# Global Category Manager - Basic Chemicals & Intermediates

Arxada is a global leader in innovative solutions that protect our world. Our groundbreaking technologies, in-depth regulatory know-how, manufacturing and process development help our customers to safeguard nutrition, health and infrastructure efficiently through chemistry and biotechnology that enhance sustainability. We offer a broad portfolio of ingredients and services for multiple end-markets that include Human Health & Nutrition, Home & Personal Care, Professional Hygiene, Paints & Coatings and Wood Protection. With customers in more than 100 countries, the company achieved sales of CHF 2 billion in 2024. Headquartered in Basel (Switzerland), Arxada employs 3,200 associates across 24 production sites and 14 R&D centers, all committed to our customers’ success. As a Global Category Manager you will be a vital contributor to Arxada’s Direct Procurement organization. In this role, you will take accountability for the global Basic Chemicals & Intermediates category, shaping strategies that deliver measurable value, enhance our sustainability ambitions, and strengthen Arxada’s competitive position. You will collaborate cross-functionally with Business Units, Operations, Quality an

- **Id**: 3609836
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/job/arxada-global-category-manager-basic-chemicals-intermediates>
- **Role**: Operations
- **Role family**: Operations
- **Seniority**: senior
- **Employment type**: full_time
- **Work mode**: on_site
- **Hiring geo confidence**: structured
- **Locations**: Barcelona, Spain
- **Countries**: ES
- **Hiring countries total**: 0
- **Experience years min**: 5
- **Visa sponsorship**: no
- **Relocation package**: no
- **Has equity**: no
- **Status**: live
- **First seen at**: 2026-11-02T13:35:22Z
- **Employer posted date**: 2026-11-02
- **Last verified at**: 2026-11-08T16:28:41Z
- **Board verified**: yes
- **Days open**: 6
- **Description format**: text
- **Description chars**: 4256
- **Description truncated**: no
- **Relocation offered**: no
- **Industries**: Chemical Manufacturing, Food Ingredients

## Company

- **Id**: 672104
- **Name**: Arxada
- **Domain**: arxada.com
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/company/arxada>
- **Size band**: 11-50
- **Is staffing agency**: no
- **Employer type**: direct
- **Is intermediary**: no
- **Ats vendor**: Workday

### Truth index

- **Grade**: B
- **Score**: 80
- **Open postings**: 11
- **Ghost share**: 0
- **Stale share**: 0.818
- **Repost share**: 0
- **Time to fill p50 days**: 50
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-08T05:47:12Z

## Trust

- **Level**: ok
- **Days open**: 6

## Requirements

- **Experience years min**: 5
- **Manages managers**: no
- **Security clearance**: no

### Education

- **Level**: bachelor
- **Optional**: no

### Languages

- Language: German; Level: All levels; Optional: yes
- Language: English; Level: Advanced (C1); Optional: no

## Hiring locations

- **Switzerland** — Iso: CH; Kind: country

## Lifecycle

- Event: open; At: 2026-11-02T13:35:22Z

## Liveness

- **Score**: 60
- **Band**: ok
- **Label**: Likely open
- **P open**: 1
- **P active**: 0.602
- **P room**: 1
- **Age days**: 5
- **Expected fill days**: 50
- **Reasons**: conf:0, stale_co, win:early
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-08T05:47:12Z

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