Associate Manager, Category Management

Location: Asturias, Spain; hybrid role

Company

hirify.global is a global leader in flavors, fragrances, food ingredients, and health & biosciences, delivering sustainable innovations for everyday products.

What you will do

• Manage assigned indirect spend categories across EMEA, including HR, Fleet, Marketing & Communications, and Professional Services.
• Develop and execute regional category and sourcing strategies aligned with global, regional, and local business needs.
• Analyze spend, market intelligence, supplier markets, category performance, KPIs, risks, and priorities.
• Identify, onboard, develop, and manage suppliers while optimizing and consolidating the supplier base.
• Negotiate master agreements and commercial terms, address supplier performance issues, and support claims resolution.
• Collaborate with stakeholders and procurement teams on savings, working capital improvement, supplier innovation, and digital strategy initiatives.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Business, Economics, Engineering, Science, Supply Chain, or a related discipline, or equivalent professional experience.
• 5+ years of experience in Procurement, Strategic Sourcing, Category Management, or Supply Chain, preferably in indirect spend categories.
• Ability to develop and execute sourcing strategies, lead competitive sourcing processes, negotiate commercial agreements, and manage supplier performance.
• Strong analytical and commercial skills, including translating spend data, market intelligence, and business requirements into sourcing strategies.
• Proactive, results-oriented approach with ownership, independent decision-making, and opportunity identification.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities, solve complex problems, adapt to dynamic and ambiguous situations, and drive continuous improvement.
• Strong stakeholder-management and collaboration skills across functions, countries, and organizational levels.
• Fluent written and spoken English.

Nice to have

• Experience with HR, Fleet, Marketing & Communications, Professional Services, Consulting, or Legal categories.
• CPSM, SPSM, or a related supply chain or procurement excellence certification.
• Knowledge of supplier relationship management and category management best practices.
• Proficiency in an additional language.

Culture & Benefits

• Collaborative, strategic, results-driven, and international work environment.
• Opportunity to contribute to strategic initiatives with direct business impact.
• Professional development and career growth opportunities.
• Inclusive culture valuing diversity, innovation, authenticity, and collaboration.
• Full-time employment with a hybrid work arrangement in Asturias, Spain.