Full-Time Tactical Category Manager (Europe West)

The Tactical Category Manager (m/f/diverse) role is responsible for regional strategic sourcing of a certain material/service field and its subcategories. This role reports to the Tactical Purchasing Team Lead or Head of Tactical Purchasing Center. Acting as an interface between the global cluster and the operation center, it ensures and steers the implementation of the respective integrated category strategy.

For internal applicants: Apply directly for the specific Tactical Category Manager positions in our internal job portal that most closely match your individual interests.

Your job in detail:

1. Source to Contract: Implement high-complexity tenders with Global Category Management, set alternative procurement sources, ensure synergies through volume bundling.
2. Offer Analysis: Analyze offers, create comparisons, conduct cost and price analysis, support savings targets.
3. Frame Contract Management: Increase cost-optimized price and framework agreements in coordination with relevant specialties and Global Integrated Category Management.
4. Category Management: Co-develop regional procurement strategies with the Global Category Manager, including sustainability aspects, and push regional strategy to achieve synergy effects.
5. Stakeholder Partnership: Act as an interface for Continental and the Purchasing Community, guide and train stakeholders, ensure transparency in the procurement process.
6. Supplier Management: Maintain sustainable supplier relationships, conduct strategic meetings, perform annual evaluations, lead improvement programs.
7. Project Management: Lead or participate in projects relevant to the category, within the purchasing organization or cross-functional projects.

Qualifications:

• Academic degree in business administration, engineering, or a comparable qualification.
• Initial experience in professional purchasing, with a focus on consulting, legal, finance, marketing, packaging, labeling, construction, utilities, facility management or employee services categories.
• Business fluent in English (written and spoken); additional regional languages preferred (German, French, Portuguese).
• Experience in purchasing processes. Strong analytical skills, assertiveness, teamwork, and result orientation.
• Good negotiating, persuasion, and communication skills.
• Affinity for working with people and strong intercultural competencies.
• Up to 10% willingness to travel.

Additional Benefits:

• Individual development planning based on personal needs and targets.
• Work from home up to 2 days a week (unless workshops etc. require physical presence).
• Option to work from other EU countries up to 40 days per year.
• Sabbaticals
• Agile and collaborative workstyle
• Employee discounts
• Company and tariff pension plan
• Health insurance
• Assistance with child-care
• Canteen on-site
• On-site physicians

Diversity, Inclusion & Belonging:

We offer equal opportunities to everyone.

Important Note: This position is for the Tires sector and will be transferred to Tires on April 1st.

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