Missions and Purpose of this position
Please join us and contribute to our goals with your new role as AMERICAS Category Specialist MRO – Maintenance, Repair and Operations within Purchasing@ContiTech. The AMERICAS Category Specialist for MRO is responsible for all strategical and tactical purchasing activities across all CT IAM plants – North and South America, related to MRO cluster.
The regional category approach creates a mutual added Value for all internal Customers in terms of commercial, logistical and processual Enhancements by providing Expertise and Best Practices around the needs of the internal Customers as well as strengthening the relationship to strategic Business Partners (internally and externally).
Your tasks
- Driving all related purchasing activities in CT IAM plants located in the Americas region, related to MRO categories (Electrical, Pneumatic, Hydraulic, Mechanical, Electronic components, Machine and Hand tools items) - together with the Global Category Head and Regional Cluster Manager.
- Drive negotiations considering best commercial and operational aspects and ensure compliance with valid rules
- Identify synergy potential where- and whenever possible
- Ensure full coverage of all business requirements in the received offers
- Drive contractual coverage
- Support operational improvements by negotiating commercial benefits
- Keep alignment between purchasing and internal customer strategy
- Complete handling of the ordering process via CTOS and SAP, including any complaints handling as well as internal and external communication
- Preparing and conducting tenders, offer comparisons, and contract negotiations for complex procurement projects in the defined areas, in cooperation with Global Category Head and Regional Cluster Manager
- Create and compile Sourcing Decisions Sheets, ensure BPBoC and NDA signatures, collect financial and commercial records, identify and develop vendors
- Ensure, that agreements are created, approved and signed and communicate to the plants inside the region
- Support and management of special projects
- Act as an interface between suppliers and other relevant departments on purchasing processes and new projects and activities
- Monitor and advise on any issues which present risk or opportunity to the organization
- Provide analysis on costs, new and existing and review cost reduction activities
- Monitor market trends, competitor strategies and market suppliers
- Negotiate contracts, improve prices and terms of business with suppliers and review opportunities to make business savings utilizing negotiation and procurement best practice tools and methods
- Ensure compliance to company guidelines, purchasing policies and procedures during supplier negotiations and contracts award process
- Evaluation of suppliers and contribute to performance reviews to ensure contract compliance