As „ Global Category Manager – Production Equipment Purchasing“ you are responsible for the machine investment purchase of miscellaneous machine groups with the Business Area TIRES. You are the Purchasing-Key Account for Tire Technologies and related Services, managing the strategic supplier-portfolio and collaborating with our stakeholders to ensure a maximized value add also beyond negotiation results.

In detail your tasks will be:

• Preparation and execution of high-value, international negotiations for production equipment and related services as worldwide Purchasing Key Account

• Interface and Stakeholder Management (External Suppliers, Engineering, Controlling, Legal and (Plant) Management)

• Supplier Management

o Analysis of the global supplier market

o Supplier evaluation and execution of supplier audits

o Selection and development of suppliers, particularly focusing on best-cost suppliers

o Creation and implementation of a global supplier- and sourcing-strategy

o Claim and escalation management

• Contract Management

o Planning, creation and negotiation of high-value, multi-year frame and joint development contracts

o Creation and implementation of new cooperation concepts (e.g., volume contracts with call-offs, outsourcing of emergency remote support)

• Functional management and support of the plant purchasing departments in regard to your area of responsibility

• Support of plant and central functions in the preparation of budgets and capital requests

• Execution of make-or-buy decisions or initiation of value engineering projects

What we offer

• A dynamic international team in a globally active organization

• Flexible working conditions as well as a work-life-balance

• Lucrative opportunities for the promotion of talent and training

Job Requirements

• Academic Degree (master) in economics, engineering or natural sciences

• Long-term work experience in Strategic Purchasing, Sales or Purchasing related areas as well as a distinct technical understanding

• Expert in conducting complex negotiations

• Excellent communication and intercultural skills

• Experience in strategy development as well as strategy implementation

• A high degree of independence as well as experience in acting and deciding autonomously

• Experience in project management, preferably as project leader

• Experience in leadership of teams (functional), international context is preferable

• Understanding of business processes of various industrial enterprises

• Fluent English skills (written and spoken)

• Willingness to travel

• Profound MS Office skills (Outlook, Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Power BI, OneNote)

• Basic knowledge in SAP applications preferable