Commodity Manager

Responsibilities and tasks:

- Management of the commodity / as well as technical management of the commodity team (RCLs) / ensuring communication within the commodity of targets, escalation etc. with close involvement of the SQEs

- Developing and regularly adapting the commodity strategy for OE and aftermarket requirements, taking into account internal and external influencing factors (e.g. internal: corporate strategy / external: political developments (laws))

- Development of potentials and generation of savings in coordination with the respective regions / specialist departments (e.g. VA/VE measures)

- Collaboration with cross-functional partners; driver for cross-functional collaboration (e.g. lead function in cloverleaf teams)

- Responsible for global supplier selection, definition of the supplier pool used within the commodity, ensuring that this is communicated and stored in Astras

- Search, development and management of strategically relevant suppliers as well as building strategic partnerships with suppliers

- Responsible for contract management (negotiation, implementation and execution) with suppliers / coverage of contracts within the commodity

- Ensuring the realization of corresponding savings potential and the achievement of targets by developing framework agreements, renegotiating contracts or formulating internal guidelines for dealing with suppliers and contracts

- Creating and tracking global action plans

- Synchronization of top-down and bottom-up targets

- Reporting KPIs and deriving measures to achieve target values

- Cooperation with other tk BUs on commodities where there is a high overlap in terms of supplier pool and specifications

- Responsible for final supplier selection for new projects / guidance for PBU in awarding activities

Qualifications:

• Technical University Degree;

• Several years of professional experience in purchasing;

• Experience working with: MS Office applications, Sharepoint, document management system, ERP system (currently SAP); PLM system (currently Oracle), PowerBI;

• Familiar with Standards (e.g. IATF / ISO (both external), WNB (internal)), Customer requirements, Laws (e.g. LKSG) + regulations (e.g. CBAM)

• Advanced English level

Soft Skills:

• Strong negotiation and strategical skills;

• Technical leadership;

• Autonomous and pro-actively;

• Risk management and Market analysis.