Global Category Manager M/f/d - Compounding Materials REF67221V Continental

Category Strategy:

• Build up and maintain portfolio strategy in line with the BA needs and define a well balanced portfolio to minimize risk, to ensure flexibility, to get an advantage position on the supplier market. 
• Define, deliver and update a Sourcing List. 
• Identify and onboard new potential suppliers where the need is identified
• Identify any value improvement activities and steer implementation.
• To present and align the strategies with BA stakeholders

Commercial:

• To handle all negotiations at the Category Supplier 
• To negotiate and maintain necessary global contracts
• To support Advance Purchasing with complex / difficult negotiations
• Manage suppliers in representation of the BA

Escalation Support:

• Support Region Purchasing for Quality, Supply and Commercial escalation
• Trouble shooting: Support the plants as next escalation level in case of supply problems (quality or delivery)

Reporting: 

• Share market situation with stakeholders
• To report Categories performance in regular base
• Forecast expected price development 

• Bachelor degree; in exceptional cases an equivalent professional experience
• At least several years in Purchasing, thereof a few years in automotive
• Strong Purchasing Portfolio Handling (Strategy, Supplier List, Market Know How, Portfolio Analyse, Forecast) & Contractualization
• Negotiation experience : RFQ, Offer analyse and comparison, Negotiation
• Risk Management Claim, Finance, Legal
• Ability to work whitin a remote team 
• Project Management experience is a plus
• Functional or project leadership experience is a plus 
• Several years exposure to international business 
• Experience of living abroad is a plus
• Fluent English and good German language skills is a plus (written and spoken)
• Business trip to be expected (up to 30% of working time max)

Applications from severely handicapped people are welcome.

The well-being of our employees is important to us. That's why we offer exciting career prospects and support you in achieving a good work-life balance with additional benefits such as:

• Training opportunities

• Mobile and flexible working models

• Sabbaticals

• and much more...

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