Purchasing Category Manager - IT Cluster
We are seeking a skilled Purchasing Category Manager to support the growth and consolidation of our Purchasing Tires Sector.
Key Responsibilities:
* Conducting global tenders and negotiating commercial terms (quality, quantities, prices, lead times, logistics)
* Responsibility for decisions regarding awarding business to suppliers
* Concluding contracts, also according to foreign and international law in cooperation with the legal department
* Implementation and negotiation of contracts (communication and project management)
* Ensuring the supply of required goods and services in quality and time
* Ensure compliance with all required company policies, processes, and guidelines
* Ensure customer centricity through understanding customers' expectations, needs, and wishes while building a strong Global Category network with your customer and other participants
* Definition of the supplier strategy in cooperation with the specialist departments
* Analysis of the markets regarding trends and innovations
* Monitoring supplier performance in terms of quality, delivery reliability, and financial stability
* Determination of requirements, clarification with the specialist departments, and pooling across locations and countries
Requirements:
* University degree in Information Technology, Engineering, Economics, or a comparable field
* Work experience in purchasing for complex goods and services, preferably IT
* Good knowledge of the IT market and its dynamically changing environment (technology, products, and services)
* Experience in managing complex projects in terms of content, technology, number of employees, suppliers, organizational units, and countries
* Customer and Stakeholder centric relationship building skills
* Strong negotiation and advanced analytical skills
* Ability to work independently and take decisions
* Business fluent in English (written and spoken)
* Willingness to travel
What We Offer:
* The multi-cultural and international environment of a global player
* Chance to participate in strategic decisions, solve problems, shape innovations, and contribute to a change at Continental
* Attractive working conditions, compensation, and benefits
* Development of a career at Continental
* Local contract (Portugal) and hybrid work model