A leading industrial technology company are looking to for a category manager for embedded software procurement to join their growing team. The company are currently going through a transformation in their procurement department as they are experiencing high demand for their products. They are a German manufacturing company operating across multiple industries such as automotive and manufacturing.
The ideal candidate for this role would have several years experience purchasing IT, software and hardware
Responsibilities:
- You will take full responsibility of software / IT / hardware sourcing and the purchase of relevant embedded software for electronic commodities
- Maintain current supplier relationships and expand the portfolio through cross functional coordination
- You will be working internationally with over 130+ suppliers across Europe and Asia to manage all sourcing and procurement activities
- Responsible for the procurement and acquisition to development services, IT and software
- Conduct supplier negotiations to generate cost savings
- Optimise current sourcing processes
- Negotiate both developmental and project specific contracts
- Analyse, evaluate and execute supplier performance tracking and service evaluation
- Analyse project requirements to determine the appropriate and correct software requirements for embedded electronics
- Create, design and implement systematic purchasing strategies
- Conduct an analysis and create offer analysis reports and conduct supplier selection activities for the assigned categories
- Conduct supplier nomination activities and contract management
Your profile:
- Fluent English and B2 German
- 5 years' professional experience in purchasing - preferably in the automotive/manufacturing/IT industry
- Successfully completed commercial or technical training (comparable)
- Willingness to travel 30%
- Excellent communication and negotiation skills
Benefits:
- Flexible working hours
- Structured career progression plan
- Potential to work internationally
- Investment in employee development and training programmes
