Responsibility for the category Plastic and Rubber (for ALTANA and the global ACTEGA businesses) Develop and maintain a cost-reducing and value creation project pipeline to create a positive margin impact for ACTEGA and ALTANA divisions Understand and execute business line priorities and communicate effectively with stakeholders such as Technology, Business and Operations in ACTEGA and ALTANA Create a cross-divisional category strategy with a cross-functional strategy team, including elements of global market intelligence, supplier management, portfolio strategy, cost structure assessment and risk management Evaluate and strategically manage suppliers and respective portfolio by executing segmentation analyses based on risk, performance and value Drive mutual improvements focused on an effective, cost-minded and supplier-enabled innovation to contribute to the overall ACTEGA and ALTANA sustainability roadmap Negotiate global competitive master supply agreements and pricing models to ensure competitive supply supporting business margin targets Lead a global virtual team of buyers and cross-functional stakeholders (Global Buyers Council) Provide reports with focus on business line impact to create transparency and provide guidance to the business and cross-functions