**Primary Job Function:**

+ Lead and guide the team of raw material procurement managers for developing category strategy, negotiating with vendors etc. to ensure that the strategic procurement objectives met consistently.
+ Develop supply market insight capability within the Procurement organization to increase knowledge of supply market dynamics, composition, trends and gain a comprehensive understanding of the market landscape and business models from a macro and micro economic perspective covering Procurement.
+ Monitor supply market dynamics across peer organizations also for benchmarking purposes.
+ Use business insights to leverage opportunities. Ensure an effective communication process within Procurement helping to create an informational advantage supporting strategic decision making.
+ Responsible for developing and implementing global supplier relationship strategies leveraging the informational advantage coming from the knowledge of supply market lands...