Regional Category Buyer

Continental Group Sector ContiTech; Villa de Pozos; On-site; MXN 600,000 - 1,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Continental is seeking a Regional Category Buyer to define and execute sourcing strategies for a specific category in the region, optimizing cost, ensuring supply reliability, and creating value. The role focuses on supplier management, negotiations, and cross-functional collaboration while monitoring market trends and risks to support business objectives.

This position manages regional sourcing activities, adapts global strategy regionally, and ensures compliance with governance standards and

Qualifications

• Bachelor Degree or higher or adequate long term professional experience.
• 3-5 years of professional experience in Purchasing or other relevant functions.
• Proven experience in Purchasing functions and organisational principles; project management experience is a plus.
• Very good communicative skills & team player.
• High own initiative and ability to work independently acc. to target settings.
• Experienced in international cultures and business environment, worked in international Teams for minimum 3 years.

Responsibilities

• Executes regional sourcing events / RFQs.
• Supports project based procurement events (on plant or program level).
• Ensures on-time delivery for regional projects is escalated by SCM.
• Manages regional supplier base.
• Negotiates within defined supplier base and ensures adherence to global agreements.
• Implements regional savings targets and cost reduction opportunities.

Skills

Supplier management

Negotiation

Cross-functional collaboration

Communication skills

Intercultural experience

Education

Bachelor Degree or higher or adequate long term professional experience

Job description

Continental is a leading tire manufacturer and industry specialist. Founded in 1871, the company generated sales of €19.7 billion in 2025 and currently employs around 78,000 people in 54 countries and markets.

ContiTechis one of the world’s leading material experts for industry applications. The Continentalgroup sectoroffers its customers reliable,safeand convenient industry and service solutions using a range of materials for off-highway applications, on rails and roads, in the air, under and abovethe ground, in industrial environments, for the food sector and the furniture industry. With about20,000 employees (Status as of March 2026) at more than 60 sites globally, and sales of some 6.0billion euros (2025), the global industrial partner is active with core branches in Asia, Europe and North and South America.

Job Description

Target:
Regional Category Buyer is responsible for defining and executing sourcing strategies for a specific category in specific regions, aiming to optimize cost, ensure supply reliability, and create value. The role focuses on supplier management, negotiations, and cross-functional collaboration while monitoring market trends and risks to support business objectives.
This level manages regional sourcing activities and supplier portfolios within assigned categories, delivering cost optimization, supplier performance and risk mitigation through execution of category strategies, while ensuring alignment with business objectives, governance standards and continuous improvement initiatives

Adapts and executes global strategy within the region / define regional measures to execute global strategy

Ensures compliance with global governance while considering local market dynamics

Provides regional input into strategy development

Manages regional supplier base

Support onboarding of suppliers aligned with global team

Feeds market intelligence & supplier performance data back to global

Leads supplier selection at regional level (if no global definition existing)

Sourcing & Project Procurement & Project Management

Executes regional sourcing events / RFQs

Supports project based procurement events (on plant or program level)

Ensures on-time delivery for regional projects is escalated by SCM

Manage shortages

Negotiation & Contract Management

Executes local negotiations within defined supplier base

Defines contract frameworks, T&Cs, and pricing models for defined supplier base, region or category

Ensures adherence to global agreements

Processes, Systems & Compliance

Makes sure usage of defined process standards, tools, and system landscape

Ensures compliance with corporate & regulatory requirements

Drives the usage of digital procurement tools (ePos, purchasing suite, etc.)

Delivers regional savings targets

Identifies local cost reduction opportunities

Implements continuous improvement measures locally

Risk, Supply & Escalation Management

Monitors regional supply risks and disruptions

Executes mitigation and escalation handling

Acts as first escalation layer

Coordination & Stakeholder Management

Interfaces with local stakeholders (plants, operations, engineering, other stakeholders in the region)

Ensures implementation of global decisions

Provides regional feedback & escalation input

Qualifications

Education/certification:

Bachelor Degree or higher or adequate long term professional experience

Professional experience:

3-5 years of professional experience in Purchasing or other relevant functions

Project and process experience:

proven experience in Purchasing functions and organisational principles; project management experience is a plus

Very good communicative skills & team player

High own initiative and ability to work independently acc. to target settings

Intercultural and international experience:

experienced in international cultures and business environment, worked in international Teams for minimum 3 years