Category Manager

Your challenges:

• Manage assigned material categories in alignment with other material categories and with overarching procurement strategy (analyze and classify spend and suppliers)
• Supplier management in alignment with the material category strategy regarding quality, cost, R&D, and logistics
• Identify and implement optimization levers and report progress
• Coordinate, implement, and evaluate tenders
• Qualify, develop, and consolidate suppliers
• Continuously review the innovation portfolio of strategic suppliers
• Conduct yearly business reviews and contract management
• Lead supplier negotiations, evaluations, and audits

Your expertise:

• Degree in business, business engineering, mechanical engineering, chemistry, physics, or similar
• Profound experience in international procurement, supply chain management, or development
• Profound knowledge in procurement and logistics
• Experience in category management within high-tech manufacturing
• Strong technical understanding, ideally in electronics, polymers, or mechanical processing
• Experience in project management, preferably in agile development
• Analytical skills with a structured working approach
• Strong communication skills and professional presence
• Willingness to travel to internal and external stakeholders; intercultural competencies
• Ability to communicate complex matters clearly to top management
• Proficiency in MS Office and SAP
• Business fluent in English
• Global procurement experience is advantageous