You will lead supplier negotiations and manage relationships while analyzing data to optimize procurement. Your role includes developing cost-saving strategies and overseeing process improvements across departments.
Anforderungen
- •Proven experience in procurement, 5+ years
- •Excellent communication and negotiation skills
- •Strong hands-on experience in procurement processes
- •Strong analytical skills and attention to detail
- •Pragmatic, solution-oriented, and highly organised
- •Fluent English skills, German is a plus
Deine Aufgaben
- •Lead contract negotiations with suppliers.
- •Manage supplier relationships for maximum value.
- •Analyze supplier data for optimization opportunities.
- •Identify and integrate new top suppliers.
- •Develop a European roadmap for cost savings.
- •Oversee procurement process improvements with Production.
- •Implement systems and conduct ongoing analysis.
- •Manage cross-functional, data-driven projects.
- •Collaborate with stakeholders, including top management.
Deine Vorteile
750€ starting bonus
International working environment
Home office options
Above-average corporate pension plan
Discounts on well-known brands
Original Beschreibung
## Job Description
* Lead contract negotiations and manage supplier relationships to maximize value.
* Analyze supplier data, products, lead times, and pricing to identify optimization potential.
* Identify and integrate new top suppliers to to build a superior supplier network serving all production centers in Europe.
* Develop and execute a European roadmap for costs savings and other supplier network improvements.
* Oversee and lead the improvement of all direct and indirect procurement processes with the Production department including system implementation, ongoing analysis, budgeting, and cross-border benchmarking.
* Manage cross-functional, data-driven projects and collaborate with stakeholders including top management.
## Qualifications
* Proven experience in the area of procurement from a start-up, a management consultancy, a dynamic, fast-growing company or from the automotive sector **with 5+ years of experience** in **procurement/supply chain management with focus in these EU-countries: Germany, Spain, Italy or France!**
* Excellent communication and contract negotiations skills.
* **Strong hands-on experience**building procurement processes.
* Strong analytical skills, attention to detail and the ability to draw conclusions from data.
* You are pragmatic, solution-oriented, highly organised and can work independently as well as in a team.
* Fluent English skills are a must, German would be a plus.
## Additional Information
* **750€ starting bonus for all new starters until the end of the month**
* Once a unicorn, now a listed public company, be part of our success story!
* A very international working environment with exciting projects
* Your life-work balance is very important to us, so we offer you home office options
* Your future is important to us, which is why we have an above-average corporate pension plan to top it off
* We offer discounts on well-known brands like Flaconi, Bosch, Apple and Sky, as well as special offers on used cars for you, your family and your friends
**Join us, building the best way to buy and sell cars!**
**Contact**
Emily Albrecht
*At AUTO1 Group we live an open culture, believe in direct communication, and value diversity. We welcome every applicant; regardless of gender, ethnic origin, religion, age, sexual identity, disability, or any other non-merit factor.*
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