<p><span style=""><span style=""><strong>Global Category Manager - Hardware/IT-Services (m/f/d) </strong></span></span></p>
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<p style="margin:0.0in"><span style="font-weight:bold;background-color:white">LOCATION:</span><span style=""><span style=""> München / Deutschland | </span></span><span style="font-weight:bold;background-color:white">BRAND:</span><span style=""><span style=""> Knorr-Bremse Systeme für Schienenfahrzeuge GmbH | </span></span><span style="font-weight:bold;background-color:white">DEPARTMENT:</span><span style=""> </span><span style=""><span style=""> R/PII Global Category Sourc IT & Telecom | </span></span><span style="background-color:white;font-weight:bold">REQUISITION ID:</span><span style=""><span style=""> 9084 <span style=""><span id="cke_bm_4463S" style="display:none"> </span>| </span></span></span>Full-time<span style=""><span style=""> | </span></span>Regular </p>
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<p><br> </p><p style="margin:0.0cm"><span style=""><span style="">As Global Category Manager – Hardware & IT Services (m/f/d), you will be responsible for the strategic procurement and category management of IT Hardware and IT Services across our global organization. This role includes functional leadership responsibilities and close collaboration with the Global Category Team Lead and Director. Your stakeholders are spread between cross-functional teams such as IT, Engineering, and Product Management. You will also be expected to manage relationships with Managed Service Providers (MSPs), to run complex strategic projects, and to contribute to the development of a cost-efficient and future-oriented IT procurement strategy.</span></span></p>
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<p><span style=""><strong>YOUR TASKS</strong></span></p>
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<li><span style="">Identify and drive initiatives for cost reduction and efficiency improvement on a global, regional, and cross-site level for IT Hardware and IT Services</span></li>
<li><span style="">Contribute significantly to strategically valuable projects with high visibility at the executive level, while shaping the future direction of the IT procurement landscape</span></li>
<li><span style="">Develop and implement procurement strategies for your assigned categories in close cooperation with the Global Category Team Lead and Director as well as cross- functional stakeholders</span></li>
<li><span style="">Lead complex global contract negotiations with a focus on hardware procurement, service agreements, service level agreements, and managed service providers (MSPs)</span></li>
<li><span style="">Support the implementation of sustainability and compliance initiatives in IT procurement</span></li>
<li><span style="">Collaborate with internal stakeholders to define requirements and ensure alignment with business objectives</span></li>
<li><span style="">Provide functional leadership and guidance to regional category managers, local purchasing and project teams</span></li>
<li><span style="">Monitor market trends and supplier performance to ensure continuous improvement and innovation in the supply base</span></li>
<li><span style="">Ensure alignment with global procurement policies and contribute to the development of best practices</span></li>
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<p><span style=""><strong>YOUR PROFILE </strong></span></p>
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<li><span style="">Extensive professional experience in strategic procurement, preferably in IT Hardware and IT Services</span></li>
<li><span style="">Strong knowledge of sourcing processes and supplier management in the IT domain, including MSPs</span></li>
<li><span style="">Proven negotiation skills and experience in managing complex supplier contracts</span></li>
<li><span style="">Ability to communicate effectively across organizational units and build consensus</span></li>
<li><span style="">Profound skills in Excel and PowerPoint to structure your projects and communicate progress to top management</span></li>
<li><span style="">Team player with assertiveness and excellent communication skills</span></li>
<li><span style="">Fluent in English (mandatory); German language skills are a plus</span></li>
<li><span style="">Willingness to travel occasionally (approx. 10%)</span></li>
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<p style="margin:0.0cm"><span style=""><strong><span style="">Join Our Team!</span></strong></span></p>
<p style="margin:0.0cm"><span style="">Be part of a global organization shaping the future of mobility. We offer a dynamic work environment, flexible working models, and opportunities for professional growth. At Knorr-Bremse, your contribution to IT procurement will have a strategic impact.</span></p><p style="margin:0.0in"> </p>
<p style="margin:0.0in"><span style="font-weight:bold">Come and join our team!</span></p>
<p style="margin:0.0in"><span style="font-weight:bold">Let’s shape the future of mobility together!</span></p>
<p style="margin:0.0in">Who are we? Some 33.000 team players around the world, hard at work in over 100 locations across more than 30 countries. As a force for progress on road and rail, we prioritize technical excellence, sustainable business practices and social responsibility. At the last count, our global revenues totaled EUR 7,9 billion. Join us, and you can expect exciting, varied work in an international environment with attractive working conditions – including flexible working hours, sabbaticals and remote work. In addition, you can work up to twenty days a year from abroad in the EU. A broad selection of continuing education programs offers you plenty of opportunities to develop both professionally and personally. And you can look forward to many other benefits, such as sports and healthcare programs, corporate volunteering, JobRad bicycle leasing, subsidized public transit options, and a state-of-the-art workplace with a rich choice of in-house catering options.</p>
