Your responsibilities:
1. Develop, implement, and monitor the global category strategy
2. Provide guidance to the Category Buyers and support them in achieving defined goals
3. Define targets for negotiations
4. Responsible for global contract negotiations
5. Leading the category team functionally and strengthen the category network within the FUCHS group
6. Analyzing and optimizing suppliers as well as raw materials portfolios and derive appropriate measures
7. Managing suppliers strategically
Qualifications we are looking for:
8. Completed studies with a focus on business, industrial engineering or chemistry
9. Experience in strategic procurement / category management in a regional or global set-up or in a similar position like B2B Sales, ideally in the automotive industry
10. High sense of responsibility and ability to work independently
11. Goal-oriented way of working with strong strategic thinking skills
12. Collaborative personality with excellent communication skills and persuasiveness through different hierarchical levels to balance different interests in global matrix organizations
13. Proactive, determined, structured and solution-oriented approach to work
14. Business fluent in German and English and willingness to travel internationally
These are your benefits:
15. An interesting working environment in a dynamic, worldwide operating company
16. A secure future perspective and a good work-life balance as well as individual further education opportunities and training
17. A very good working atmosphere with flat hierarchies
18. Opportunities to participate in various health and fitness activities, such as health days, sports groups and cooperation with fitness studios