Global Category Manager

These tasks await you:

• 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;
• Present and align the strategies with BA stakeholders;
• Handle all negotiations at the Category Supplier; 
• Negotiate and maintain necessary global contracts;
• Support Advance Purchasing with complex / difficult negotiations;
• Manage suppliers in representant of the BA;
• Support Region Purchasing for Quality Supply and Commercial escalation;
• Conduct market survey for the category of Investment in the Region;
• Support the plants as the next escalation level in case of supply problems (quality or delivery);
• Share market situation with stakeholders;
• Report categories performance in a regular base;
• Forecast expected price development;

Qualifications :

• Bachelors degree in a relevant field in exceptional cases an equivalent professional experience;
• Many experience in the field of purchasing and experience in the automotive are is desirable;
• Strong purchasing portfolio handling (strategy supplier list market know-how portfolio analysis forecast);
• Experience in RFQ Offer analysis and comparison;
• Experience in risk management claims finance;
• Ability to work with a remote team; 
• Project Management experience is a plus;
• Functional or project leadership experience is a plus; 
• English language skills in written and spoken; 
• Good communication and teamwork skills;
• Many years of exposure to international business;
• Willingness to travel about 30% of the time.

Additional Information :

What we offer:

• The 13th salary  Paid once a year in December;
• Meal tickets - With a value of 40 Ron;
• Hybrid schedule  Work-life balance is important so we offer a flexible schedule. Please agree on this with your superior;
• Private Health Insurance  Health is the most important so we offer you a medical subscription through Signal Iduna;
• Referral bonuses - We encourage colleagues to refer new candidates to us and at the same time to get the chance to receive a bonus;
• Bookster  Feed your body and your mind. You can borrow books and youll receive them at the office;
• Sports benefits- Its important to stay active so we offer you the 7Card;
• Discounts at our partners  We collaborate with different vendors and we receive discounts for various products/ services like rubbers restaurants kindergartens etc;
• System for Rewarding Improvement Ideas  We have an internal improvement program (Continental Idea Management) that allows you to come up with ideas and to be honored with an attractive bonus (this is established by the CIM team according to your improvement idea);
• Happy days  If you or your child is getting married or you become a parent you receive some extra free days;
• Life events celebration - If your family is growing we praise your newborn with a bonus;
• Unfortunate events - In case of unhappy events in your life we support you by offering you free days and financial support (handled on a case-by-case basis);
• Extra vacation days  You begin with 22 vacation days/year and starting with the 3rd year with us we offer you 1 more day of vacation and afterward from 2 to 2 years youll get one more extra day (the maximum you can achieve is 27);
• Professional development - Many opportunities to develop yourself within the company;
• Diversity and multicultural mindset - We encourage you to join us no matter who where or what you are. We have colleagues from different nations and a variety of languages are spoken in our company.

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Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Full-time