Global Category Manager - Production Equipment Purchasing

As „ Global Category Manager – Production Equipment Purchasing“(m/w) 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 und 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
  • Analysis of the global supplier market
  • Supplier evaluation and execution of supplier audits
  • Selection and development of suppliers, particularly focusing on best-cost suppliers
  • Creation and implementation of a global supplier- and sourcing-strategy
  • Claim and escalation management
• Contract Management
  • Planning, creation and negotiation of high-value, multi-year frame and joint development contracts
  • 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

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, German language skills preferable (written and spoken)
• Willingness to travel
• Profound MS Office skills (Outlook, Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Power BI, OneNote)
• Basic knowledge in SAP applications preferable

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We are one of the largest employers in the Zlín region and we offer you an interesting job in a stable and successful company with a rich social program.