Global Category Lead Buyer

Prohuman APT

Job Category: IT

Job Description:
  • Develop a material and supplier strategy for around 35 million Euro purchasing volume with:
  • Conduct market analysis including scanning new suppliers
  • Drive the strategy definition process with cross-functional partners
  • Ensure that ContiTech requirements are reflected in the strategy
  • Document and implement the strategy in all BAs worldwide
  • Conduct supplier evaluation and reflect its result into supplier strategy
  • Drive negotiations to constantly improve the cost situation of ContiTech with the support of cross-functions
  • Develop new sourcing markets and a global bundle opportunity cross all BAs
  • Develop and execute state of the art negotiation concepts
  • Negotiate non conformance cost with suppliers
  • Ensure fulfillment of all necessary requirements by negotiating and concluding legally binding contracts with the respective suppliers
  • Ensure the supplier contracts to be documented and issued on time
  • Ensure in time implementation of correct Purchasing data in the respective IT-systems
  • Responsibility for monthly controlling and correction of local data and target achievement
  • Actively influence the sourcing process through:
  • Supplier selection
  • Negotiation of prices and closure of contracts
  • Sourcing decision
  • Leading ad-hoc projects Globally or per BA related to Reinforcements
  • Leading Cost-out projects, shortages and crisis management relating to Reinforcements
  • Support re-design or the cost saving activities
  • Drive improvement programs with suppliers
  • Support of material price planning and definition of forecasts for annual rebates and material price deviations
  • Ensuring short- mid- and long-term material supply of all related production facilities under consideration of optimized cost, quality and technological aspects
  • Internal and external correspondence for the area of responsibility, close communication with production, R&D and quality department
  • Secure the supplies of production material on time
  • Support plants in respect of procurement or other related topics

Qualifications:
  • Bachelor Degree or higher or adequate long term professional experience
  • 8 or more years of professional experience in Purchasing or other relevant functions
  • Proven experience in Purchasing functions and organizational principles;
  • Project management experience is a plus
  • Very good communicative skills & team player
  • High own initiative and ability to work independently acc. to target settings
  • Experienced in international cultures and business environment, worked in international Teams for minimum 3 years

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 you’ll receive them at the office;
  • Sports benefits- It’s 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 
  • 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.
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