.A global manufacturing company is looking for an experienced Category Manager to join our team, located in Mexico.
We offer all the benefits of a top employer committed to further development, intercultural exchange and innovation We are looking for people who bring commitment and a sense of team spirit to every challenge they take on.
**Category Manager**Manages the allotted purchasing tasks for the assigned material groups/categories.
**Your tasks/Responsibilities**:A global manufacturing company is looking for an experienced Category Manager to join our team, located in Mexico.
We offer all the benefits of a top employer committed to further development, intercultural exchange and innovation We are looking for people who bring commitment and a sense of team spirit to every challenge they take on.
**Category Manager**Manages the allotted purchasing tasks for the assigned material groups/categories.
**Your tasks/Responsibilities**:- Monitors continuously the economical, technical & social market trends & risks for the assigned categories, sub-categories and suppliers (market surveys).- Implements worldwide purchasing strategies for the assigned categories and sub-categories based on customer/ internal stakeholder requirements and market data / trends.
Negotiates full congruence of customer terms, conditions and requirements with suppliers and mitigates deviations between the internal and external stakeholders- Executes benchmarks and commercial negotiations with suppliers to achieve the customer RFQ / project and strategic purchasing objectives.- Identifies and drives implementation of VA/VE ideas- Negotiates and implements terms and conditions as well as cash and capital improvement measures with suppliers- Prepares and continuously updates the Category Statement for customer RFQs / projects- Ensures the compliant supplier onboarding, award and release processes- Concludes relevant supplier contracts (e.G.
Framework Agreement, Service Level Agreement, Quality Assurance Agreement, including adequate pre-agreements) in the range of assigned responsibility- Manages the assigned global supplier portfolio based on customer & internal stakeholder requirements, including identification and onboarding of new capable suppliers to enhance competition- Derives measures with suppliers to safeguard capacities for the to be delivered goods and services.- Manages escalations with suppliers, especially in events seriously endangering LEONI production and/or deliveries to the customers (e. g. material allocation, late delivery of material, goods or services)- Recovers non-conformance and non-performance costs from suppliers (in escalation).- Monitors and reports the allotted KPIs and develops and implements adequate measures to resolve deviations.- Supports clarification of invoice discrepancies on prices, terms and conditions, triggered by Accounting