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Regional Category Procurement Specialist - Films

Job in Lisle, DuPage County, Illinois, 60532, USA
Listing for: Giesecke & Devrient GmbH
Full Time position
Listed on 2026-10-12
Job specializations:
  • Supply Chain/Logistics
    Procurement / Purchasing, Supply Chain & Logistics
Salary/Wage Range or Industry Benchmark: 75000 - 95000 USD Yearly USD 75000.00 95000.00 YEAR
Job Description & How to Apply Below
Regional Category Procurement Specialist
- Films

We are looking for a proactive and analytical Regional Category Procurement Specialist
- Films
to lead the development and execution of the regional Films category strategy, ensuring competitive supply solutions, supplier innovation, risk mitigation, and sustainable value creation across the business.

The successful candidate will play a key role in supplier relationship management, supplier performance monitoring, procurement reporting, and cross-functional collaboration with Quality, Product Management, Supply Chain, Operations, and R&D teams.

This role requires a self-driven professional who is comfortable working in a fast-paced global environment and has strong data analysis and reporting capabilities.

Key Responsibilities
  • Manage and develop relationships with regional film suppliers.
  • Develop and execute category strategy implementation and continuous improvement initiatives.
  • Drive cost reduction, value engineering, and total cost of ownership initiatives.
  • Monitor supplier performance through defined KPIs and performance scorecards.
  • Track supplier issues, coordinate corrective actions, and follow up on resolution plans.
  • Prepare and maintain supplier performance reports and dashboards.
  • Ability to leverage procurement analytics to support strategic decision-making (SAP, PowerBI, etc).
  • Collaborate closely with Quality, Product Management, Supply Chain, Operations, and R&D teams.
  • Monitor market developments, raw material trends, and supplier innovations.
Requirements
  • Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Procurement, Business Administration, Engineering, or a related field.
  • 3-5+ years of experience in Procurement, Strategic Sourcing, Category Management, or Supplier Management.
  • Proven experience in supplier performance management and KPI development.
  • Strong analytical skills and experience working with large datasets.
  • Hands-on experience extracting and analyzing procurement data from SAP.
  • Advanced knowledge of Microsoft Excel and Power BI.
  • Experience preparing management reports and executive presentations.
  • Ability to work independently in a global and matrix organization.
  • Strong stakeholder management and communication skills.
  • Fluent English is required.
  • Spanish is highly valued.
  • Availability to travel regularly.
Preferred Qualifications
  • Experience in packaging, films, polymers, plastics, or manufacturing environments.
  • Knowledge of SAP procurement modules (MM, Purchasing, Vendor Management).
  • Experience with supplier scorecards and procurement analytics.

Location: partial Hybrid
Travel: Required (regional and occasional international travel)

The pay range for this position is $75,000 - $95,000 annually and is eligible for an annual bonus. Benefits offered to eligible employees include, medical (PPO and HDHP with HSA), dental, vision, paid time off, paid holidays, 401K w/ employer match, short/long term disability, life insurance, healthcare and dependent care flexible spending, EAP, commuter benefits, education assistance, pet insurance, legal, and more.

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Giesecke+Devrient ePayments America, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer – M/F/Veteran/Disability/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity

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