Job Description
CATEGORY STRATEGY :
1. Build up and maintain a portfolio strategy in line with the BA needs and define a well-balanced; portfolio to minimize risk, to ensure flexibility, and to get an advantageous position on the supplier market;
2. Define, deliver, and update a Sourcing List;
3. Identify and on-board new potential suppliers where the need is identified;
4. Identify any value improvement activities and steer implementation;
5. To present and align the strategies with BA stakeholders;
COMMERCIAL:
To handle all negotiations with 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;
ESCALATION SUPPORT:
Support Region Purchasing for Quality, Supply, and Commercial escalation;
Conduct a Market Survey for the category Investment in his/her Region;
Troubleshooting: Support the plants as the next escalation level in case of supply problems (quality or delivery);
REPORTING:
Share the market situation with stakeholders;
To report the Categories' performance on a regular basis;
Forecast expected price development.
Qualifications
6. Bachelor's degree; in exceptional cases, an equivalent professional experience;
7. At least 3 years in Purchasing, at least 1 year in automotive;
8. Strong Purchasing Portfolio Handling (Strategy, Supplier List, Market Know How, Portfolio Analysis, Forecast) & Contractualization;
9. Negotiation experience: RFQ, Offer analysis and comparison, Negotiation;
10. Risk Management Claim, Finance, Legal;
11. Ability to work within a remote team;
12. Project Management experience is a plus;
13. Functional or project leadership experience is a plus;
14. At least 3 years of exposure to international business;
15. Experience of living abroad is a plus;
16. Willingness to travel about 30% of the time.
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