Senior Category Specialist - HR Procurement - Temporary

Would you like to join an international team working to improve the future of healthcare? Do you want to enhance the lives of millions of people? Grifols is a global healthcare company that since 1909 has been working to improve the health and well-being of people around the world. We are leaders in plasma-derived medicines and transfusion medicine and develop, produce and market innovative medicines, solutions and services in more than 110 countries and regions.

We believe that diversity adds value to our business, our teams and our culture. We are committed to equal employment opportunities that foster an inclusive environment.

Help us lead one of the world’s largest pharmaceutical companies. We are a world leader in plasma-derived medicines with presence in more than 100 countries, and a growing global team of over 20.000 people. That’s why we need a Senior Category Specialist - HR Procurement - Temporary like you.

Role Mission

The Senior Category Specialist - HR Procurement and Other Corporate Services will be responsible for supporting the definition and implementation of the procurement strategy for the Human Resources and Other Corporate Services category, driving strategic sourcing initiatives that maximize value, optimize costs, mitigate risks, and ensure the delivery of high-quality services across the organization. Working closely with internal stakeholders and strategic suppliers, this role will drive supplier performance, innovation, and continuous improvement while ensuring alignment with business priorities and procurement policies.

What your responsibilities will be

• Support the definition and implementation of category strategies for Human Resources and Other Corporate Services, ensuring procurement initiatives are aligned with business objectives and long-term organizational needs.
• Lead end-to-end strategic sourcing processes, including market analysis, RFI/RFP/RFQ, supplier evaluation, negotiation, and contract award.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with strategic suppliers, driving supplier performance, innovation, and continuous improvement.
• Negotiate commercial agreements and contractual terms to optimize total cost of ownership while ensuring service quality and business continuity.
• Identify cost optimization opportunities through spend analysis, supplier consolidation, and sourcing strategies.
• Partner closely with HR and cross-functional stakeholders to understand business requirements and translate them into procurement solutions.
• Assess and mitigate supplier, commercial, and operational risks while ensuring compliance with internal policies and applicable regulations.
• Monitor supplier performance through KPIs and governance routines, driving corrective actions and continuous improvement initiatives where required.
• Support procurement transformation initiatives, promoting process standardization, digitalization, and procurement best practices.
• Ensure compliance with corporate procurement policies, quality standards, and sustainability objectives.

Who you are

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skills, education, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions).

• Bachelor's Degree in Business Administration, Supply Chain Management, Engineering or a related field.
• Advanced English (essential).
• At least 5 years of experience supporting the definition and implementation of category strategies for indirect categories, preferably within Human Resources and Other Corporate Services.
• Experience performing spend analysis, supplier evaluation and category planning.
• Experience working within multinational and matrix organizations.
• Knowledge of procurement tools such as SAP, Ariba, Coupa or similar procurement platforms.
• Strong analytical mindset with the ability to transform data into sourcing strategies and business decisions.
• Excellent stakeholder management, negotiation and communication skills.
• Proactive, collaborative and results-oriented, with a continuous improvement mindset and the ability to influence without direct authority.

What we offer

It is a brilliant opportunity for you, Grifols is fully aware that its employees are one of its major assets. We are committed to maintaining an atmosphere that encourages all our employees to develop their professional careers in an excellent working environment. 

Information about Grifols is available at www.grifols.com. If you are interested in joining our company and you have what it takes for such an exciting position, then don’t hesitate to apply! We look forward to receiving your application! 

Grifols is an equal opportunity employer. 

Flexible schedule: Monday-Thursday 7:00-10:00 a 16:00-19:00h and Friday 8:00 -15:00h.

Benefits package 

Contract of Employment: Temporary Full-Time

Location: Sant Cugat

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