Back Office Purchasing Support

To support Global Lead Buyers (>30 worldwide) on administrative tasks and contacting with defined plants (>50 worldwide). Maintenance of systems and documentation of relevant purchasing files for the global team. Regular internal contacts with Lead Buyers, Plants, BU Purchasing, Quality, ISCM, Supplier Development, Finance, Customs & Duty Team; and externally with suppliers, following all guidelines, requirements and processes to work audit safe.

More detailed responsibilities are:

Systems updates:

• Make sure plants have all the correct conditions to issue orders to suppliers and have all the required information as well;
• Ensure supplier files & documents are up to date;
• Maintenance of systems across the purchasing organization.

Supporting role:

• Together with the Lead Buyers develop standards, develop and define reports and together with the plants an order forecast of materials;
• Run sensitivity checks on Budgets;
• Support to run RFI's & Surveys to suppliers;
• First level support on supply chain related issues.

Projects:

• Support projects related to Purchasing Processes & Systems.

Communication:

• Communicate in a clear and compliant external and internally to all stakeholders to get business needs (FC; risks, innovation needs etc);
• Communicate effectively to Management to keep them updated, raise awareness and pre-warning for issues.

• Higher Education in Business Administration, Engineering or Natural / Social Sciences; 
• Preferred candidates with 1-2 years background on back office or call center activities;
• Intercultural experience is preferrable;
• Customer focus: Social competence to develop a network with the Lead buyers, plants & suppliers;
• Strong communication skills;
• Planning & Organization: Highly organized to manage several tasks in parallel;
• Data analytics: Highly analytical mindset in order to manage high amount of data;
• Fluent in English (European level B2) and good level of knowledge in IT tools.

WHAT WE OFFER

• Multi-cultural and international environment of a global player;
• Interact in international business environment/ building up networks across countries;
• Attractive working conditions and benefits;
• Development of a career at Continental;
• This position is to be filled with local contract.

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As one of the leading automotive suppliers worldwide, we develop solutions to fulfill people´s dreams of mobility on a daily basis. Driver safety, sustainability and industrialization of future tech­nology are just some of our key fields where we already make a meaningful difference in the every­day life of people. Knowing our technology helps to make the world a better and safer place is what drives us