Category Manager

**Category Manager/Junior Category Manager with German language (M/F)**:
**Demand Management / Category Management**
- Create transparency, analyze, and understand all areas of her categories and suppliers (incl. spend, TCO, market structure, trends, demand management levers and risks)
- Development and improvement of required goods and service portfolio, e.g., standardization, simplification
- Establish standard product portfolio and provide continuous development and of the respective product groups in close collaboration with the business stakeholders in Cross-functional collaboration (e.g., PSD team)

**Strategic Sourcing**
- Ensure cost-efficient sourcing of Commodities according to specifications and market
- Translate savings targets into sourcing plan and develop short
- and long-term supply strategies to achieve targets and execute sourcing strategies by using the strategic sourcing process
- Prepare and negotiate contracts and contract updates with key suppliers based on defined pricing and quality targets and ensure required confirmation and documentation
- Devise & steer corrective actions in case of deviations to total cost of the overall Commodities supply strategy
- Implement supplier framework agreement with strategic suppliers with support from Legal, manage contract durations and contract database

**Our company is currently looking for motivated and self-driven people for our purchasing team.**

The position(s) is responsible for ensuring that all appropriate tasks in purchasing, inventory management and catering work is carried out in an optimal and efficient manner.

**Main Responsibilities**:

- Responsible for procurement processes
- Be responsible for daily contacts with suppliers
- Responsible for supplier safety at vendors and search for the right material and supplier
- Work with the purchase administration such as price conditions, monitoring of delivery and invoice control.
- Identification and control of inventory
- Maintain specifications in accordance with quality and process compliance targets
- Create, maintain accuracy, quality-control all material-, supplier-and contract-related master data in all relevant systems incl. SAP, DI+
- Ensure purchase of goods and services according to company guidelines
- Support Category Leader in execution of purchase management process and realization of defined savings
- Support conclusion of contracts, document and issue to suppliers under guidance from Unit manager in line with relevant deadlines, conditions and KPIs
- Prepare and support department specific reporting and analysis

**Your profile**:

- You are fluent in **English and German**:

- You have at least a Bachelor's degree