Category Manager EME ,India

Material and Supplier strategy▪ Derive strategy and actions for managed categories based on internal stakeholder, business needs and market situation ▪ Develop a material and supplier strategy: ▪ Conduct market / internal demand analysis and benchmarks ▪ Drive the strategy definition process with cross-functional partners ▪ Ensure that AUMOVIO requirements are reflected in the strategy ▪ Document and implement the strategy in all BAs/locations worldwide ▪ Conduct regular supplier evaluation with main stakeholders Stakeholder management Category & Supplier Management▪ Guide, support and train internal stakeholders to execute by using right tools, methods and processes ▪ Ensure the alignment and implementation of the category strategy within the organization (e.g., communicate sourcing market trends, category results) ▪ Ensure that suppliers fulfill the legal requirements by applying AUMOVIO processes, tools and templates ▪ Support escalations at internal and external stakeholder Achieve best market conditions▪ Actively influence the sourcing process through: ▪ Supply market analysis / supplier selection ▪ Negotiation of prices and closure of contracts ▪ Sourcing decision ▪ Identify and lift bundling opportunities for own category Negotiation▪ Drive annual negotiations to constantly improve the cost situation ▪ Negotiate with suppliers ▪ Apply negotiation concepts to actively support and execute bundling within the respective Category ▪ Negotiate non-conformance cost with suppliers ▪ Monitor and adapt existing demands, volumes and/or service level agreements.

Contract Management▪ Ensure fulfillment of all necessary requirements by negotiating and concluding legally binding contracts (e.g. frame-, project related contracts, YPSA) with the respective suppliers and process & audit-compliant documentation ▪ Ensure effective contract lifecycle management Data maintenance▪ Ensure in time implementation of correct data in the respective IT-systems ▪ Monthly controlling and correction of local data and target achievement Project management/Continous Cost reduction▪ Initiate and support value-engineering, re-design and cost reduction programs, make or buy decisions and content challenge ▪ Initiate and drive together with the internal stakeholders supplier improvement programs if needed (performance, costs), initiate the new supplier introduction process" Sustainability & Risk managment▪ Identify, assess, and mitigate supply chain and procurement risks with respect to geopolitical, geohazard, finacial or material risks . ▪ Develop and implement risk mitigation strategies together with the involved stakeholders ▪ Ensure supply chain compliance with sustainability regulations, legal requirements and sustainability standards.

Bachleors / Master University degree in Engineering or relevant professional experience , with minimum 20 years of experience