Category Buyer Buildings & Utilities and Facility Management CTBC

Missions and Purpose of this position

ONE ContiTech The first choice for material driven solutions.   

Are you interested in shaping the future of ContiTech together with a great team 

Please join us and contribute to our goals with your new role as EMEA Category Buyer - Buildings & Utilities and Facility Management within  

The EMEA category buyer for Buildings & Utilities and Facility Management is responsible for all regional tactical purchasing activities in the area of above mentioned Services.

The regional category approach creates a mutual added Value for all internal Customers in terms of commercial logistical and processual Enhancements by providing Expertise and Best Practices around the needs of the internal Customers as well as strengthening the relationship to strategic Business Partners (internally and externally). 
 

Your tasks

• Manage end-to-end purchasing activities for assigned material and service categories to ensure optimal supply and value creation
• Independently prepare lead and close international supplier negotiations including compliant supplier selection and documentation
• Drive cost and value initiatives such as make-or-buy decisions bundling strategies and value engineering projects
• Manage supplier complaints claims and escalations of strategic relevance
• Oversee the full contract lifecycle to ensure commercial financial and operational performance
• Ensure full compliance with corporate policies ethics Business Partner Code of Conduct and audit requirements
• Approve and negotiate high-value purchase requisitions and manage the purchase-to-pay process
• Act as a trusted procurement partner for internal stakeholders through consultation regular alignment and requirement clarification
• Analyze spend demand and supplier data; define track and report KPIs for the assigned category
• Drive adoption of digital procurement tools and data-driven decision-making
• Select evaluate and optimize the supplier base
• Lead or contribute to cross-functional and purchasing-related projects within the assigned category

Qualifications :

Your profile

• University Degree (Diploma/Bachelor/Masters) and extensive experience related certifications.
• At least 3 years of professional experience in procurement preferably in technical purchasing (NPM area) with verifiable success
• Strong analytic and conceptual competence
• Exceptional communicator capable of communicating effectively within a multi-cultural and across functions as well as all levels
• Confident handling of SAP R/3 S/4 and MS Office
• Independent and responsible way of working as well as a quick comprehension
• Advanced negotiating skills assertiveness goal- and result-oriented work
• Fluent in German & English (writing and speaking).
• Experience in project management

Additional Information :

What we offer:

The 13-th salary Paid once a year in December;
Meal tickets - With a value of 40 Ron;
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 gives you the opportunity 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. We reward employees who reach 15 and 20 years within the company with another day of vacation reaching a maximum of 29 days.
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.

Ready to drive with Continental Take the first step and fill in the online application.

Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Full-time