Materials Engineer - Category Manager for Inks and Adhesives | Ingenieur/in - Werkstofftechnik

Job Summary

This role involves driving the strategic management of the Adhesives sub-category for a flexible packaging leader. The successful candidate will lead supplier negotiations, manage sourcing events, and oversee supplier performance while ensuring cross-functional alignment across Procurement, R&D, and Operations. Day-to-day responsibilities include building a robust supplier network to eliminate single-sourcing risks, standardizing materials across multiple plants, and managing the material qualification pipeline to resolve technical roadblocks. The position is highly collaborative, requiring the identification of savings opportunities and the integration of sustainability and innovation priorities into the procurement strategy. This is an attractive opportunity for a technical procurement professional to work in a matrix environment with a high degree of ownership and the flexibility of a home office option in Vienna.