Head of Non Production Material Controlling, Automotive Purchasing (m/f/diverse) - REF75639S

• Ensuring uniform, global state of the art KPI definition, controlling and reporting concept for the Supplier NPM Management function.
• Observing and actively implementing changing framework conditions and requirements. Interfaces towards purchasing, processes and systems, IT, HUBs are of particular importance here.
• Governance over NPM-relevant KPIs and ensuring the integrity of the results. This includes the official quality targets, their breakdown into organizational units, and ensuring compliance-conform measurement and presentation.
• Professional and disciplinary leadership of 6 employees in Germany and Romania. The team is responsible for global, comprehensive controlling and reporting for NPM, as well as continuous system and process improvement in the area of reported KPIs.
• Representing purchasing controlling in the management of the NPM organization in focusing on Continental Automotive controlling methods and needs.
• Further development and implementation of the existing NPM controlling and reporting landscape along the defined data analytics strategy of purchasing.
• Leading role in the development, definition and integration of the roadmap of Purchasing NPM Controlling in the Automotive environment.

• Academic degree in the field of economics, industrial engineering, or a comparable qualification
• Several years of professional experience and in-depth expertise in controlling/reporting
• Very good understanding of business processes in purchasing and supplier quality
• In depth knowledge of the global automotive NPM business and country-specific peculiarities necessary
• Business fluent German and English language skills (written and spoken)
• High affinity for data lake and cloud technologies to support and drive the overarching data analytics strategy of purchasing
• Good team and communication skills to represent the interests of the NPM organization regarding controlling and reporting requirements both within the purchasing/NPM area and externally to neighboring department

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Continental develops pioneering technologies and services for sustainable and connected mobility of people and their goods. Founded in 1871, the technology company offers safe, efficient, intelligent, and affordable solutions for vehicles, machines, traffic and transportation. In 2023, Continental generated sales of €41.4 billion and currently employs around 200,000 people in 56 countries and markets.

The Automotive group sector comprises technologies for passive safety, brake, chassis, motion and motion control systems. Innovative solutions for assisted and automated driving, display and operating technologies, as well as audio and camera solutions for the vehicle interior, are also part of the portfolio, as is intelligent information and communication technology for the mobility services of fleet operators and commercial vehicle manufacturers. Comprehensive activities relating to connectivity technologies, vehicle electronics and high-performance computers round off the range of products and services.