Category Buyer (Bushings and Magnetic Cores)

Location: Budapest - Hungary

Category: Procurement - Global Supply Chain - Engineering to Order

Mission:

The Category Buyer will act as main SPOC of the suppliers under his/her responsibility, leading business continuity, driving strategy, supplier base development and optimization and enhancing digital and sustainable aspects with supplier and their supply chain.

As the Category Buyer, your responsibilities will include:

• Interface with category manager to collect ETO specifications, specify the qualification criteria and contribute to the segmentation of the strategy
• Contribute and implement the strategy (SOC) in the cluster perimeter
• Negotiate global frame-agreement with “ cluster “ suppliers
• Initiate and drive breakthrough (make or buy, rebalancing, SBO, innovation…) on the category he/she is managing and follow the advancement
• Develop supplier competitiveness and assess the quality level. React in front of deviations
• Organize lesson learnt per category (multi-supplier approach). Return of Experience on key projects or on ETO dimension
• Secure Supplier competitiveness on the commodity perimeter and the performance on negotiation lever
• Raise and address “cluster” supplier quality of service and business continuity
• Business Continuity first level for escalation
• Support PPM and Group Manager on SRM strategy (Sponsorship, C2P, Business review)
• Supplier base next generation, supplier selection connected with Category Strategy

Required skills and experience:

• Relevant degree and strong procurement skills in the areas of
  • Negotiation
  • supplier relationship management
  • supplier base development
  • quality
  • lead time, etc
• Be able to navigate in a complex environment and organization, connecting with people and creating strong networking
• Ability to influence, convince through stakeholder management and drive positive change management
• Capability of handling multiple tasks and priorities
• Have full accountability and leadership of the topics managing end to end governance
• Navigate and adapt in front of different stakeholders and peers
• Competence in using Microsoft Office software, in particular Excel and SAP

Personality:

• Strong communication skills (Written - ability to communicate in a clear and concise manner internally as well as externally, Verbal - ability to make presentations in front of executives in a clear and concise manner)
• Technical capability to understand deeply the purchases
• Decision maker
• Team player/builder
• Customer centric
• Strategic Thinking
• Cross cultural awareness
• Problem solving and analytical skills

What’s in it for you?

• Competitive compensation package, according to industry standards including annual bonus, company car, cafeteria, life insurance, health care & pension fund contribution, Medicover package and a lot more.
• WESOP (World Employee Share Ownership Plan), our unique program with the opportunity to become a shareholder in the company.
• Inclusive Environment: We build a culture of respect where everyone feels safe to be their authentic selves. We are fully committed to inclusion, and our policies and culture reflect this commitment.
• Global Family Leave Package to support a healthy work-life balance.
• Exceptional career opportunities not only locally, but on an international scope as well.
• Continuous development and learning possibilities, personally and professionally.
• We work in a hybrid set-up to fit with your lifestyle.

Let us learn about you! Apply today.

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