Regional Category Buyer - Martech Marketing and Sales Procurement

Opella is the self-care challenger with the purest and third-largest portfolio in the Over-The-Counter (OTC) & Vitamins, Minerals & Supplements (VMS) market globally.

Our mission is to bring health in people’s hands by making self-care as simple as it should be. For half a billion consumers worldwide – and counting.

At the core of this mission is our 100 loved brands, our 11,000-strong global team, our 13 best-in-class manufacturing sites and 4 specialized science and innovation development centers. Headquartered in France, Opella is the proud maker of many of the world’s most loved brands, including Allegra, Buscopan, Doliprane, Dulcolax, Enterogermina, Essentiale and Mucosolvan.

B Corp certified in multiple markets, we are active players in the journey towards healthier people and planet. Find out more about our mission at www.opella.com.

About The Job

The Regional Category Buyer is responsible for the regional procurement categories of CRM, Data/Analytics, and Martech for Opella.

The Regional Category Buyer Marketing and Sales Procurement is responsible for supporting and executing procurement category strategy, partnering closely with the business to shape initiatives and drive key projects that advance Opella’s priorities.

The ideal candidate brings expertise in CRM ecosystems to build sourcing strategies that balance innovation, cost, quality, and compliance. Success in the role requires strong collaboration with global leaders and close engagement with marketing and sales business partners and suppliers.

This mission is aligned with the values, the ethical charter, and the code of conduct of Opella.

Strategy

Main Responsibilities:

• Translation and Execution of competitive, innovative long-term procurement category strategies that are: based on market intelligence: assessing risks and opportunities collaboratively built, fully aligned with the business delivering significant value
• Ensure delivery to aligned targets
• Support the development and implementation of new market innovation opportunities (e.g. new
• suppliers, new digital tools in the categories).
  
  

Leadership

• Collaborate closely with global category leads, regional business leadership, and
• finance
• Local support and delivery of global category strategies
• Creation and delivery of local category strategy where needed
• Contract & Relationship Management
• Regional supplier relationship management and negotiations
• Oversee KPIs and monitor supplier performance. Continuously drive for improvements in
• performance of the suppliers in all relevant areas of service level, costs, delivery, quality
• Set local KPIs and monitor supplier performance. Continuously drive improvements in performance
• of the suppliers in all relevant areas of service level, costs, delivery, quality.
• Ensure compliance with master service agreements
• Escalate / manage issues that may impact the global Marketing and Sales procurement category
• strategies
• Ensure that risk management assessment and risk mitigation strategies are in place in close
• collaboration with the business
  
  

Business Collaboration & Partnering

• Business partner and support/guidance role to regional stakeholders
• Deliver against sustainability and risk mitigation commitments
• Facilitate and build collaborative Business Partnering across the Business Unit internally and
• across the supplier network for the category
  
  

About You

• Bachelor's Degree in Business Finance, Procurement/ Business Operations, Data Management, or Marketing.
• A strong understanding of business analytics and tools
• Hands-on experience in delivering savings initiatives with demand management levers
• Agile, curious, and adaptable to the evolving needs of the business
• Strong capability to manage business and interact with internal stakeholders, Suppliers, and managing a complex environment
• Highly effective written and verbal communication, interpersonal and influencing skills
• The ability to hit the ground running, operate autonomously with a high level of drive and energy
  
  

Why us?

At Opella, you will enjoy doing challenging, purposeful work, empowered to develop consumer brands with passion and creativity. This is your chance to grow new skills and be part of a bold, collaborative, and inclusive culture where people can thrive and be at their best every day.

We Are Challengers.

We Are Dedicated To Making Self-care As Simple As It Should Be. That Starts With Our Culture. We Are Challengers By Nature, And This Is How We Do Things

All In Together: We keep each other honest and have each other's backs.

Courageous: We break boundaries and take thoughtful risks with creativity.

Outcome-Obsessed: We are personally accountable, driving sustainable impact and results with integrity.

Radically Simple: We strive to make things simple for us and simple for consumers, as it should be.

The Salary Range For This Position Is

125,500.00 - 149,500.00 USD Annual

All compensation will be determined commensurate with demonstrated experience. Employees may be eligible to participate in Company employee benefit programs. Additional benefits information can be found through the LINK.

Join us on our mission. Health. In your hands.

www.opella.com/en/careers

Opella Inc. and its U.S. affiliates are Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action employers committed to a culturally diverse workforce. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race; color; creed; religion; national origin; age; ancestry; nationality; marital, domestic partnership or civil union status; sex, gender, gender identity or expression; affectional or sexual orientation; disability; veteran or military status or liability for military status; domestic violence victim status; atypical cellular or blood trait; genetic information (including the refusal to submit to genetic testing) or any other characteristic protected by law.

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