Global Category Lead Buyer - Water Pumps, TVD for Aftermarket - CTBC

Global Category Lead Buyer - Water Pumps, TVD for Aftermarket - CTBC

• 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
• Bundle the whole demand of ContiTech for own category
• 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

• 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