Procurement & Category Management: Manage procurement activities for assigned strategic and operational categories, ensuring cost efficiency and quality standards. Contribute to roadmaps and action plans, support optimization initiatives, and execute sourcing strategies defined at group level. Business Support & Supplier Management: Support business units on complex or high-priority procurement topics and act as a point of escalation for issues. Manage supplier relationships, monitor contracts and invoices, and ensure suppliers comply with agreed terms and service levels. Policies, Processes & Compliance: Apply and enforce procurement policies across regions and departments. Contribute to the evolution of guidelines, approval workflows, and best practices, ensuring purchasing and invoice processes comply with internal governance and financial controls. Identify risks and ensure all procurement activities meet legal, contractual, and company requirements. Spend, Reporting & Cross-functional Collaboration: Track and analyze spend at HQ and regional levels, contribute to cost-control initiatives, and support reporting on KPIs. Collaborate closely with Finance, Operations, Legal, and regional teams, and support ERP/procurement tool adoption and training for regional teams.