Category Cluster Lead Raw Materials (m/f/d)
You don't just control raw materials - you control our earnings leverage. With us, you will encounter a culture that combines a hands-on approach with strategic vision. We are down-to-earth enough to appreciate the value of our raw materials and ambitious enough to be at the forefront of volatile markets. We are not looking for a traditional manager who merely manages processes, but a strategist and doer who takes responsibility - clearly, visibly and effectively.Are you ready to make a real difference in a highly volatile market environment?
Permanent
80% - 100%
Flexitime
01.05.2026
German
What we offer
We offer flexible working hours on a 4.5 day week, more than 30 days off a year and the option of working remotely one day a week.
Catering is very important to us, and the freshly prepared food served in our staff canteen is evidence of this for our employees.
Thanks to our travel allowance, good public transport connections and plenty of parking spaces for cars and bicycles, our employees can travel easily.
We offer professional development opportunities in an international environment. We offer a wide range of further training programmes and regular training courses on our training campus.
All employees have the opportunity to take advantage of sports, leisure and wellness programmes throughout Germany with HANSEFIT.
Our attractive additional financial benefits include a company pension scheme, holiday pay, special annual bonus, employee participation and anniversary payments.
Your tasks
In this key role, you will take responsibility for our raw material cluster and thus for one of the biggest levers of the entire company
- Strategic architecture: You will develop and implement group-wide category strategies for key agricultural commodities with a focus on resilience and measurable results
- Market orchestration: You lead cross-location tenders and ensure that we present a strong, unified voice to suppliers
- Timing & analysis: Based on a deep understanding of the market, you make well-founded purchasing decisions - far beyond purely internal requirements
- Technical Management: You set the direction, set standards and ensure that Category Managers and Purchasers act as a powerful unit
- Complexity management: you bring structure to difficult processes and ensure that strategies do not end up on PowerPoint slides, but in first-class supplier performance
- Interface sparring: You are the competent contact person for management as well as R&D, finance and supply chain in order to proactively contribute the purchasing perspective
What you bring with you
You love the dynamics of the markets and keep a cool head even when things get volatile.
- Expertise: Several years of experience in strategic Purchasing, ideally with in-depth know-how in the commodities environment
- Market instinct: You not only think in terms of prices, but also understand the global context of cycles and global supply chain risks
- Leadership spirit: You have the ability to lead professionally and convince teams without hierarchical structures through expertise and clarity
- Focus & structure: In complex situations, you quickly filter out the essentials and consistently drive decisions forward
- Strong communication skills: negotiation skills at eye level - in both German and English - even in challenging escalation situations
- International cooperation: You have a certain willingness to travel, which also sets you apart
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This is what our application process looks like:
Thank you for your application! We have received your documents and will get back to you as soon as possible.
We would like to get to know you and your motivation better in the first introductory meeting – let us have a relaxed chat and find out together whether we are a good match.
In the second interview, we will get to know each other better and talk about your skills and the next steps at our company – we look forward to continuing our dialogue with you. For some positions, an assessment may still be required - if this is the case, you will be informed in good time.
Congratulations, you have won us over and we you! We are now finalising the process and look forward to welcoming you to our team soon.
