Achieves best market conditionsActively influences the sourcing process through
- Early suppier involvement
- Supplier selection
- Support on technical review with selected suppliers & internal functions
- Sourcing decision
- Bundles the whole demand of Continental Automotive for own category
- Contribute the purchasing strategy to company product strategy fullContinous Cost reduction- Supports re-design in cost reduction programs
- Drives improvement programs with suppliers / internal functions fullData maintenance - Ensures in time implementation of correct data in the respective IT-systems. Responsible for monthly controlling and correction of local data and target achievement.
- Monitoring all the sourcing data in system and close on time.ShareMaterial and Supplier strategy -Supports development of material and supplier strategy
- Conducts market analysis
- Drive the strategy definition process with cross-functional partners
- Ensures that Continentals requirements are reflected in the strategy
- Documents and implements the strategy in all BUs worldwide
- Supports GCM with BASE evaluation and creation of the strategic SCFsupportNegotiation- Drives annual negotiations to constantly improve the cost situation of Continental Automotive in case of escelation
- Negotiates with suppliers
- Apply negotiation concepts (like Advanced negociation concept) to active support & execute bundling within the respective Category
- Negotiates non conformance cost with supplierssupport