Goal
Plan, initiate, coordinate, and oversee business relationships with specific suppliers within a geographic area and with respect to categories.
Principal Activities
Support the development of market analysis and implement category strategies.Define and implement profitable purchasing strategies and effective negotiation tactics for the assigned area, ensuring cross-functional and cross-divisional alignment.Continuously monitor the supply market and manage and optimize the supplier portfolio to ensure quality, cost efficiency, on-time delivery, sustainability, and compliance with contractual terms and legal regulations.Negotiate prices and conditions within the framework of supplier management and manage supplier contracts where applicable.Coordinate and lead the assigned business unit, including purchase price planning, new business allocation, and the definition of...