Global Commodity Director – Electronics & Mechatronics Components (m/f/d)

Global Commodity Director – Electronics & Mechatronics Components (m/f/d)

Location: Ursensollen, Germany

Your Role

As our Global Commodity Director – Electronics & Mechatronics Components (m/f/d), you will:

Category Strategy

• Define and continuously update the global Electronics & Mechatronics commodity strategy
• Translate business objectives into sourcing and supplier development roadmaps
• Identify technology trends, market developments, and cost drivers
• Develop long-term sourcing strategies supporting growth, resilience and innovation
• Establish commodity KPIs and improvement targets

Supplier Management

• Own relationships with strategic global suppliers
• Drive supplier segmentation and supplier rationalization
• Lead supplier performance improvement initiatives
• Evaluate and approve new suppliers
• Lead strategic supplier development programs
• Ensure compliance with quality, financial and sustainability requirements

Commercial & Cost Management

• Lead global commercial negotiations
• Develop and execute cost reduction initiatives
• Drive value engineering and should-cost programs
• Negotiate LTAs, pricing models and commercial frameworks
• Monitor commodity indices, inflation impacts and electronic component market trends
• Deliver annual savings and productivity targets

Supply Chain Risk Management

• Identify supply chain vulnerabilities
• Develop dual-sourcing and regionalization strategies
• Monitor geopolitical, trade and semiconductor market risks
• Lead crisis management activities related to disruptions and shortages
• Ensure business continuity plans are in place for critical components

What You’ll Bring (Skills & Experience)

We’re looking for someone who demonstrates:

Education

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Business Administration, Procurement or related field
• Master's degree or MBA preferred

Experience

• 10+ years of strategic procurement experience

• Minimum 5 years in global category/commodity leadership

• Strong experience in electronics and mechatronics sourcing within automotive or industrial sectors

• Proven track record managing global suppliers and complex negotiations

• Experience leading international procurement teams

• Technical Knowledge

• Electronics manufacturing processes

• Semiconductor market dynamics

• Wire harnesses, connectors and electromechanical systems

• Cost modelling and should-cost analysis

• Automotive industry requirements (IATF, APQP, PPAP preferred)

• ERP systems (SAP preferred)

What We Offer

At GRAMMER, you will benefit from:

• A supportive and inclusive global work culture
• Structured career and development pathways
• Opportunities to work in international teams and projects
• Modern workplace amenities including company-subsidized canteen
• Learning & training programs to grow your expertise
• Work-life balance and wellbeing initiatives

…and the chance to have real impact within a globally successful company shaping the future of mobility.

Diversity is extremely important to us at GRAMMER. We value different perspectives and welcome applications from people of all ethnicities, cultural backgrounds, orientations, ages, and genders. All references to people and job titles apply equally to all genders.