Tactical Category Manager (m/f/d) Europe West - REF77741Y

The Tactical Category Manager (m/f/diverse) role is responsible for the regional strategic sourcing of a certain material/service field and its subcategories. This role is reporting to the Tactical Purchasing Team Lead or Head of Tactical Purchasing Center and while acting as an interface between the global cluster and the operation center it ensures and steers the implementation of the respective integrated category strategy. 

Your job in detail:

• Source to Contract: Implement high-complexity tenders with Global Category Management, set alternative procurement sources, and ensure synergies through volume bundling.
• Offer Analysis: Analyze offers, create comparisons, conduct cost and price analysis, and support savings targets.
• Frame Contract Management: Increase cost-optimized price and framework agreements in coordination with relevant specialties and Global Integrated Category Management.
• Category Management: Co-develop regional procurement strategies with the Global Category Manager, including sustainability aspects, and push regional strategy to achieve synergy effects.
• Stakeholder Partnership: Act as an interface for Continental and the Purchasing Community, guide and train stakeholders, and ensure transparency in the procurement process.
• Supplier Management: Maintain sustainable supplier relationships, conduct strategic meetings, perform annual evaluations, and lead improvement programs.
• Project Management: Lead or participate in projects relevant to the category, within the purchasing organization or cross-functional projects.

• Academic degree in business administration, engineering, or a comparable qualification.
• Initial experience in professional purchasing, with a focus on consulting, legal, finance, marketing, packaging, labeling, construction, utilities, facility management or employee services categories.
• Good knowledge of the Buildings & Construction market and its dynamically changing environment.
• Business fluent in English (written and spoken); additional regional languages preferred (German, French, Portuguese).
• Experience in purchasing processes. Strong analytical skills, assertiveness, teamwork, and result orientation.
• Good negotiating, persuasion, and communication skills.
• Affinity for working with people and strong intercultural competencies.
• Up to 10% willingness to travel.

Applications from severely handicapped people are welcome.

The well-being of our employees is important to us. That's why we offer exciting career prospects and support you in achieving a good work-life balance with additional benefits such as:​

• Individual development planning based on your personal needs and targets (e. g. mentoring or trainings)
• Work from home up to 2 days a week (unless workshops etc. require physical presence)
• Option to work from other EU countries up to 40 days per year
• Sabbaticals​
• Agile and collaborative workstyle
• Employee discounts
• Company and tariff pension plan
• Health insurance
• Assistance with child-care
• Canteen on-site
• On-site physicians

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Diversity, Inclusion & Belonging are important to us and make our company strong and successful. We offer equal opportunities to everyone - regardless of age, gender, nationality, cultural background, disability, religion, ideology or sexual orientation.

This position is being recruited for the Tires sector and will be transferred to Tires on April 1st.

Network with our Recruiter Torben Schilke.

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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

With its premium portfolio in the car, truck, bus, two-wheel and specialty tire segment, the Tires group sector stands for innovative solutions in tire technology. Intelligent products and services related to tires and the promotion of sustainability complete the product portfolio. For specialist dealers and fleet management, Tires offers digital tire monitoring and tire management systems, in addition to other services, with the aim of keeping fleets mobile and increasing their efficiency. With its tires, Continental makes a significant contribution to safe, efficient and environmentally friendly mobility.