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:
6. To handle all negotiations with the Category Supplier;
7. To negotiate and maintain necessary global contracts;
8. To support Advance Purchasing with complex/difficult negotiations;
9. Manage suppliers in the representation of the BA;
ESCALATION SUPPORT:
10. Support Region Purchasing for Quality, Supply, and Commercial escalation;
11. Conduct a Market Survey for the category Investment in his/her Region;
12. Troubleshooting: Support the plants as the next escalation level in case of supply problems (quality or delivery);
REPORTING:
13. Share the market situation with stakeholders;
14. To report the Categories' performance on a regular basis;
15. Forecast expected price development.
Qualifications
16. Bachelor's degree; in exceptional cases, an equivalent professional experience;
17. At least 3 years in Purchasing, at least 1 year in automotive;
18. Strong Purchasing Portfolio Handling (Strategy, Supplier List, Market Know How, Portfolio Analysis, Forecast) & Contractualization;
19. Negotiation experience: RFQ, Offer analysis and comparison, Negotiation;
20. Risk Management Claim, Finance, Legal;
21. Ability to work within a remote team;
22. Project Management experience is a plus;
23. Functional or project leadership experience is a plus;
24. At least 3 years of exposure to international business;
25. Experience of living abroad is a plus;
26. Willingness to travel about 30% of the time.
Additional Information
27. Compensation package - 14th salaries plus performance bonus
28. Lunch Allowance - in line with local regulation
29. Flexibility - Flexible schedule, hybrid work.
30. Home-Office - Employees received 1,00€ net for each Home-Office day, paid monthly.
31. Work Abroad - Possibility to work abroad within the EU for 20+20 days per year (two different countries).
32. Vacation days - 22 days per year + 3 extra days the following year (considering absenteeism). Seniority days added starting from 3 years in the company.
33. Referral Bonus - A bonus of 500€ or 750€ (depending on the seniority of the candidate) is paid for each referral.