OverviewIn this role you drive category management and sourcing for a regional portfolio, ensuring supply at optimal total cost.

You will own the strategy for a substantial spend, lead supplier negotiations, and coordinate with general and cross-functional teams to realize savings and resilience.

You'll leverage TDC and regional benchmarks to maximize value, while contributing to a sustainability- and ethics-driven culture.

This position offers a long-term career path within a global company.

Compensaciones / Beneficioscompetitive compensation long-term career path access to best-in-class resources and technology sustainability-focused culture safety-focused environment ethical company reputation

ResponsabilidadesCategory management and strategy formulation for assigned spend; deploy roadmap

Owns $95M spend; defines and executes sourcing strategies

Directly leads supplier negotiations

Apply Total Delivered Cost (TDC) methodology from formulation to implementation

Benchmark regional strategies against global sourcing, leveraging global scale

Lead savings projects and initiatives to meet team targets

Collaborate across Supply Chain, SHE, and Commercial teams; manage milestones

Develop business continuity plans and risk assessments; address supply disruptions





Communicate updates to internal stakeholders

Maintain expert knowledge of categories, competition and innovations

Engage with business to address supplier, market, material, and service needs

Requisitos principales7–10 years of experience in International Sourcing

Experience in Indirect Procurement across Professional/Support Services, Temporary Workers, Subcontractors, Finance/Business Consulting, Marketing, HR, etc.

Bachelor's Degree in Engineering, Business, Finance or related field; Sourcing/Negotiation qualification preferred

Advanced English; another European language a plus

Technical background in manufacturing processes preferred

Proven Procurement framework experience (Strategic Sourcing, Category Management and SRM)

Experience leading a high-achieving team

Strong project management, cross-functional leadership, and milestone delivery

Strong problem solving, adaptive negotiation skills

Team player with interpersonal and communication skills; strong business acumen

Communication

Team collaboration

Strategic thinking

Category Management

Strategic Sourcing

SRM (Supplier Relationship Management)

📌 Indirect Procurement Senior Representative - Business Services (Barcelona)
🏢 Ecolab
📍 Barcelona