Head Of Capex, Maintenance, Energy & Waste, Chc Directs Procurement

About the job

The Head of Capex & Maintenance Procurement is accountable for defining and executing the global procurement strategy for Capex and maintenance-related spend as well as Energy and Waste across Opella’s internal manufacturing network. Spend=150to180m€. The role ensures value creation, supply continuity, compliance, and innovation while enabling operational excellence and long-term asset performance. As a people leader, the role develops high-performing procurement teams and acts as a trusted business partner to Manufacturing & Supply, Finance, and Sustainability stakeholders.

Main responsibilities

• Strategic Procurement Leadership: Define and deploy category strategies for Capex projects (industrial equipment, engineering services, utilities, automation) and Maintenance/MRO spend as well as Energy & Waste ones, aligned with business priorities, manufacturing roadmaps, and Opella’s growth ambitions. Drive total cost of ownership (TCO), standardization, and risk mitigation across the portfolio.
• Value Creation & Performance Management: Deliver sustainable value through cost optimization, productivity initiatives, supplier innovation, and competitive sourcing, while ensuring quality, reliability, and regulatory compliance in a healthcare consumer environment. Track and report performance through clear KPIs (savings, cash, service, risk).
• Stakeholder Management & Business Partnership: Act as a strategic partner to your stakeholders. Challenge demand when appropriate, influence investment decisions upstream, and ensure early procurement involvement in Capex projects and asset lifecycle decisions.
• Supplier Relationship & Risk Management: Build and manage a robust supplier ecosystem, including strategic partnerships with OEMs, engineering firms, and service/utilities providers. Lead supplier performance reviews, manage contract frameworks, and proactively address supply, execution, and compliance risks.
• Governance, Compliance & Sustainability: Ensure procurement governance, ethics, and compliance with internal policies and external regulations. Integrate sustainability, responsible sourcing, and ESG criteria into Capex and Maintenance, Energy sourcing decisions, in line with Opella’s purpose and commitments.
• Team Leadership & Capability Development: Lead, coach, and develop direct reports and extended teams, fostering a culture of accountability, collaboration, and continuous improvement. Build procurement capabilities in strategic sourcing, project procurement, negotiation, and stakeholder management, while supporting talent development and succession planning.
• Transformation & Continuous Improvement: Drive procurement transformation initiatives, including digital tools, process harmonization, and best practice sharing across sites and regions. Contribute to cross-functional programs aimed at improving asset performance, reliability, and speed-to-market.

About you

Experience

Proven experience leading Indirect procurement - Capex and/or Maintenance (MRO) procurement is a plus, delivering value through strategic sourcing, supplier management, and total cost of ownership in an industrial or manufacturing environment.

Skills

• Strong stakeholder partnering skills, with the ability to influence and collaborate
• Leadership and people development capability, including experience managing and coaching procurement professionals and building high‑performing, engaged teams
• Solid commercial and contractual expertise, including negotiation, supplier performance management, and risk mitigation in complex project and service environments
• Change‑driven and improvement‑oriented mindset, with the ability to drive standardization, process improvement, and procurement transformation

Education

Degree in Engineering, or Business, or a related field (or equivalent professional experience)

Languages

Fluent English required; additional languages are a plus in a global environment.

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. We are dedicated to making self-care as simple as it should be. That starts with our culture. We are challengers by nature, and this is how we do things:

• All In Together: We keep each other honest and have each other's backs.
• Courageous: We break boundaries and take thoughtful risks with creativity.
• Outcome-Obsessed: We are personally accountable, driving sustainable impact and results with integrity.
• Radically Simple: We strive to make things simple for us and simple for consumers, as it should be.

Opella values diversity in all its forms and is committed to fostering a workplace where everyone can belong and excel. We welcome and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds.

Join us on our mission.

Health. In your hands.

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