Head of Global Category – Energy / NPM Purchasing ContiTech - CTBC
- Compensation
- Not disclosed
- Location
- Timișoara, Timiș, ro
- Work setup
- Hybrid
- Seniority
- C level
- Employment
- Contract
- Experience
- 20+ years
- Category
- Not specified
- Posted
Skills
Must have
- Academic degree in economics, engineering or equivalent qualification
- Proper experience of the MS Office 365 programs as well as other relevant tools
- Fluent skills in English language, written and oral, further languages skills are beneficial (i.e. German, Spanish etc)
- Several years of relevant professional experience in Purchasing (or similar functions) in an international environment
- Advanced experience in project management and working in projects with an international scope
- Good experience in conducting negotiations with a global responsibilities
- Knowledge on purchasing processes (and/or relevant to the field) description and optimization
- Working experience in negotiating and operating with different cultures and international teams (e.g. on purchasing issues)
- Willingness for extended travel
Full description
The Global Role Head of Global Category Energy is responsible for the worldwide strategic purchasing of electricity, natural gas and related energy services and its subcategories for all Contitech BAs.
This position is reporting both directly and functionally to the Head of Global Cluster Operational Supplies and steers the implementation of the respective Category Strategy. The global approach creates an added value for all Business Areas s in terms of commercial, logistical and even technical enhancements, i.e. sustainable total cost reduction, support quality initiatives for internal customers, prolongation of payment terms, warranty and liability optimization, ensuring the worldwide availability of materials and services, data transparency and process improvements as well as strengthening of relationship to strategic Business Partners (internally and externally).
Tasks:
- MANAGEMENT (full)
- Functional leading of employees within the organization in accordance with Continental's "Leadership principles".
- Measure, report and control of objectives and target setting
- HR management of employees in the area of responsibility to ensure team success with motivated staff in alignment with Continentals core behaviours
- Actively supporting employees in complex and difficult cases to ensure the success of employees.
- STAKEHOLDER PARTNERSHIP (full)
- Act as interface and represent the interests of Continental and the Purchasing Community towards all internal and external stakeholders (e.g. Engineering, Plants, Suppliers)
- Understands the business and purchasing strategy to derive actions for own managed category
- Guide, support and train local and central stakeholders to execute with the right tools, methods and processesInterfaces / Contacts:
a) Internally*
worldwide Purchasing Departments
Central, BU- and Plant business area representatives (e. g. Maintenance, Engineering, FM, IT, Quality, SCM, Accounting, etc.)
Special Dept's i.e. CEOS, Controlling, Legal, Audit, HR, etc.
*incl. Management functions
b) externally
Suppliers: General Managers, Global Key Account Managers, Sales Representatives
Business Partners, Associations, Lawyers, Insurances
- CATEGORY MANAGEMENT (full)
- Develop and sustain (supplier) strategy for respective integrated category in alignment with all relevant stakeholders and supervisors (e.g. Engineering, Regions, Plants) and in compliance with all relevant purchasing processes, guidelines and procedures
- Understand multiple data management systems and manage data analytics for the respective integrated category (identify spend profile and concentration, estimate / predict demand etc)