{"id":1404,"date":"2025-03-27T13:09:16","date_gmt":"2025-03-27T12:09:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/burofervent.nl\/?post_type=job_listing&#038;p=1404"},"modified":"2025-06-04T17:09:07","modified_gmt":"2025-06-04T15:09:07","slug":"eu-category-procurement-manager","status":"expired","type":"job_listing","link":"https:\/\/burofervent.nl\/?post_type=job_listing&p=1404","title":{"rendered":"EU Category Procurement Manager"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #003366;\"><strong>About Us<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>GKN Aerospace is reimagining air travel: going further, faster and greener! Fuelled by great people whose expertise and creativity sets the standards in our industry, we\u2019re inspired by the opportunities to innovate and break boundaries. We\u2019re proud to play a part in protecting the world\u2019s democracies. And we\u2019re committed to putting sustainability at the centre of everything we do, opening up and protecting our planet. With over 16,000 employees across 33 manufacturing sites in 12 countries we serve over 90% of the world\u2019s aircraft and engine manufacturers and achieved sales of \u00a33.35 bn.in 2023. There are no limits to where you can take your career.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #003366;\"><strong>Job Summary<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Sourcing activities, Implementation &amp; Management of group contracts at regional &amp; global reach for GKN Aerospace. Development and implementation commodity strategies that leverage GKN Aerospace\u2019s spend to deliver significant annual improvements in cost, quality and shipping profiles. Coordinating implementation of contracts through the P2P function at sites and manage contract compliance.&nbsp;Manage cross-functional stakeholder teams to identify business needs and implement contracts that support business requirements.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #003366;\"><strong>Job Resposibilities<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>&nbsp;Support on all operational transport activities for our Civil, Defense and Engines Business line Business lines<br \/>\n\u2022&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;Lead transportation improvement projects with internal and external stakeholders<br \/>\n\u2022&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;Maintain delivery instructions in compliance with (local) regulations and freight &nbsp;requirements<br \/>\n\u2022&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;Monitor- instruct- and develop suppliers to make sure they are delivering according delivery instructions<br \/>\n\u2022&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;Manage and take appropriate actions towards transport service providers on the agreed performance and costs targets<br \/>\n\u2022&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;Improve transport routing to optimize the performance versus costs<br \/>\n\u2022&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;Support in claims towards transport service providers and\/or Insurance Company<br \/>\n\u2022&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;Support in Deployment and implementation of a Transport Management System<br \/>\n\u2022&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;Act as an escalation level for the local SCM and Procurement teams regarding transport issues Act as subject matter expert and be process owner for GKN\u2019s transportation processes.<br \/>\n\u2022&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;Provide internal training.<br \/>\n\u2022&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;Ensure export compliancy in all transport processes<br \/>\n\u2022&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;Investigate alternative transportation strategies<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"color: #003366;\"><strong>Qualifications<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>&nbsp;University degree and preferably 10 years of experience in a similar position<br \/>\n\u2022&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;Proven ability to steer the long-term direction of Transport related procurement and category management, aligning initiatives with the company strategic goals.<br \/>\n\u2022&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;Demonstrated knowledge of procurement activities within commodities of responsibility (o.a. Global Air\/ Road\/ Ocean\/ Small Parcels Freight security, thorough knowledge of Incoterms).<br \/>\n\u2022&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;Demonstrated knowledge of supply markets for relevant commodities.<br \/>\n\u2022&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;Proven leadership skills; especially influencing skills.<br \/>\n\u2022&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;Ability to work with senior management as a peer to gain their support for delivery of commodity management strategy and contract implementation.<br \/>\n\u2022&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;Ability to influence other stakeholders to contribute to the development and execution of commodity strategies.<br \/>\n\u2022&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;Proven Project Management skills.<br \/>\n\u2022&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;Extensive negotiation experience &amp; skills.<br \/>\n\u2022&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;Strong communication skills.<br \/>\n\u2022&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;Good analytical skills.<br \/>\n\u2022&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;Ability to empower others work with world-wide cultures and their specific requirement.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"color: #003366;\"><strong>What do we offer<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Competitive Salary<\/li>\n<li>8% Holiday Allowance<\/li>\n<li>30 days holiday<\/li>\n<li>Commuting Allowance<\/li>\n<li>Applicable Conditions; GKN Fokker Handbook<\/li>\n<li>Pension \u2013 Fully meeting the provisions of the metal industry via the PME pension fund<\/li>\n<li>An opportunity to earn profit dependent bonus<\/li>\n<li>Voluntary Health Insurance<\/li>\n<li>Voluntary Other Insurances<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"color: #003366;\"><strong>Interested?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>For further information, please get in touch with Michiel Daamen via 06-29422744<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","meta":{"_job_location":"Papendrecht","_application":"https:\/\/tool2mat.ch\/s\/4e82a08f","_company_name":"","_company_website":"","_company_tagline":"","_company_twitter":"","_company_video":"","_filled":0,"_featured":0},"job-types":[9],"class_list":{"0":"post-1404","1":"job_listing","2":"type-job_listing","3":"status-expired","4":"hentry","6":"job-type-inkoop"},"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/burofervent.nl\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/job-listings\/1404","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/burofervent.nl\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/job-listings"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/burofervent.nl\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/job_listing"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/burofervent.nl\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1404"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"job_listing_type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/burofervent.nl\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fjob-types&post=1404"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}