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• Lead and manage the HR team providing support to the management team
• Oversee recruitment, onboarding, and talent management strategies
• Manage employee development and performance management initiatives
• Ensure compliance with international labor laws, policies, and regulations
• Promote a positive and inclusive company culture
• Work closely with managers to develop and execute change initiatives
• Provide guidance on employee relations issues and conflict resolution

• Proven experience in HR management role in an international organization

• Ability to manage change and lead HR transformation
• Strong knowledge of Dutch labor law
• Excellent communication, social, and management skills
• High level of emotional intelligence
• Ability to work effectively across cultures 
• Fluent in English and ideally Dutch

EMEA Recruitment is supporting an international manufacturing company with the recruitment of a Category Manager for Business Services to join their SSC team in Lodz, Poland.
 
Your key responsibilities as the Category Manager for Business Services:

• Managing the Business Services category (HR, Marketing, IT, etc.); you will have the opportunity to collaborate with the business to develop new strategies and tactics to improve daily operations
• Building strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders
• Actively seeking opportunities to reduce costs, improve efficiency, generate revenue through productivity initiatives, or expand geographical coverage and product portfolios
• Managing contracts, leading contract and price negotiations, and preparing and conducting tenders for the assigned categories
• Supervising a small team of Buyers (1-2 people)

 
About you:

• 5-7 years of experience in a similar position in indirect procurement
• Fluency in English (B2/C1 level)
• Advanced Excel skills and/or SAP experience
• Excellent purchasing skills (negotiation, stakeholder management, etc.)
• Availability to work in Lodz (hybrid model)
• Experience with the Coupa Source-to-Pay tool would be an advantage

 
What\'s in it for you:

• Private medical care
• Life insurance
• Retirement pension plan
• Integration events
• Chill-out zone with a gym, video games, and more.
• Meal passes
• Special discounts on company products
• Flexible working hours

 
EMEA Recruitment is committed to promoting Equity, Diversity and Inclusion in the workplace. We act as a neutral third party in the recruitment process, basing our candidate searches on skills and experience. We do not discriminate on the basis of age, gender, sex, relationship status, disability, race, religion/beliefs, or sexual orientation.

• Act as a Project Manager within Procurement to manage the implementation of projects
• Coordinate with Supplier Development and Category Management teams to ensure, procurement deliverables and targets are on track
• Develop Category initiatives, managing them in a Program and Project capacity
• Showcase Procurement understanding and market drivers to contribute to delivering projects related to growth, savings, and new product introduction
• Bring best-in-class procurement principles to the business and apply them in a Project capacity

• Educated to degree or equivalent level, ideally in an Engineering or Supply Chain related discipline
• Proven track record in Project Management AND a Procurement or Purchasing function
• A Project Management or Program Management qualification such as PMP would be preferred
• Experience in leading teams and individuals in a Project capacity
• Fluent in English, German fluency would be an advantage