Procurement Category Manager - Electronic Components

Procurement Category Manager - Electronic Components
Join us to drive change. Make a difference in homes around the world.
At the Electrolux Group, a leading global appliance company, we strive daily to shape living for the better for our consumers, people, and planet. We share ideas and collaborate so that together, we can develop solutions that deliver enjoyable and sustainable living.
Come join us as you are. We believe diverse perspectives make us stronger and more innovative. In our global community of people from 100+ countries, we listen to each other, actively contribute and grow together.
Join us in our exciting quest to build the future home!

All about the role:

Strategic role. The high visibility within the organisation will allow you to learn from the ground, the use of electronic within Electrolux and will have strong interaction across all Product Development to support the definition of the component strategy for the coming years.

What you'll do:

As a Category Manager, you are responsible to develop and maintain a competitive, supportive and high performing portfolio of suppliers to be utilized across all the product lines. Along with the product development you will drive the strategical road map for achieving greater standardization and innovative technology introduction. If you have a proactive, agile approach, great analytical skills, and can easily collaborate with others, this is your chance! Help Electrolux keep shaping living for the better, and we'll help you go further than you ever thought possible.

1. Lead your category strategically with the objective to leverage, promote complexity reduction, simplification, modularization, cost performance and innovation.
2. Align with our product developments to define strategical roadmap.
3. Work with the Product Lines and Business Area Category Managers to build and deploy a category strategy that aligns all Business Areas requirements.
4. Support and drive implementation of innovative digital tool for accelerating data management and consolidation.
5. Enforce, where applicable Long-Term Agreements (LTA).
6. Elaborate and deliver your procurement strategy with 5 years vision.

Who you are:

1. Master degree in Electronic Engineering or a proven know-how in the area of Electronics is mandatory.
2. Experience in display technology, IOT is a plus.
3. 5+ experience with Direct Purchasing of technical components, with an international exposure.
4. Demonstrated ability to effectively manage strategic supplier relationships, including relationship building, performance, development and integration.
5. Knowledge of supplier processes and cost drivers methodology.
6. Experience in communication to Top Management.
7. Proficient level language skills in English. Italian, German or Chinese would be a benefit.

Where you'll be:

You will be based at the Susegana Plant Location, our administrative office located in Santa Lucia di Piave (Treviso, Veneto, Italy).

Benefits include:

1. Hybrid work environment.
2. Discounts on our award-winning Electrolux products and services.
3. Extensive learning opportunities and flexible career path.

As part of the Electrolux Group, we will continuously invest in you and your development. There are no barriers to where your career could take you.

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