Global Category Manager Trucks

Overview

Holcim builds progress for people and the planet. As a global leader in innovative and sustainable building solutions, Holcim is enabling greener cities, smarter infrastructure and improving living standards around the world. With sustainability at the core of its strategy, Holcim is becoming a net zero company, with its people and communities at the heart of its success. The company is driving the circular economy as a world leader in recycling to build more with less. Holcim is the company behind some of the world’s most trusted brands in the building sector including ACC, Aggregate Industries, Ambuja Cement, Disensa, Firestone Building Products, Geocycle, Holcim and Lafarge.

Holcim is 70,000 people around the world who are passionate about building progress for people and the planet through four business segments: Cement, Ready-Mix Concrete, Aggregates and Solutions & Products. If you would like to get more information about our corporate organization in Switzerland specifically, please visit our company profile.

No agencies can be considered for this job posting, and no agency involvement is required unless contractually assigned.

Responsibilities

As we continue to look for more sustainable ways to build, we need world-class talent to join our team. People who are passionate about sustainability, driven by curiosity and keen to grow, learn, develop and thrive in our high-performance culture.

Do you thrive in a dynamic, entrepreneurial and flexible environment?

Do you enjoy challenges, you’re hard working and learn fast?

Join a dynamic, diverse and inclusive, and international team with many opportunities for development. Get in touch!

As Global Category Manager Trucks, you take ownership of the global truck sourcing strategy to support the global decarbonization strategy within the green transportation category in Procurement, across the Group, and in strong coordination with countries & functions.

You Support the implementation and achieve the set group green transportation strategy, ambitions and objectives in order to deliver the expected results and provide a competitive edge in all markets.

• Responsible for the global Truck sourcing strategy and its implementation, in close collaboration with regional procurement, logistic and mining teams
• Collaborate closely with the decarbonation subject-matter expert for green vehicles and ensure that Holcim sustainability goals are met
• Conduct price negotiations with OEMs, and responsibility to establish commercial agreements for on road and off-road trucks, including associated solutions and services
• Ensure the most competitive set up for Holcim and its 3rd party logistics suppliers, in close collaboration with country and regional teams
• Carry out analysis of procured products and benchmarks
• Establish and develop a strategic suppliers network, with a focus on new technologies

Education/Qualifications

• Advanced university degree (Technical/Mechanical or Business/Economics)

Experience

• Significant operational and business management experience within the truck/transportation industry & management with a focus on green transportation & regulations
• Several years of experience in the purchasing or technical sales department of a truck OEM or road logistic company in an international environment
• Good understanding of sustainability and overall ESG concepts and ability to translate those in competitive procurement levers
• Significant management experience in both operational and functional positions

Knowledge & Skills

• Business & economics, Procurement, legal & contractual areas
• Decarbonization / Green transportation
• Excellent communication and negotiation skills as well as a strong intercultural competence
• Your personality is characterized by initiative, commitment and flexibility as well as the ability to work in a team
• Proven track record of implementing strategic innovations and new technologies in the transportation sector
• Excellent communication and persuasion skills on various hierarchical levels, good at networking and building solid business relationships quickly
• Creative, with the ability to drive and inspire organizational changes and innovation through an entire organization
• Passionate about sustainability

Language Requirements

Fluency in English & German, additional languages are advantageous.

Travel Requirements

Ability to travel internationally