Develop, communicate and implement comprehensive category strategies aligned with overall business objectives and needs (WTx, RG, SyS) and collective all relevant inputs from the execution team (projects)
Identify business synergies opportunities to enrich the category strategies.
Conduct market research and analysis to identify trends, opportunities, and threats in the assigned category, and establish the should-cost.
Establish sourcing objectives and priorities (sourcing roadmap) in terms of regions, lots, suppliers.
Build and maintain strong relationships with suppliers to support the business objective (claims, negotiations)