Especialista de Categoria de Producto

Especialista de Categoria de Producto

Job Details Position: Procurement Specialist
Department: Procurement
Location: (Bogotá/Colombia) Temporary for maternity leave About the Role The Product Category Specialist is responsible for define and managing the sourcing and category strategy, supplier relationships, and commercial strategy for assigned chemical product categories. The role ensures competitive supply conditions, cost optimization, supply continuity, and alignment with the company’s commercial and operational strategy This position works cross-functionally with sales, logistics, supply chain, regulatory, and finance teams to ensure availability, compliance, and profitability of the product portfolio
To be the focal point of the Cluster under your charge ensuring the management of Procurement activities as routines and rituals, understanding of the market under your responsibility, local quotations and relationship with internal Stakeholders
In the Improvement role: is responsible for driving efficiency, standardization, and continuous improvement across the procurement function. This role ensures best practices, tools, governance, and performance management are implemented to optimize sourcing, supplier management, and purchasing processes Key Responsibilities Product category Specialist Key responsabilities: Define and ensure the Procurement Cycle for the categories under your responsibility, ensuring risk Management and Compliance
1. PROCUREMENT CATEGORY AND SOURCING STRATEGY

• Develop and execute category sourcing strategies aligned with company objectives for assigned chemical product categories (e.g., Methanol, Chlor Alkali, etc.)
• Influence and guide commercial team with the category strategy, facilitating cost structures, pricing insights, and supply intelligence.
• Identify opportunities for optimization and value creation (gross profit, working capital, etc.)

2. PRM (PRINCIPAL RELATIONSHIP MANAGEMENT) / SRM (SUPPLIER RELATIONSHIP MANAGEMENT)

• Identify, qualify, and develop Principals and suppliers.
• Evaluate supplier performance including quality, reliability, and competitiveness.
• Maintain long-term strategic relationships with key chemical producers.

3. NEGOTIATION AND CONTRACTS

• Lead supplier negotiations on pricing, payment terms, supply conditions, and contracts.
• Track supply-demand dynamics in global chemical markets. - Monitor impacts of feedstock prices, geopolitics, logistics disruptions, and plant shutdowns.
• Provide market insights to internal stakeholders to support pricing and sourcing decisions.

4. EXECUTION AND OPERATION: P2P (PROCURE TO PAY) CYCLE 5. INITIATIVES/SYNERGIES/PROJECTS
Improvement Key Responsibilities 1. Process Optimization & Governance

• Design, implement, and continuously improve procurement processes and policies
• Ensure compliance with internal procurement policies and audit requirements
• Standardize sourcing and purchasing workflows across regions/business units

2. Performance Management & Analytics

• Develop and track procurement KPIs
• Build dashboards and reporting tools to support decision-making
• Analyze spend data (including tail spend) to identify optimization opportunities

3. Tools & Systems

• Lead implementation and optimization of procurement tools (ERP, e-sourcing, P2P systems)
• Drive automation initiatives to improve efficiency
• Ensure data quality and master data governance

4. Strategic Initiatives & Projects

• Support strategic sourcing initiatives with data and methodology
• Lead procurement transformation and continuous improvement projects
• Identify cost-saving opportunities and efficiency gains

5. Supplier & Category Support

• Support supplier performance management frameworks
• Enable category managers with tools, templates, and best practices
• Promote supplier consolidation and strategic partnerships

6. Change Management & Training

• Train procurement teams on processes, tools, and policies
• Drive adoption of procurement best practices across stakeholders
• Act as a change agent for procurement transformation initiatives

7. Regional Audits

• Lead and represent procurement in client, external and internal audits for the LATAM region

Skills Experience in strategic purchasing negotiations Knowledge in Category Management and Sourcing strategy Supplier relationship management Expertise in purchasing categories at the local, regional, and global levels, ensuring effective collaboration models Ideally, knowledge of Chemicals and Distribution
Supporting Organizational Goals Managing Risk Thinking Globally Demonstrating Tenacity and Perseverance Learning Quickly Making Accurate Judgments and Decisions Working with Financial Information Critical Thinking Negotiating Agreements Demonstrating Self-Insight and Awareness Results Agility Change Agility Driving Continuous Improvement Job Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Business Administration, or related field
• More than 5 years of experience
• Experience in negotiations, ideally regional negotiations and in the Chemical Products sector
• Experience in team and project leadership
• Fluent Spanish. Desirable but not required: intermediate English and Portuguese

• Proficiency in Microsoft Office and ERP systems

About Caldic
At Caldic, we’re a global leader in distribution solutions, serving diverse markets across the world. Joining us means becoming part of an entrepreneurial, collaborative, and innovation-driven team
We offer:

• Global opportunities with rapid career growth and development
• An inclusive, diverse, and dynamic work environment
• The chance to shape the future of specialty ingredient solutions across industries like food, pharma, personal care, and more

We operate in 43 countries around the world. Our innovative solutions are tailored to meet the needs of industries such as food, pharma, personal care, and industrial markets, ensuring sustainable success for all stakeholders. To learn more, visit: www.caldic.com Equal Opportunity Employer
Caldic celebrates diversity and is committed to fostering an inclusive work environment. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, gender, or any other characteristic Location: Bogota, CO City: Bogota State: Country/Region: CO