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Global Category Manager

Location: 

Uzwil, St. Gallen, CH, 9240

Work Site:  Onsite
Duration:  Permanent / Unlimited
Date:  Jun 24, 2025

Two billion people eat food every day that was produced with Bühler equipment. One billion people drive vehicles whose parts were manufactured with our machines.​ Bühler aims to balance humanity, nature, and the economy in every decision as it develops solutions that unlock sustainable business opportunities in the global food, feed, and mobility industries. We strive to create innovations for a better world, with a special focus on healthy, safe, and sustainable solutions. Therefore, we team up with customers, start-ups, multinationals, and academia to accelerate impact together.

Summary

The Global Category Manager for is responsible for leading the global strategy and portfolio management. This includes developing and implementing strategic sourcing strategies, managing supplier relationships, and driving innovation to achieve global procurement objectives in the areas of sustainability, quality, cost, delivery, and network.

Job Responsibilities

  • You develop and implement global category strategies as well as lead cross-functional project teams to execute sourcing projects and initiatives
  • You build and maintain strong relationships with key suppliers and negotiate and manage contracts, pricing, and terms
  • You monitor market trends and apply cost-effective solutions as well as identify and drive cost reduction initiatives 
  • In this role you collaborate with R&D and life cycle management teams to incorporate new technologies
  • You identify and mitigate global supply chain risks

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Economics or Supply Chain Management
  • 5-7 years of experience in procurement combined with production and R&D, with at least 2 years in a global category management role
  • Strong project management skills and ability to lead cross-functional teams
  • Very good communication skills in German and English (minimum B2)
  • Ability to work in a dynamic environment
  • Willingness to travel domestically and internationally up to 20% of the time

At Bühler we are not only offering working opportunities and international exchange of like-minded professionals. We are more than just a global company. Our value proposition to transform the way companies feed and move the world, is driving positive change in the industries in which we operate globally. Become a part of a dynamic environment that combines your drive for innovation with a world ​of possibilities.​ Joining us means embracing a shared purpose of creating innovations for a better world while becoming part of a company that is dedicated to your success.

As a global organization, we embrace the diversity of our global workforce. At Bühler, you will collaborate with professionals from around the world, each bringing in a unique perspective to the table. It is a business priority for us to harness the diversity of our global workforce and include them in their uniqueness to create a culture of belonging guided by our TOP values – Trust, Ownership and Passion. Embark on a journey that combines the excitement of global collaboration with the reassurance of a welcoming workplace.

Let’s create impact together! 

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