Global Category Manager (m/f/d) - Raw Materials

Company Description

About the Company - OESL

Original Equipment Solutions (OESL) is emerging as a stand-alone global leader in the automotive sector, with over 17,000 employees and €2 billion in annual sales. Operating in 15 countries across 35 locations, including technology centers, OESL will build on Continental’s rich legacy to deliver high-quality parts to major OEMs and commercial vehicle customers worldwide. 

Why Join OESL ?

• Greater Impact: Take part in shaping the future of a dynamic  organization, with the opportunity to bring ideas to life and reap significant professional rewards
• Growth and Innovation: Work in a fast-moving, environment that encourages innovation and offers opportunities for continuous growth and expanding your skill set 
• Creative Space: Experience the entrepreneurial spirit of a start-up culture within a global organization, enjoying both the creative freedom and the responsibility needed to thrive in modern working environments
• Tight-Knit Team: Join a highly collaborative team where individuals have the power to shape their work, make meaningful contributions, and drive collective success

Job Description

Category Strategy:

• Build up and maintain portfolio strategy in line with the BA needs and define a well balanced portfolio to minimize risk, to ensure flexibility, to get an advantage position on the supplier market. 
• Define, deliver and update a Sourcing List. 
• Identify and onboard new potential suppliers where the need is identified
• Identify any value improvement activities and steer implementation.
• To present and align the strategies with BA stakeholders

Commercial:

• To handle all negotiations at the Category Supplier 
• To negotiate and maintain necessary global contracts
• To support Advance Purchasing with complex / difficult negotiations
• Manage suppliers in representation of the BA

Escalation Support:

• Support Region Purchasing for Quality, Supply and Commercial escalation
• Trouble shooting: Support the plants as next escalation level in case of supply problems (quality or delivery)

Reporting:

• Share market situation with stakeholders
• To report Categories performance in regular base
• Forecast expected price development 

Qualifications

• Bachelor degree; in exceptional cases an equivalent professional experience
• At least several years in Purchasing, thereof a few years in automotive
• Strong Purchasing Portfolio Handling (Strategy, Supplier List, Market Know How, Portfolio Analysis, Forecast) & Contracting
• Negotiation experience : RFQ, Offer analyze and comparison, Negotiation
• Risk Management Claim, Finance, Legal
• Ability to work within a remote team 
• Project Management experience is a plus
• Functional or project leadership experience is a plus 
• Several years exposure to international business 
• Experience of living abroad is a plus
• Fluent English and good German language skills is a plus (written and spoken)
• Business trip to be expected (up to 30% of working time max)

Additional Information

• Compensation package - 14th salaries plus performance bonus
• Lunch Allowance - in line with local regulation
• Flexibility - Flexible schedule, hybrid work.
• Home-Office - Employees received 1,00€ net for each Home-Office day, paid monthly.
• Work Abroad - Possibility to work abroad within the EU for 20+20 days per year (two different countries).
• Vacation days - 22 days per year + 3 extra days the following year (considering absenteeism). Seniority days added starting from 3 years in the company.
• Referral Bonus - A bonus of 500€ or 750€ (depending on the seniority of the candidate) is paid for each referral. 

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