Regional Category Buyer, Creative Content & Production

Regional Category Buyer, Creative Content & Production

Location: Morristown, NJ (hybrid)

Opella is the self-care challenger with the purest and third-largest portfolio in the Over-The-Counter (OTC) & Vitamins, Minerals & Supplements (VMS) market globally. 

Our mission is to bring health in people’s hands by making self-care as simple as it should be. For half a billion consumers worldwide – and counting.

At the core of this mission is our 100 loved brands, our 11,000-strong global team, our 13 best-in-class manufacturing sites and 4 specialized science and innovation development centers. Headquartered in France, Opella is the proud maker of many of the world’s most loved brands, including Allegra, Buscopan, Doliprane, Dulcolax, Enterogermina, Essentiale and Mucosolvan.

As a globally certified B Corp company, we are active players in the journey towards healthier people and planet. Find out more about our mission at www.opella.com.

About the Job

This position is responsible for the regional procurement category of Creative Content/Production for Opella. The key focus of this role is to support, influence, & implement procurement category strategy for the category initiatives, ideate and drive key projects jointly with the business, drive execution via regionally to ensure Opella delivers its priorities/objectives. The sub-categories of content (creative content & production, package design) are rapidly changing and increasing the amount of content needs, type and differing applications more than ever before. The use of AI in creating content is rapidly growing and needs to be managed for compliance and risk while utilizing its efficiencies and speed. The role requires demonstrating strong partnering internally with global content leads and externally with the marketing and sales suppliers.

Main Responsibilities:

• Execution of competitive, innovative long term procurement category strategies that are:
  • Based on market intelligence: assessing risks and opportunities.
  • Collaboratively built, full aligned with the business delivering cost reduction and significant value to business.
• Support the development and implementation of new market innovation opportunities (e.g. new suppliers, new digital tools in the categories).
• Translate marketing categories vision, strategy and projects in the region and execute to ensure delivery aligned with the targets
• Collaborate closely with global category leads, regional marketing leadership, and finance
• Local support and delivery of global category strategies
• Creation and delivery of local category strategy as needed
• Regional supplier relationship management and negotiations
• Oversee KPIs and monitor supplier performance. Continuously drive for improvements in performance of the suppliers in all relevant areas of service level, costs, delivery, quality
• Set local KPIs and monitor supplier performance. Continuously drive improvements in performance of the suppliers in all relevant areas of service level, costs, delivery, quality.
• Ensure compliance with master service agreements
• Escalate / manage issues that may impact the global Marketing and Sales procurement
• Ensure that risk management assessment and risk mitigation strategies are in place in close collaboration with the business
• Business partner and support/guidance role to regional stakeholders
• Regional delivery against B-Corp commitments
• Facilitate and build collaborative Business Partnering across the Business Unit internally and across the supplier network for the category

About You:

• Bachelors' degree in Business Finance, Procurement/ Business Operations, Marketing.
• A strong understanding of marketing/agencies
• Hands-on experience in delivering savings initiatives with demand management levers
• Agile, curious, and adaptable to the evolving needs of the business
• Strong capability to manage business and interact with internal stakeholders, Suppliers, and managing a complex environment
• Highly effective written and verbal communication, interpersonal and influencing skills
• The ability to hit the ground running, operate autonomously with a high level of drive and energy

Why us?

At Opella, you will enjoy doing challenging, purposeful work, empowered to develop consumer brands with passion and creativity. This is your chance to grow new skills and be part of a bold, collaborative, and inclusive culture where people can thrive and be at their best every day.

We Are Challengers.