Comprador Sênior

ContiTech; São Paulo; On-site; BRL 180,000 - 320,000; Full time

Job summary

A ContiTech Brasil procura um profissional para atuar como elo entre a empresa e a comunidade de compras, definindo estratégias de sourcing para a categoria, e conduzindo negociações alinhadas com Engenharia, regiões e plantas.

Você gerenciará dados, analisará spend, implementará ferramentas digitais e conduzirá reuniões com fornecedores globais para melhorar custos e desempenho, mantendo conformidade e sustentabilidade.

Qualifications

• Formação universitária ou equivalente.
• Inglês avançado.
• Experiência relevante em Purchasing ou funções correlatas em ambiente internacional.
• Experiência avançada em projetos com alcance internacional.
• Experiência em negociações com responsabilidade multi-regional.
• Conhecimento de processos de compras (e/ou descrição e otimização).

Responsibilities

• Atuar como interface entre ContiTech e a comunidade de Compras, alinhando estratégias com Engenharia, plantas e regiões.
• Definir ações de sourcing para a categoria sob gestão, com alinhamento às políticas de compras.
• Conduzir negociações estratégicas e monitorar indicadores de desempenho (KPIs).
• Conduzir análises de spend, benchmark e gestão de dados para a categoria integrada.
• Promover o uso de ferramentas digitais e tecnologias de procurement para maior eficiência.
• Gerir o relacionamento com fornecedores globais e conduzir reuniões estratégicas de supplier.

Skills

Advanced English

Education

Universidade ou equivalente

Job description

Descrição da empresa

Continental develops pioneering technologies and services for sustainable and connected mobility of people and their goods. Founded in 1871, the technology company offers safe, efficient, intelligent and affordable solutions for vehicles, machines, traffic and transportation. In 2024, Continental generated sales of €39.7 billion and currently employs around 190,000 people in 55 countries and markets.

Guided by the vision of being the customer's first choice for material-driven solutions, the ContiTech group sector focuses on development competence and material expertise for products and systems made of rubber, plastics, metal, and fabrics. These can also be equipped with electronic components in order to optimize them functionally for individual services. ContiTech's industrial growth areas are primarily in the areas of energy, agriculture, construction, and surfaces. In addition, ContiTech serves the automotive and transportation industries as well as rail transport.

Descrição da vaga

Act as interface and represent the interests of ContiTech 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 processes

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)

Turns strategy into concrete actions and tangible goals as well as defining, monitoring and reporting relevant KPIs to track progress where applicable

Ensures stakeholder satisfaction through transparent and early communication / involvement

Drive the adoption of digital tools and procurement technologies (e.g., e-sourcing platforms, AI-driven analytics) to enhance efficiency, transparency, and decision‑making.

Analysis of the global supplier market and conduction of benchmark analysis to derive actions for the global supplier portfolio

Implements and maintains sustainable supplier relationship and conducts Strategic Supplier Meetings to deploy the global integrated category strategy

Responsible for steering the annual supplier evaluation and derives development programs where needed

Performs annual and regular negotiations to constantly improve the cost situation for respective integrated category, actively drives improvement or Total Cost of Ownership programs with suppliers

Initiates the New Supplier Introduction Process

Approval and negotiations of shopping carts and Purchase Requisitions

Creates and sends Purchase Orders to the suppliers ( Purchase to Pay process ).

Realization of saving opportunities by bundling operational demands, substitution of suppliers, negotiations of payment-/delivery terms and warranty extensions

Clearance of invoice deviations in case of price difference;

Management of the RfQ-Process for demands/shopping carts, offer evaluation, creation of offer comparison, including the awarding of suppliers;

Identification and support on the creation of electronic catalogs to reduce manual processing requirements, while promoting the usage of existing ones;

Different reporting of the repetitive bought items in scope of increase automation.

Steering and Monitoring the automated replenishment process for coded materials;-

Support for specialists in clarifying differences in the region within the catalogs used

Ensure necessary transparency and documentation of supplier decisions according to compliance guidelines (e.g. Sourcing Decision Sheet).

Detect new suppliers and optimize number of existing suppliers.

Sustainable reduction of purchasing prices in consideration of functional and quality aspects.

Escalation Management/Problem Solving by executing approaches with the aim to secure local objectives;

Offer support for market surveys.

Implement measures and support the Category and Sourcing team in reaching team's common targets.

Ensure Compliance with Business Partner Code of Conduct, ContiTech Ethics and Values and all Corporate Guidelines;

Autonomous preparation, conduction and finalization of international negotiations for own integrated category including supplier decisions compliant with the relevant internal policies (incl. audit-compliant documentation) with the target to achieve the defined goals and a special focus on highest value creation (e.g. with support of Terms & Conditions (TCO) analysis)

Drives make or buy scenarios, optimizes bundling effects and initiates Value-Engineering projects

Conduct complaint and claim negotiations with special strategic interest which can’t be performed independently by the local units

Effective management of contract lifecycle for both existing and new contract agreements - compliant with the relevant internal policies (incl. audit-compliant documentation) - in order to ensure performance, financial and operational success

Lead or participate in projects with relevance for owned category or within the purchasing organization

Integrate sustainability and ESG (Environmental, Social, Governance) criteria into sourcing decisions, supplier selection, and performance evaluation.

Qualificações

• University Degree or other equivalent degree;




• Advanced English skills;




• Relevant professional experience in Purchasing or related functions within an international environment.




• Advanced experience working in projects with an international scope / environment




• Experience in conducting negotiations with a multi regional responsibility




• Knowledge on purchasing processes (and/or relevant to the field) description and optimization

Informações adicionais

EEO / Disabled / Protected Veteran Employer. Continental offers equal employment opportunities to all qualified individuals, without regard to unlawful consideration to race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, religion, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other status protected by applicable law. In addition, as a federal contractor, Continental complies with government regulations, including affirmative action responsibilities for qualified individuals with a disability and protected veterans, where they apply. To be considered, you must apply for a specific position for which Continental has a current posted job opening. Qualifying applications will be considered only for the specific opening(s) to which you apply. If you would like to be considered for additional or future job openings, we encourage you to reapply for other opportunities as they become available. Further, Continental provides reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with a disability. If you need assistance in the application process, please reply to [e-mail] or contact US Recruiting at 800-821-2727. This telephone line and email address are reserved solely for job seekers with disabilities requesting accessibility assistance or an accommodation in the job application process. Please do not call about the status of your job application, if you do not require accessibility assistance or an accommodation. Messages left for other purposes, such as following up on an application or non‑disability related technical issues, will not receive a call back.