Job Description:
The Category Purchaser is responsible for a defined technology, APAC region, BA or location to drives the definition of the supply strategy and manages suppliers to achieve best market conditions for Continental Automotive.
-Defining and initiating of sourcing and procurement strategies and providing project support to ensure the long-term, cost-effective supply of materials.
-From case to case, initiating purchasing processes and executing approaches to problem-solving to secure local objectives.
-Define, deliver, identify, introduce, and evaluate vendors to build and maintain a qualified supplier pool.
-Identify opportunities for value improvement by innovation way.
-Drive the strategy definition process with cross-functional partners; Document and implement the strategy in all plants in the region.
-Drive annual negotiations to constantly improve the cost situation of Continental Automotive in case of escalation.
-Set up and implement the bidding/negotiation procedure per sub-category which can gain the most benefit for the region.
-Apply innovation negotiation concepts (like on-line bidding, on-site pitching, comprehensive scoring, etc) to actively support & execute bundling within the respective Category.
-Ensure fulfillment of all necessary requirements by negotiating and concluding legally binding contracts with the respective vendors.
-Prepare contracts and implement the contract signing process and do contract management.
-Share market insights with relevant stakeholders.
-Collect and analyze purchasing data to provide decision-making support for management.
Qualifications:
-Full knowledge of purchasing policy, procedure, and regular bidding skills
Purchasing strategy
-Negotiation skills
-Communication skills with both Chinese and English, including Presentation and Negotiation techniques to operate in different cultures
-Sourcing and Negotiation Skills
-Commercial knowledge, includes contract law etc.
-Problem solving and decision-making tools and techniques
-Project management skills, tools, and techniques
-Risk Management