Global Lead Buyer for Production Material - Chemicals CTBC

Continental develops groundbreaking technologies and services for the sustainable and connected mobility of people and their goods. Founded in 1871, the technology company offers safe, efficient, intelligent and affordable solutions for vehicles, machinery, traffic and transportation. Continental achieved sales of 39.7 billion euros in 2024 and currently employs around 190,000 people in 55 countries and markets. Guided by the vision of being the customers' first choice for material-driven solutions, the ContiTech division focuses on development and materials expertise for products and systems made of rubber, plastic, metal and fabric. These can also be equipped with electronic components to functionally optimize them for individual services. ContiTech's industrial growth areas are primarily in the areas of energy, agriculture, construction and surfaces. ContiTech also serves the automotive and transport industries as well as rail transport. As Global Category Buyer for Chemicals material within cluster of Rubber and Chemcial, you take over the global category responsibility for diverse chemical materials, which contains broad range of chemicals goods e.g. filler filler materials, bonding agents etc.. Your tasks will focus on the following activities: Set and excute global purchasing strategy for the Categories to ensure competitiveness, lean and efficient processes, availability as demanded and meet the necessary quality standards Drive best source location strategy, manage global supplier portfolio Meet cost requirements, implement and conduct cost saving activities Negotiate contracts Monitor market pricing and availability movements for key production materials Identify and implement new supply sources, Steer selection of new (Product Material) suppliers in collaboration with R&D Follow GDDL (German Due Diligence Law) and apply all internal and external requirements Provide trend of sustainable material/supplier development, support realisation of sustainability footprint of respective category Degree in economics, engineering, operations or related field (university / university of applied science) Professional experience in raw material purchasing or comparable function Experienced in working in an international acting company with a global purchasing network Knowledge of chemical goods beneficial Legal and contract knowledge with focus on raw material supply contracts Project management experience beneficial Fluent English and German language skills (written and spoken), further languages beneficial Good negotiation and communication skills and analytical thinking Ability to work independently as well as high level of self-motivation and teamwork High level of social & intercultural competence Willingness to travel (circa 15-20%) The 13th salary – Paid once a year, in December; Meal tickets - With a value of 40 Ron; Hybrid schedule – Work-life balance is important, so we offer a flexible schedule. Please agree on this with your superior; Private Health Insurance – Health is the most important, so we offer you a medical subscription through Signal Iduna; Referral bonuses - We encourage colleagues to refer new candidates to us and, at the same time, to get the chance to receive a bonus; Bookster – Feed your body and your mind. You can borrow books and you’ll receive them at the office; Sports benefits - It’s important to stay active, so we offer you the 7Card; Discounts at our partners – We collaborate with different vendors, and we receive discounts for various products/ services like rubbers, restaurants, kindergartens, etc; System for Rewarding Improvement Ideas – We have an internal improvement program (Continental Idea Management) that gives you the opportunity to come up with ideas and to be honored with an attractive bonus (this is established by the CIM team according to your improvement idea); Happy days – If you or your child is getting married, or you become a parent, you receive some extra free days; Life events celebration - If your family is growing, we praise your newborn with a bonus; Unfortunate events - In case of unhappy events in your life, we support you by offering you free days and financial support (handled on a case-by-case basis); Extra vacation days – You begin with 22 vacation days/year, and starting with the 3rd year with us, we offer you 1 more day of vacation and, afterward from 2 to 2 years you’ll get one more extra day (the maximum you can achieve is 27); Professional development - Many opportunities to develop yourself within the company; Diversity and multicultural mindset - We encourage you to join us no matter who, where, or what you are. We have colleagues from different nations and a variety of languages are spoken in our company.