GLOBAL CATEGORY MANAGER

CATEGORY STRATEGY :

• 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;
• Define, deliver, and update a Sourcing List;
• Identify and on-board new potential suppliers where the need is identified;
• Identify any value improvement activities and steer implementation;
• 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.

• Bachelor's degree; in exceptional cases, an equivalent professional experience;
• At least 3 years in Purchasing, at least 1 year in automotive;
• Strong Purchasing Portfolio Handling (Strategy, Supplier List, Market Know How, Portfolio Analysis, Forecast) & Contractualization;
• Negotiation experience: RFQ, Offer analysis and comparison, Negotiation;
• Risk Management Claim, Finance, Legal;
• Ability to work within a remote team; 
• Project Management experience is a plus;
• Functional or project leadership experience is a plus; 
• At least 3 years of exposure to international business; 
• Experience of living abroad is a plus;
• Willingness to travel about 30% of the time.

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