Head of PM Purchasing

- manage and coordinate all local purchasing activities for the plant

- translate plant’s purchasing strategy into action plans and ensure implementation

- contribute to strategic and operative planning of the plant (e.g. with respect to investments, capacity and headcount planning)

- ensure the achievement of purchasing targets according to internal and external customer expectations

- initiate and implement continuous improvement activities by applying CBS methods and training measures

- interface and local support to BU, BA or group purchasing processes and teams (e.g. reporting of savings, payment terms, material price development, reporting of raw material forecast, etc.)

- participate in and/or steer local purchasing related and cross-functional projects

- conduct employee dialogues, personnel development and coaching

- other tasks assigned by supervisor

Financial Management

- prepare, review and manage the budget and forecast of purchasing cost center

- ensure timely submission of financial data to controlling

- implement and conduct activities according to the budget established

- ensure that the financial goals are met

Purchasing

- responsible for entire purchasing process of production (PM; depending on ZEBRA status, target structure – may apply depending on BU conditions) i.e. local production materials (not used by any other CT or Continental plant),

- determinate relevant purchasing statutory and regulatory requirements in the country of receipt, the country of shipment and the customer-identified country of destination and ensure fulfillment

- select suppliers and document sourcing decision to ensure compliant processes

- negotiate and contract with suppliers (e.g. prices, incoterms and payment terms, Quality Assurance Agreements) as well as issuing purchase order

- perform supplier development, release and support in supplier auditing (including controlling and evaluation of supplier measures)

- dispose amount and delivery date of purchased material and investments

Training and Coaching

- ensure the availability of qualified employees for the purchasing function in cooperation with plant HR

- initiate and control the continuous qualification of purchasing employees in cooperation with plant HR

Monitoring and Reporting

- ensure purchasing performance (KPI) monitoring and reporting (e.g. delivery performance, complain rate, soft facts, etc.) in cooperation with plant controlling

- ensure supplier performance monitoring (e.g. delivery reliability to production line of external service providers)

- initiate and control measures to improve purchasing performance

Standardization

- ensure implementation of internal purchasing standards (e.g. processes, methods, tools, KPIs, etc.)

- provide feedback and input for further development of standards regarding purchasing processes, methods, tools and KPIs to segment, BU or BA functions

Qualifications

- university degree, preferably in business administration, supply chain management, logistics, engineering or related discipline (depending on plant size)

- 5 or more years of professional experience in various purchasing functions

- cross functional experience e.g. in quality, supply chain management or CBS preferred

- initial experience in rubber and plastic production processes preferred

- 3 or more years in a leadership position, preferably in operational units with functional and disciplinary responsibility for other individuals

- experience in working with international teams on purchasing topics and understanding of foreign cultures

- proficient in minimum 2 languages, English or German is mandatory