Are you looking for... 

• Developing your career in an international environment, actively contributing to our company's transformative journey? 

• Being part of a collaborative team? At Hendrix Genetics, we thrive on teamwork, believing it to be the catalyst for driving significant transformations! 

• Contributing your innovative ideas in an environment dedicated to continuous improvement and organizational evolution? 

• Leveraging your mastery in purchasing techniques, market analysis, and supplier & partner management, crucial elements in our ongoing transformational efforts? 

• An opportunity to flex your influencing skills and engage teams, internal stakeholders and external partners as we embark on this exciting journey of change and growth? 

...Then here's what awaits you: 

As a corporate procurement category manager at Hendrix Genetics, you will report to the Global Procurement Director and be part of our Global Procurement team. Your daily tasks will include: 

• Managing two direct reports : François, junior buyer, and Maëliss, purchasing intern. 

• Actively contributing to the Procurement transformation by promoting the adoption of new practices and fostering innovation. 

• Contributing to the deployment of the group purchasing strategy. 

• Supporting the development, alignment and implementation of the category strategy 

• Managing purchasing projects (objectives, team, planning, governance). 

• Identifying new purchasing opportunities that create value for the company in collaboration with internal stakeholders. 

• Analyzing expenses in coordination with internal stakeholders and finance. 

•  Playing a key role in supplier identification, development and relationship management 

• Driving negotiations and tenders on regional and global scale; working closely with local stakeholders to define & implement local procurement initiatives 

• Contributing to the Group's financial results by developing and implementing a performance management plan. 

• Providing regular reporting to the group purchasing director, internal stakeholders, and finance.  

This position offers a unique opportunity to actively contribute to the growth and performance of our company. 

At Hendrix Genetics, we highly value our human!  

Upon joining, Loïc will guide you through your onboarding. You'll work daily in a dynamic team where knowledge sharing is a shared passion. 

For your information, here's how the recruitment team will consider your application:

1. Send us your resume and answer a few questions ;
2. If your application is selected, Louisa will contact you for a phone interview lasting around 15 minutes (if you don't answer, we'll schedule it for another time!)
3. You will meet Loïc, Group Purchasing Director, then Dominique, Operational Excellence Director
4. Louisa will get back to you to debrief you and you'll take a personality test.
5. If you pass, you sign your contract and become part of our team!
6. We'll give you time to settle in, and then you'll be invited to an integration session with all the new arrivals! 

Louisa will be available at every stage of the process to answer any questions you may have! 

Your profile: 

We're looking for someone with a Master's/Bachelor’s degree in Purchasing and Supply Chain Management or related field, backed by a minimum of 5 years of relevant experience, ideally within international corporations.  

You must be able to develop and implement category purchasing strategies. You are known for your expertise in negotiation and supplier relations.  

Your knowledge should encompass supply chain management, purchasing, and procurement. An experience in Integrated Business Planning (IBP) and Sales & Operations Planning (S&OP) processes would be a plus.   

You must possess strong analytical skills, along with experience in team and change management, as well as project management.  

Fluency in English, both written and spoken, is essential.   

Your competencies should also include  conceptual thinking, a results-oriented mindset, high integrity, disciplined execution of tasks, effective  influencing skills, proven leadership abilities, proficiency in building relationships and networking, and skillful application of expertise and technology.