Global Category Manager – Direct Material (m/f/d)

Kloepfel Consulting Deutschland; Weißenhorn; On-site; USD 102,762 - 159,853; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Mobile working

Childcare

Leadership training

Job summary

Kloepfel Consulting Deutschland seeks a Global Category Manager – Direct Material to lead global direct material procurement. You will develop and implement site-wide strategies, manage supplier relationships, and drive savings across production-focused product groups such as steel and aluminium profiles.

The role requires 5+ years in strategic purchasing, strong technical aptitude, and fluent German and advanced English.

Qualifications

• Completed training, studies, or equivalent qualification.
• Minimum of 5 years of professional experience in strategic purchasing.
• Ability to think strategically and develop long-term strategies for product groups.
• High technical affinity with an understanding of production technology.
• Technical interest and experience with product groups such as steel profiles and tubes, aluminium profiles.
• Very good communication skills and confident negotiation.
• German language skills and advanced English skills.

Responsibilities

• You are part of the Global Procurement Team in central, strategic purchasing.
• Independent development and implementation of global and site-wide procurement group strategies (including global procurement market analyses, etc.), taking into account the company objectives for the procurement group to be managed (e.g. steel profiles and tubes, aluminium profiles, etc.).
• Implementation of Supplier Lifecycle Management (selection, evaluation, development, phasing out, etc.)
• Negotiation of annual price adjustments and major procurement projects, as well as framework, supply, and works contracts
• Supply chain risk management and definition of necessary preventive and counter-measures
• Identification and implementation of savings potentials to achieve global procurement goals
• Coordination of multifunctional teams in purchasing projects (e.g. value analyses, savings projects, etc.)

Skills

Strategic thinking

Negotiation

Communication skills

German language skills

English language skills

Technical affinity

Education

Completed training, studies, or equivalent qualification

Job description

Global Category Manager – Direct Material (m/f/d)

Overview

Responsible for the global and site‑wide procurement of direct material, leading strategy development and implementation within the Global Procurement Team.

Responsibilities

• You are part of the Global Procurement Team in central, strategic purchasing.
• Independent development and implementation of global and site‑wide procurement group strategies (including global procurement market analyses, etc.), taking into account the company objectives for the procurement group to be managed (e.g. steel profiles and tubes, aluminium profiles, etc.).
• Implementation of Supplier Lifecycle Management (selection, evaluation, development, phasing out, etc.)
• Negotiation of annual price adjustments and major procurement projects, as well as framework, supply, and works contracts
• Supply chain risk management and definition of necessary preventive and counter‑measures
• Identification and implementation of savings potentials to achieve global procurement goals
• Coordination of multifunctional teams in purchasing projects (e.g. value analyses, savings projects, etc.)

Qualifications

• Completed training, studies, or equivalent qualification
• Minimum of 5 years of professional experience in strategic purchasing.
• The ability to think strategically and develop long‑term strategies for product groups
• High technical affinity with an understanding of production technology
• Technical interest and experience with product groups such as steel profiles and tubes, aluminium profiles, etc.
• Very good communication skills and confident negotiation.
• German language skills and advanced English skills

Benefits

• Work‑Life Integration: Wherever possible, our client offers you mobile working and provides you with the appropriate technical equipment. In addition to flexible working time models and job sharing, our client's childcare and holiday care ensure a better work‑life balance.
• Exceed your own expectations: Annual performance reviews, further training advice and support, exchange and mentoring programmes, as well as leadership training will assist you in your professional development. Our company academy offers you a variety of further training opportunities and free access to online learning platforms such as LinkedIn Learning and getAbstract.
• On‑site in Weißenhorn: The Weißenhorn location impresses not only with good public transport links and free parking but also with a bistro and an excellent, international canteen.