Category Insights Professional – Indirect Procurement

Join the Global Procurement team and shape how data and market intelligence are used across indirect procurement categories. The role brings together spend, contract, supplier, and market data to support category strategies, sourcing decisions, and supplier management. Working with Category Managers, Strategic Procurement Managers, and business stakeholders across global and local teams, the postholder translates complex information into clear, actionable insights.

• Collect, consolidate, and analyse spend and contract data from procurement systems, finance platforms, BI tools, and internal stakeholders.
• Harmonise and structure data across indirect categories with Category Managers, Finance, Data, and IT teams, ensuring reporting is consistent, traceable, and aligned with the procurement taxonomy.
• Combine supplier data from internal systems and external platforms to improve supplier transparency and support analysis of supplier performance, risks, and improvement opportunities.
• Develop supplier performance reporting for consistent use across regions and categories.
• Bring together category data, savings information, and performance indicators to support category strategy development, reviews, and prioritisation.
• Help implement category-specific sourcing standards, tools, and processes that enable transparent and efficient sourcing events, and support tender execution with procurement colleagues and Subject Matter Experts.
• Develop market and supplier intelligence across indirect categories, covering pricing trends, benchmarks, value chains, supplier landscapes, and relevant risks.
• Translate findings into clear dashboards and recommendations that inform category strategies and sourcing decisions.
• Act as a central point of contact for procurement data and insights, helping global and local stakeholders interpret and use information consistently.
• Build understanding of business areas, work with stakeholders to understand procurement and reporting needs, and identify improvement opportunities and contribute to data and reporting projects that enhance the quality, efficiency, and reach of analytical services.

• At least four years of relevant experience in procurement, analytics, or category management.
• Business-fluent English, both written and spoken.
• Strong analytical and structured problem-solving skills, with close attention to detail and data accuracy.
• Expertise in data structuring, interpretation, and visualisation using Power BI, Tableau, or comparable tools.
• Strong data storytelling skills, with the ability to translate complex findings into clear insights and recommendations.
• A solid understanding of procurement processes, category management, and supplier performance management.
• Experience working with procurement systems and data sources, such as SAP Ariba, ERP systems, and BI tools.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively across functions and regions.
• A proactive approach to continuous improvement and the ability to prioritise, maintain quality standards, and establish clear ways of working.

• Experience in a global environment.
• German or other languages are a plus.