Senior Category Manager Logistics

Location:

Hoboken, BE Wroclaw, PL Brussels, BE Bad Säckingen, DE Olen, BE Hanau, DE Hanau, DE

Business Unit: Corporate & SOF

About Umicore

Powering the cars of today and tomorrow. Reducing harmful emissions. Giving unique properties to high-end applications. Giving new life to used metals. As a global advanced materials and recycling group, we develop, produce, and recycle materials for a better life.

About Enterprise Functions

A global organisation. It’s not just those in our industrial sites and technical centres that are vital to Umicore’s growth. Across our enterprise functions we ensure that we continue to grow and evolve – whether it’s by making sure our decisions are commercially viable, enhancing our reputation, building new customer relationships or finding the right people who can build on what we’ve already achieved. The variety of our work means we cannot stand still. We need to find new ways to do things, discover new solutions and develop new ideas. Which is where you come in.

Your Mission

In this impactful role, you will take ownership of the logistics category and play a key role in shaping the future of procurement.

You bring deep logistics expertise, strong strategic capabilities, and the ability to communicate commercially and effectively across all levels.

Your Responsibilities

Define and implement the global category strategy for Logistics

Lead complex sourcing initiatives and contract negotiations

Optimize logistics networks, cost structures, and supply chain resilience

Analyze markets and risks

Build and manage strategic supplier partnerships both internal as with the supplier community

Ensure compliance, governance, and regulatory requirements

Collaborate closely with international stakeholders across supply chain, production, and business units

Contribute to the ongoing transformation of procurement

Lead and develop team members

Your Profile

Bachelor’s/Diploma degree in Logistics, Economics, or related field

5–7 years of experience in strategic procurement / category management
(preferably in logistics)

Experience in an international production environment

Strong strategic thinking and analytical skills

Excellent communication and commercial acumen

Ability to influence stakeholders at all levels

Fluent in English spoken and written (must-have), Dutch and/or French are a plus, additional international languages are an advantage

Proactive, structured, and solution-oriented mindset

What we offer

We aim to lead the way. Not just for our customers, but for our employees too. That is why we strive to create a collaborative environment in which we can all succeed, and a culture through which we can all share ideas, develop our expertise and advance our careers. We engage in building an inclusive work culture that offers equal opportunities for all employees irrespective of their diverse backgrounds. As you would expect from a world-leading organisation, we will also reward your contribution with a competitive salary and benefits. With all this and more, imagine what you could do?