Your responsibilities:
* Develop, implement, and monitor the global category strategy
* Provide guidance to the Category Buyers and support them in achieving defined goals
* Define targets for negotiations
* Responsible for global contract negotiations
* Leading the category team functionally and strengthen the category network within the FUCHS group
* Analyzing and optimizing suppliers as well as raw materials portfolios and derive appropriate measures
* Managing suppliers strategically
Qualifications we are looking for:
* Completed studies with a focus on business, industrial engineering or chemistry
* Experience in strategic procurement / category management in a regional or global set-up or in a similar position like B2B Sales, ideally in the automotive industry
* High sense of responsibility and ability to work independently
* Goal-oriented way of working with strong strategic thinking skills
* Collaborative personality with excellent communication skills and persuasiveness through different hierarchical levels to balance different interests in global matrix organizations
* Proactive, determined, structured and solution-oriented approach to work
* Business fluent in German and English and willingness to travel internationally
These are your benefits:
* An interesting working environment in a dynamic, worldwide operating company
* A secure future perspective and a good work-life balance as well as individual further education opportunities and training
* A very good working atmosphere with flat hierarchies
* Opportunities to participate in various health and fitness activities, such as health days, sports groups and cooperation with fitness studios
Do you have any questions? Kathrin Fricke (kathrin.fricke@fuchs.com) will be more than happy to answer them!