Category Management

Company Description

LEONI is a global provider of products, solutions and services for energy and data management in the automotive industry. The group of companies employs about 95,000 people in 26 countries and generated consolidated sales of EUR 5.5 billion in 2023. The value chain ranges from standardized cables and special and data cables to highly complex wiring systems and related components, from development to production. As an innovation partner with distinctive development and systems expertise, we support our customers on the path to increasingly sustainable and connected mobility concepts from autonomous driving to alternative drives as well as charging systems.

Job Description

• Continuously monitors market trends and economic, technical, and social risks for assigned categories, subcategories, and suppliers (market studies).
• Implements global purchasing strategies for assigned categories and subcategories based on customer/internal stakeholder requirements and market data/trends.
• Negotiates full alignment of terms, conditions, and customer requirements with suppliers and mitigates deviations between internal and external stakeholders.
• Executes benchmarks and commercial negotiations with suppliers to achieve RFQ/project objectives and customer strategic purchases.
• Identifies and drives the implementation of VA/VE ideas.
• Negotiates and implements cash and capital improvement measures with suppliers.
• Prepares and continuously updates the category statement for RFQ/customer projects.
• Ensures that supplier onboarding, award, and release processes meet the requirements.
• Concludes relevant supplier contracts (e.g., Framework Agreement, Service Level Agreement, Quality Assurance Agreement, including appropriate prior agreements) within the assigned responsibility scope.
• Manages the assigned global supplier portfolio based on customer and internal stakeholder requirements, including identifying and onboarding new capable suppliers to enhance competitiveness.
• Derives measures with suppliers to safeguard capabilities for the delivery of goods and services.
• Reports to management Material Price Variances on monthly basis.
• Supports team on business needs such as department's specific tasks, business duties, etc.

Qualifications and Experience

• Bilingual (essential: advanced English)
• Education: Bachelor's degree in business administration or any engineering degree.
• At least 5 years of experience in: purchasing, purchasing planning, project scheduling, ABC analysis, make vs Buy analysis, supplier relationship management, performance improvement
• Experience with MS Office: PowerPoint presentations, Excel sheets, Word (editing/marking documents) (able to create high-quality presentations).
• Able to manage multiple projects or tasks at once (multitasking with progress and real results).
• Great communicator, problem solver, and strong work ethic (integrity).
• Purchasing application tools, Big Data Analytics, SIPOC Diagram.
• Familiarity with the manufacturing industry