PROCUREMENT LEAD Electrics & Electronics (m/w/d)

INEOS; Böblingen; On-site; EUR 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

30 days of vacation

Flexible working hours

Company pension plan

Corporate benefits

Support for public transportation

Opportunities for remote work

Job summary

INEOS is seeking a Procurement Category Manager for Electrics & Electronics in Böblingen, Germany. The role entails managing procurement strategies and supplier relationships ensuring optimal supply chain solutions. Ideal candidates should have extensive automotive procurement experience and excellent project management skills.

The position offers attractive compensation, 30 vacation days, flexible working hours, and a company pension plan. Proficiency in English is required, and German is a plus.

Qualifications

• 8-10 years of experience in automotive procurement.
• Demonstrable strategic procurement experience.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate procurement activities in Electrics & Electronics.
• Negotiate with suppliers for the best commercial terms.
• Monitor global supply market changes.

Skills

Project management skills

Supplier relationship management

Analytical skills

Negotiation skills

Education

8-10 years experience in automotive procurement

Knowledge of Electrics & Electronics

Tools

Microsoft Office

SAP

Job description

Your role

To own a Procurement Category in Electrics & Electronics (EE) end-to-end, including leadership and development of the procurement strategy, using your experience to finally ensure the right parts are in the right place at the right time, allowing purchasing to achieve the best possible commercial terms and conditions in line with the business group strategy, and to own the supplier relationship for the suppliers related to those categories.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate all procurement activities related to the selected category in EE.
• Identify and source the components and systems with the best technical and commercial fit to the vehicle and operations requirements.
• Prepare, co-ordinate and execute sourcing decisions for selected commodities and full category - all sourcing decisions are cross functional aligned between engineering, manufacturing, quality, supply chain and procurement.
• Negotiate with suppliers to secure best balanced commercial terms considering technical feasibility, volume demands, quality and manufacturing requirements.
• Fulfil all relevant project targets regarding material and tooling cost as well as timeline.
• Constant observation of the global supply market regarding changes that affects our business.
• Develop and align in a cross-functional manner category strategies considering global supply market developments as well as internal requirements.
• Identify, evaluate and countermeasure risks associated with the supply chain of the selected category.
• Manage and co-ordinate raw material fluctuations with the suppliers and commodities across the whole category.
• Establish and secure reliable supply chains during serial production.
• Support the Procurement Manager in developing and delivering the transition strategy for procurement from project to operation.
• Help drive and deliver all procurement activities of the project phase e.g. through close cooperation with the cost engineers.
• Work closely with the Engineering, Commercial and Industrialisation to agree future demand plans, materials and equipment.
• Network with the wider INEOS organisation to maximise group leverage possibilities.

Requirements

• Ideally 8-10 years’ experience gained at either a Tier 1/2 automotive supplier or automotive OEM.
• Previous direct knowledge of automotive procurement from concept-through-industrialisation-to-operation, with focus on Electrics & Electronics.
• Significant automotive supply chain / procurement know-how gained over a long career in automobile manufacturing.
• Excellent project management skills, with a track record of delivery.
• Able to demonstrate experiences in building and maintaining senior supplier relationships.
• Demonstrable strategic procurement experience and or NPI (New Product Introduction).
• Ability to prioritise tasks and have effective time management and analytical skills.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• There will be significant travel involved in the role.
• Good capability with Microsoft Office software.
• Experience with SAP is desirable, training will be available.
• English language is mandatory.
• German language would be beneficial.

Benefits

• Responsible tasks
• Attractive compensation
• 30 days of vacation per year
• Flexible working hours
• Company pension plan
• Corporate benefits
• Excellent transportation links by car or train, plus a company subsidy for public transportation passes
• Opportunities for remote work

We welcome all applications, regardless of gender, age, disability, religion, ethnic background, or sexual identity.