Commitment

Procurement enforces Sika’s strategy and com­mitment in activities upstream of the supply chain. The function collaborates with a diverse and competitive supplier base that is compliant with current and upcoming supply chain due diligence requirements, and social and environ­mental standards. 

Ambition

Sika aspires to build relationships with suppliers to add value for its customers in terms of quality, cost, efficiency, innovation, and sustainability. The goal is to reduce risk, establish high sustainability standards and enhance Sika’s ESG performance. This is essential to protect ecosystems, conserve natural resources, and ensure long-term economic viability.

Organization

The procurement organization is aligned with the business to allow close collaboration with internal and external key stake­holders. This translates into a matrix organization with material categories and geographical responsibilities:

Material category roles: All materials for Sika’s core tech­nologies are structured around material categories. A Global Category Manager globally coordinates each material cat­egory and is supported in the regions by Regional Category Managers to ensure better target achievement and coordination.

Geographic roles: All procurement activities within each re­gion in Sika are coordinated by a Regional Procurement Head. Regional responsibilities can be delegated to areas which are coordinated by an Area Procurement Head. Likewise, all coun­try level procurement activities are coordinated by a Country Procurement Head.