The role of Regional Category Buyer is responsible for the strategic sourcing and performing all PUR activities of a certain material/service field and its subcategories, with the objective of optimal supply and generating a maximum profit contribution in compliance with the company's policies and purchasing guidelines. This position reports functionally to the Head of General Category and directly to the Regional Cluster Lead and is expected to steer the implementation of the respective Category Strategy.
Your tasks
- Act as interface and represent the interests of Continental and the Purchasing Community towards all internal and external stakeholders (e.g. Engineering, Plants, Suppliers)
- Understands the business and purchasing strategy to derive actions for own managed category
- Guide, support and train local and central stakeholders to execute with the right tools, methods and processes
- Consults internal customers for information regarding provision of goods/services, purchasing constraints and process optimization in his/her area of responsibility.
- Plans and organizes regular meetings with internal key customers.
- Clarifies technical and commercial requirements together with the requester and the supplier
- Give responses or feedbacks through the given tools in an acceptable period of time.
- Develop and sustain (supplier) strategy for respective integrated category in alignment with all relevant stakeholders and supervisors (e.g. Engineering, Regions, Plants) and in compliance with all relevant purchasing processes, guidelines and procedures
- Understand multiple data management systems and manage data analytics for the respective integrated category (identify spend profile and concentration, estimate / predict demand etc)
- Turns strategy into concrete actions and tangible goals as well as reporting relevant KPIs to track progress where applicable
- Ensures stakeholder satisfaction through transparent and early communication / involvement
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📌 Regional Category Buyer (San Luis Potosí)
🏢 Continental
📍 San Luis Potosí
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