Procurement Category Specialist

Cohere Beauty is a diverse team of strategic collaborators, product innovators, R&D formulators, and manufacturing professionals. Built on beauty and rooted in quality, our promise is to collaborate, co-innovate, co-develop, and co-manufacture. Promoting diversity and sustainability through our facilities and supply chains, Cohere Beauty’s approach to social, safety, and environmental responsibility is grounded in a commitment to our employees, customers, and the communities where we live and work. At Cohere Beauty, we’re here for what’s next. 

Job Summary  

The Procurement Category Specialist is responsible for creating and executing procurement strategies for a defined group of materials in alignment with Cohere Beauty’s production and business objectives. This role works closely with external suppliers, internal teams, and customers to ensure a timely, cost-effective, and dependable supply of materials that meet both production schedules and customer expectations. The Procurement Category Specialist plays a critical role in negotiating cost savings, ensuring supply continuity, and driving continuous improvement within their assigned categories.

This is what you will do: 
 

• Develop and implement procurement strategies for assigned product categories to support company production and financial goals. 
• Develop strong partnerships with suppliers and customers that supply materials for production to help ensure open communication and continuity of supply.
• Process purchase requisitions and issue purchase orders in accordance with established policies and procedures
• Deliver schedule attainment of 95% by proactively identifying supply chain issues, problem suppliers/materials, and communicating resolution effectively with cross-functional team members to align with S&OP schedule lock.
• Achieve ongoing cost savings through supplier negotiations and sourcing initiatives to meet annual savings goals for assigned categories.
• Responsible for maintaining optimal inventory levels that meet production requirements and company inventory reduction goals.  
• Track delivery of purchase orders and work with suppliers to resolve any issues
• Ensure satisfactory quality compliance of suppliers regarding contractually specified performance metrics and mitigate any issues with performance that may arise.
• Assist in sourcing items by preparing and conducting competitive RFQ’s.  Request regulatory documentation and samples as needed.
• Investigate, resolve, and approve discrepant invoices and receiving issues.
• Consistently monitor the market for pricing trends, future supply constraints, and gain overall category knowledge to keep leadership and peers informed on market conditions.
• Actively participate in corporate-level, functional, and team projects, delivering results and driving continuous improvement.   
• Maintain accurate procurement master data and ensure compliance with company policies and procedures.
• Some travel is required for supplier visits and trade shows.
• This is a full-time, 100% on-site position.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

This is what you will need: 

• Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain, Business, or comparable experience 
• Minimum 3-5 years of purchasing, sourcing, category management, or planning experience required.  
• Strong negotiation and critical thinking skills. 
• Ability to work with a sense of urgency and deliver results under pressure; meet assigned deadlines. 
• Strong analytical skills, decision-making mindset, detail-oriented, organized. 
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills; able to communicate/collaborate clearly and effectively at all levels of the organization and externally. 
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Office programs and ERP systems. 
• Ability to read, write, and speak English competently. 
• Ability to work on-site. 
• Ability to maintain regular, reliable, and predictable attendance. 
• Knowledge and understanding of the Purchasing Cycle (preferred). 
• Strong organization and time management skills (preferred). 
• Adaptability – open to and actively solicit new ideas and opinions (preferred).  
• Proficient with Microsoft Office Applications, including Outlook, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint (preferred). 
• Ability to travel 5 - 10% annually.

We enthusiastically welcome your application, as we recognize the invaluable perspective, experience, and potential you possess. Apply with us today!  Together, we win!  

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