About this role
<ul> <li>Drive the Adhesives sub‑category strategy, ensuring cross‑functional alignment with Procurement, R&D, Operations, PM, and Plant Management.</li> <li>Lead supplier negotiations, manage sourcing events, and oversee supplier performance and governance activities.</li> <li>Build and expand a robust supplier network, eliminate single‑sourcing risks, and support material and supplier standardization across all plants.</li> <li>Manage and continuously improve the material qualification pipeline, resolving technical roadblocks, mitigating supply risks, and incorporating sustainability and innovation priorities.</li> <li>Identify and realize savings opportunities, support post‑integration activities, and ensure the effective deployment of CFLEX Procurement standards in all relevant sites.</li> </ul><ul> <li>Master’s degree in Procurement or Chemical/Materials Engineering. </li> <li>Min. 5 years of relevant experience in similar position, ideally in flexible packaging. </li> <li>Strong leadership, resilience, and a collaborative mindset with a high sense of ownership.</li> <li>Excellent analytical skills and proficiency in Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint.</li> <li>Strong communicator with the ability to build trusted relationships in a matrix environment.Passionate about innovation and packaging trends;</li> <li>Fluent in English and open to occasional travel (10–20%).</li> </ul><ul> <li><strong>Location: </strong>Vienna, Austria (with the option to work partially from Home Office)</li> <li><strong>Start:</strong> as of now</li> <li><strong>Hours: </strong>Fulltime (38.5 h/w)</li> <li><strong>Compensation: </strong>depending on the job-related experience & competencies, ~ 80.000 EUR gross a year (based on the collective bargain agreement of the metal industry if located in Vienna/Austria).</li> </ul>