Category Buyer - Marketing

Your Tasks

Responsible for deployment of global and regional category strategies and its definition for local/regional sourcing categories within area and unit of responsibility based on related business strategies, and continuous alignment with business stakeholders. Consulting strategic category work in the regions and areas. Responsible for compliance with Procurement standards, methods and processes within area of responsibility. Reliable expert to share Procurement and category know-how.

Strategy & Governance

• Conducting regular market research and analysis for own categories
• Support global/regional category manager to define strategies based on relevant market research and analysis
• Responsible for strategy implementation according to defined activities by global/regional category strategy
• Consulting global strategy development in similar categories within area as well as in the regions
• Development and implementation of local/regional strategies in alignment with Senior Buyer and/or PUM/Jr. PUM/TL

Procurement Business Partnering

• Full authority in supplier selection, negotiation and contracting of local/regional frame conditions with suppliers (prices, TCO, payment terms, quality levels, etc.) for own categories towards objectives agreed with the demand owner or set by global/regional initiatives along the defined category roadmap
• Contract management (coordination with legal depart., identifying need for templates, drafting templates together with legal dept. etc.)
• Continuously monitoring the related activities for opportunities to maximize Procurement value contribution

Performance Management

• Responsible for performance of total spend in own category
• Timely documentation of relevant Procurement KPI data (e.g. savings) as well as regular aggregation of data in order to manage the performance within own area

Procurement Processes & Systems

• Responsible for compliance with legal requirements, Beiersdorf Procurement and non-Procurement procedures within own negotiations and contracts
• Maintenance and quality assurance of relevant master data for supported negotiation/contracting processes (e.g. category spends, contractual terms, supplier data)
• Actively drive process development with regards to standardization, efficiency and automation (incl. application of new technologies, implementation of purchase-related processes, methods and systems) and monitor process adherence
• Content management of eCatalogues, and other automated order channels in order to increase automation

Supplier Management

• Ensuring proper supplier selection (e.g. financial health, process knowhow, etc.) to minimize supply risks for the affiliates of Beiersdorf
• Actively managing supplier relationships to ensure suppliers are able and willing to fulfill Beiersdorf supply requirements
• Actively working with suppliers to achieve innovative solutions
• Complaint management for suppliers under his/her responsibility

Your Profile

• 5+ Years of experience in Indirect procurement. Marketing is highly preferred
• Good stakeholder management skills both internally as well as externally

At Beiersdorf, we want to help people feel good about their skin – and our commitment goes far beyond caring for skin. For 140 years, we have developed innovative skin and body care products for well-known brands such as NIVEA, Eucerin, La Prairie, Hansaplast, and Labello. We act according to our purpose, WE CARE BEYOND SKIN, and take responsibility for our consumers, our employees, the environment and society.

Behind every brand, every product and every accomplishment are our more than 20,000 employees. It is for them that we live an inclusive culture of respect and trust that is strongly aligned with our values – CARE, COURAGE, SIMPLICITY and TRUST. We also embrace diversity by valuing the uniqueness of each individual and being committed to equal opportunities for all.

Additional Information

Your responsible recruiter is Akash Sharma. Please apply online via until 21st June, 2026