Senior Category Manager- hardware resale

Expect more. Connect more. Be more at Diebold Nixdorf.  Our teams automate, digitize, and transform the way more than 75 million people around the globe bank and shop in this hyper-connected, consumer-centric world. Join us in connecting people to commerce in this vital, rewarding role. 

 

As the Senior Procurement Manager, Resale Products & Services you will be responsible for establishing, managing and improving all aspects of strategically sourced third party hardware solutions and services. Your overall goal will be to maximize value, improve margin and create the best practice synergies. In this role you will continuously develop supplier relationships and improving relevant internal and external processes. You will work in a global team and engage with operations, production, sales and other cross-functional teams to ensure ongoing alignment and support of category management or new product introduction goals and objectives.

 

Location: Poland, offices located in Warsaw (hybrid model preferred)

 

Key Responsibilities: 

• Working closely with the Sales Team for bidding of the high value critical projects involving Resale party products & services
• Supporting the sales in terms of Resale product finalizations & pricing inputs thereby increasing the number of bidding possibilities to drive revenue increase
• Developing and executing category plans to drive improvements in supplier quality, total cost effectiveness, supplier service levels, coordination, delivery, pricing, lead-times, payments and risk mitigation
• Supporting team and cross-functional efforts focused on end-to-end development and management of assigned categories
• Contributing to category profile, strategy and sourcing plan development
• Participating in negotiations, developing and leveraging advanced negotiating capabilities
• Participating in category review meetings with team and business partners to help ensure alignment and shared understanding of strategies, cost management objectives, supplier criteria and related considerations
• Updating and maintaining price and related information within the ERP system
• Utilizing reporting tools to assist with control / realization of total cost objectives

 

Required Qualifications:

• Senior level of experience in purchasing resale hardware or third party goods & services
• Previous experience in collaboration with pre-sales teams
• Strong analytical, negotiation and contract management skills
• Resale goods, bids and tenders experience in sourcing technology hardware
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
• Ability to make timely and sound decisions under pressure
• Strong business acumen and commitment to our valued system of business ethics
• Business English skills (written and spoken at min. C1 level) 
• Knowledge of MS Office tools and SAP
• Languages: Polish/ Czech would be added advantage
• Professional experience in a retail environment is an advantage

 

We offer

• Contract of employment 
• Insight and Knowledge of cutting-edge technologies
• Various options for personal development (career paths, internal recruitment, training, assisting ad hoc projects etc.)
• Possibility to use foreign languages daily 
• Teamworking and supportive atmosphere
• Life insurance, private medical care, Multisport card
• 26 days of holiday regardless of seniority

 

More about us

We have 23 000+ great colleagues in 130+ countries around the world creating technologies of the future, together. 

Supportive company culture combined with internal training and technological facilities creates ideal conditions for professional development of each employee, meaningful and responsible work focused on the daily needs of our customers and, last but not least, opportunity to balance personal and professional life.

*Diebold Nixdorf is an equal opportunity employer and we value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.*

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