Job Description

Category Manager, Direct Materials Aurora, CO
Be a part of a revolutionary change!
At Philip Morris International (PMI), we've chosen to do something incredible. We're totally transforming our business and building our future on one clear purpose - to deliver a smoke-free future.
With huge change, comes huge opportunity. So, if you join us, you'll enjoy the freedom to dream up and deliver better, brighter solutions and the space to move your career forward in endlessly different directions. Our success depends on people who are committed to our purpose and have an appetite for progress.
As the Category Manager, Direct Materials your responsibilities will be as follows:
Your day to day:

• Strategic Planning: Design, implement and monitor procurement strategies to ensure supply security, meet financial and budget objectives and mid to long term category developments.
• Technical Expertise: Use your knowledge of direct materials and procurement processes to evaluate supply markets and select the best suppliers.
• Supplier Relationship Management: Lead negotiations and maintain relationships with suppliers to ensure the best quality, price and service.
• Quality & Compliance: Oversee the selection and quality of materials, ensure compliance with PMI and Regulatory standards.
• Process Optimization: Design and implement programs to streamline products and processes to realize productivity by challenging status quo.
• Documentation & Compliance: Review and approve contracts and price lists to ensure accurate documentation and supplier performance measurement.
• Leadership: Guide and motivate decentralized procurement team members and stakeholders to foster growth and development.

Who we're looking for:

• Experience: 8 to 10 years in Purchasing, Planning, Development or Quality Assurance functions, with significant experience in purchasing, product development, and quality management working in a multinational environment.
• Market Knowledge: In-depth understanding of the supply market and related service categories.
• A university degree in Business Administration, Economics or Engineering.
• Fluency in English.
• Strong skills in financial analysis
• In-depth knowledge of negotiation techniques.
• Good command of process engineering.
• Strong project management skills.
• Effective time management.

Base Salary Range = $123,750 - $165,000
What we offer

• We offer a competitive base salary, annual bonus (applicable based on level of position), great medical, dental and vision coverage, 401k with a generous company match, incredible wellness benefits, commuter benefits, pet insurance, generous PTO, and much more!
• We have implemented Smart Work, a hybrid model of working that promotes flexibility in the workplace.
• Seize the freedom to define your future and ours. We'll empower you to take risks, experiment and explore.
• Be part of an inclusive, diverse culture where everyone's contribution is respected; Collaborate with some of the world's best people and feel like you belong.
• Pursue your ambitions and develop your skills with a global business - our staggering size and scale provides endless opportunities to progress.
• Take pride in delivering our promise to society: To improve the lives of millions of smokers.

PMI is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
PMI is headquartered in Stamford, Conn., and its U.S. affiliates have more than 2,300 employees.
PMI has been an entirely separate company from Altria and Philip Morris USA since 2008. PMI's affiliates first entered the U.S. market following the company's acquisition of Swedish Match in late 2022. Philip Morris International and its U.S. affiliates are working to deliver a smoke-free future. Since 2008, PMI has invested $12.5 billion globally to develop, scientifically substantiate and commercialize innovative smoke-free products for adults who would otherwise continue to smoke with the goal of transitioning legal-age consumers who smoke to better alternatives. In 2022, PMI acquired Swedish Match - a leader in oral nicotine delivery - creating a global smoke-free champion led by the IQOS and ZYN brands. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has authorized versions of PMI's IQOS electronically heated tobacco devices and Swedish Match's General snus as Modified Risk Tobacco Products and renewal applications for these products are presently pending before the FDA. For more information, please visit and .
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