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

INEOS Belgium; Böblingen; On-site; EUR 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

30 days of vacation per year

Company pension plan

Public transportation subsidy

Opportunities for remote work

Job summary

INEOS Belgium in Böblingen is seeking a Procurement Specialist to manage the Electrics & Electronics category. This role involves leading procurement strategies, ensuring timely delivery of parts, and maintaining supplier relationships.

Successful candidates will have 8-10 years of relevant automotive experience, strong project management skills, and the ability to liaise effectively with engineering and manufacturing teams. The position offers a full-time contract with attractive compensation and remote work opportunities.

Qualifications

• 8-10 years of experience in automotive procurement from concept to operation.
• Excellent project management skills with a history of delivery.
• Strategic procurement experience and understanding of E&E.

Responsibilities

• Own procurement category in Electrics & Electronics.
• Negotiate with suppliers for best commercial terms.
• Identify and source components meeting technical requirements.

Skills

Automotive procurement knowledge

Project management

Supplier relationship management

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Education

8-10 years' experience in automotive industry

Experience with SAP

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

INEOS Automotive - Built For More

Story so far: Since we started our journey to build a no nonsense 4X4, we've come a long way. We've established INEOS Automotive as a serious contender in 4X4 development and manufacturing. We've partnered with some of the biggest names in the automotive industry. We've made our way from vision to prototype. We've secured a world-class production facility and delivery team. We've delivered Grenadiers to customers all around the world. We're building our double cab pick up, the Quartermaster.

People and Culture: Easy never changed anything. Not in manufacturing, science, engineering or energy - and certainly not elite sport. At INEOS we tackle every challenge head-on, and we help extraordinary athletes achieve extraordinary things. When it comes to making positive change, we know nothing gets done without grit, rigor and humor. Our Automotive team consist of around 1500 employees, 10 locations and 44 nationalities, we're an international team working together to challenge the ordinary.

If this sounds like you, let's talk.

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 include (but are not limited to):

• 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.
• Attractive compensation
• 30 days of vacation per year
• Company pension plan
• Excellent transportation links by car or train, plus a company subsidy for public transportation passes
• Opportunities for remote work

If the role sounds of interest and you want to learn more, please apply.

Contact:

Benedikt Schmidt, Head of Direct Procurement

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

If your application is successful one of our team members will be in touch to arrange an initial conversation!

• Type Full-time
• Posted 23 April 2026
• Requisition ID D2986C3926

Job Details

• Location Böblingen, Germany
• Discipline Procurement
• Type Full-time
• Business INEOS Automotive
• Posted 23 April 2026
• Requisition ID D2986C3926