.Your tasks- Interface between Automotive Purchasing and BA AM Purchasing.- Support to align, define and implement the global Purchasing strategy with the BU specific material strategy including knowledge transfer.- Support for Purchasing Redesign to cost measures as well as other cost reduction programs.- Responsible to drive alignment between Automotive Purchasing and BA Management on material budget including opportunities and risks- Responsible for Big data analytics, Purchasing KPI, Close the Gap and Material Strategy on a BU level.- Support to ensure data quality by defining and implementing a structured analysis of AM material data- Support transparent data analytics to ensure efficient evaluation of target deviations and definition of countermeasures- Support and update a monthly forecast report for annual price reductions vs. budget, including risks and opportunities'- Support for all financial and nonfinancial PUR KPIs for AM- Implement and track relevant KPI's on a global scale- Identifying external and internal data sources for data analysis- Support for measure creation and realization of savings- Ensure data quality for the active existing parts in the system- Support to check continuously price differences including definition and implementation of countermeasures including leassons learnt for the organization- Provide the big picture for purchasing topics by creating summaries and complex visualizations of selected topics e.G. Budget, MLCC, Shares, Legacy, etc- Support key strategic purchasing acitvities, like Risk Mitigation, multiple source and share implementation, SSL coverage- and Legacy Management- Drive exchange with category specialists and technology experts of the BUs / BAs in order to identify our technology roadmaps- Support dedicated strategic projects e.G. "Project Risk Mitigation" in direct alignment with BU Management- Support to setup and define structured reportings, methods and guidelines.**Profile**:- Management skills, tools and techniques which ensures a strategic, profit and resulted oriented handling (Balanced Scorecard, Benchmarking, etc- Human relations skills (team skills, conflict management, open-mindedness, networking)- Communication skills, including Presentation and Negotiation techniques to operate in different cultures- Problem solving and decision making tools and techniques- Project management skills, tools and techniques- Procurement Process and Product Life Cycle (PLC) knowledge- Purchasing Management (including standards of Quality system requirements, policies and norms (IATF 19649/ VDA 6.1)- Material Budget systems / process including compliance regulations- Risk Management- Technical understanding of specific components- Commercial knowledge, includes contract law etc.**Offer**:At Continental we are committed to building an inclusive and discrimination-free ecosystem in Mexico, these principles are rooted in our corporate philosophy and culture