicated and applied by suppliers: Ethical standards, compliance to international and local regulations, Trade compliance, Environmental and safety standards…
What you need to have:
- Master’s degree in Engineering required (mechanical preferred), completed by Business Administration, Purchasing or similar
- 5+ years’ experience in a similar role in an industrial and international environment, ability to work in a matrix organization
- Strong entrepreneurial spirit with strong business acumen
- Excellent communication and negotiation skills and ability to partner with senior management and executives, leadership and stakeholder management skills
- Synthetic vision, results driven in a structured approach and build complex contractual agreements
- Excel and MS office solid skills, ERP knowledge, SAP is a plus
- Polish and English fluent (please provide an English version of your CV)
- Availability to travel on a regular basis both locally and globally
What we offer:
- A great job, highly professional environment and friendly work culture
- Growth Opportunities within international environment
- Private Health Care
- Life Insurance: life, accident and disability
- Multisport card
- Employee Assistance Program
- Bonus scheme
- Pension Plan
- Performance based yearly merit increase
- Recruitment Referral bonus
- Company Social Benefits Fund
- Smart casual dress code
You’ll only be the right candidate if you are aligned to our values and culture:
- Collaborative entrepreneurial spirit
- Winning through customers
- High ethical standards, openness and trust
- Expectations for results
- Respect and value people
If you believe you match our values and have the experience we’re looking for, then apply! We can’t wait to hear from you.
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Work Arrangement : Hybrid
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, disability, age, genetic information, or any other factors prohibited by law.
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This position may be located in : EMEA : Poland : Masovia : Warsaw
Sub Division: Others Support Functions Poland
Job Requisition ID: 57432
Job Function : Supply Chain & Procurement
