Job Description

Company Description

Continental develops pioneering technologies and services for sustainable and connected mobility of people and their goods. Founded in 1871, the technology company offers safe, efficient, intelligent and affordable solutions for vehicles, machines, traffic and transportation. In 2021, Continental generated sales of \xe2\x82\xac33.8 billion and currently employs more than 190,000 people in 58 countries and markets. On October 8, 2021, the company celebrated its 150th anniversary. With its premium portfolio in the car, truck, bus, two-wheel and specialty tire segment, the Tires group sector stands for innovative solutions in tire technology. Intelligent products and services related to tires and the promotion of sustainability complete the product portfolio. For specialist dealers and fleet management, Tires offers digital tire monitoring and tire management systems, in addition to other services, with the aim of keeping fleets mobile and increasing their efficiency. With its tires, Continental makes a significant contribution to safe, efficient and environmentally friendly mobility.



MISSION/PURPOSE:
Management of logistic services category groups within Group Purchasing\'s Regional Indirect Materials organization, providing Continental with expertise and best practices in the fields of Procurement, Strategic Sourcing, Supply Market Analysis, Category and Supply Base management, and others related.
The main objective is to establish the best commercial conditions while optimizing a supplier base through the aggregation of spend and common strategies in order to maximize Supply Chain security. Ensure efficient and compliant sourcing in close alignment with Tire Logistics, Automotive SCM, CT SCM.

RESPONSIBILITY/TASKS
1. Strategic Sourcing: Initiate, design, and drive demand pooling across the divisions and material fields to ensure optimum use of purchasing power and maximize the contribution to the operating profit and component quality.
2. Category management: Assist in the definition and initiation of innovative category management and sourcing strategies, develop cross-divisional procurement processes, and implement optimum sourcing strategies with qualified suppliers to lay the foundation for procurement success in the medium term and to achieve a maximum contribution to the operating result.
3. Negotiations: Define and implement innovative negotiation concepts and strategies, and carry out cost and contract negotiations leading to an agreement being signed to guarantee uninterrupted supply at optimum conditions.
4. Supporting Global/local category managers: Act as the Ambassador for Indirect Purchasing in supporting the Global/local Category managers in their process of establishing optimum conditions for their respective host facility. They act as the window interface between that facility and the Procurement community.
5. Contract management: Ensuring contracts are based on Continental regional or global standards and implemented.
- Contract and price negotiations as well as contract & price confirmation and signing.
- Ensuring the availability of all warehousing-related contracts in Continental-specific systems.
- Management of contract databases to early establish following up processes and RFQs to ensure smooth running operations and processes."
6. Processes & Guidelines: Establish sustainable warehouse sourcing processes and procedures among all Continental divisions.
- Aligning warehouse sourcing processes with all Continental divisions and ensuring the implementation of those.
- Ensuring the usage of Continental policies and guidelines and supporting local logistics and purchasing teams to implement them."
7. Strategy: Jointly define warehouse sourcing strategies with all internal business partners such as logistics central functions, local logistics, and purchasing teams and ensure the implementation.

COMPETENCIES:
Management skills, tools and techniques which ensures a strategic, profit and resulted oriented handling (Balanced Scorecard, Benchmarking, etc.)
Human relations skills (team skills, conflict management, open-mindedness, networking)
Communication skills, including Presentation and Negotiation techniques to operate in different cultures
Problem-solving and decision-making tools and techniques
Project management skills, tools and techniques
Procurement Process and Product Life Cycle (PLC) knowledge
Purchasing Management (including standards of Quality system requirements, policies and norms (IATF 19649/ VDA 6.1)
Risk Management
Technical understanding of specific Logistics techniques and processes
Commercial knowledge includes contract law etc.
Leading remote teams at a regional level, leveraging technologies, and systems for the team lead

Qualifications

Bachelor\'s Degree: Procurement, Information Technology, Engineering, Business Administration, Supply Chain Management or related field required;
5 years of professional experience, managing contract tenders in the area of warehousing/logistic/transportation services.
Profound Experience in Logistics and Procurement including spend aggregation, executing category strategies, negotiations, and supply base evaluation. Experience in Warehouse Distribution operation is a plus;
Strong Leadership Experience as well as excellent presentation and Communication skills;
understanding of systems and processes, establishing and building, and motivating new teams on an international level, and strategical thinking on a regional scale;
Good leadership experience as well as excellent presentation and communication skills; Capability of Leading remotely.
High degree of international and intercultural experience is required. Professional international assignment(s) or work experience in international teams preferred

Additional Information

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