Global Category Buyer - Compounds
Global Category Buyer - Compounds
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Job Description
HOW YOU WILL MAKE AN IMPACT
- 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
- 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 the representation of the BA
- Support Region Purchasing for Quality Supply and Commercial escalation
- Support the plants at next escalation level in case of supply problems (quality or delivery)
- Share market situation with stakeholders
- To report Categories performance in a regular base
- Forecast expected price development
Qualifications :
WHAT YOU BRING TO THE ROLE
- Bachelors degree in a related field
- 2 years experience with global category purchasing management within the automotive industry in the area of compounds (rubber plastics etc). 4 years of exerpeoce with global category purchasing management within the automotive industry in the area of compounds (rubber plastics etc) in lieu of a Bachelors degree
- Experience with a Purchasing Portfolio Supplier Lists Understanding of the markets Portfolio Analyses and Forecasting
- Strong Negotiation experience: RFQ Offer analysis and comparison Negotiation
- Understanding of Risk Management Claims Finance Legal
- Strong MS Office Suite skills; strong skills in Excel
- Travel requires up to 30% of the time
Legal authorization to work in the U.S. is required. We will not sponsor individuals for employment visas now or in the future for this job posting. No relocation provided for the role
ADDITIONAL WAYS TO STAND OUT
- Project Management experience is a plus
- Functional or project leadership experience is a plus
- Rubber experience
Additional Information :
THE PERKS
Immediate Benefits
Paid Time Off
Tuition & Employee Discounts
Annual Bonus
Employer 401(k) Match
And more benefits that come with working for a global industry leader!
All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.
EEO-Statement:
EEO / Disabled / Protected Veteran Employer. Continental offers equal employment opportunities to all qualified individuals without regard to unlawful consideration to race color sex sexual orientation gender identity age religion national origin disability veteran status or any other status protected by applicable law. In addition as a federal contractor Continental complies with government regulations including affirmative action responsibilities for qualified individuals with a disability and protected veterans where they apply. To be considered you must apply for a specific position for which Continental has a current posted job opening. Qualifying applications will be considered only for the specific opening(s) to which you apply. If you would like to be considered for additional or future job openings we encourage you to reapply for other opportunities as they become available. Further Continental provides reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with a disability. If you need assistance in the application process please reply to or contact US Recruiting at 248.393.5566. This telephone line and email address are reserved solely for job seekers with disabilities requesting accessibility assistance or an accommodation in the job application process. Please do not call about the status of your job application if you do not require accessibility assistance or an accommodation. Messages left for other purposes such as following up on an application or non-disability related technical issues will not receive a call back.
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Remote Work :
No
Employment Type :
Full-time
Employment Type
Full-time
