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Continental

Worldwide tyre manufacturer and automotive components

NPM Purchasing Category Buyer - Ctbc

Procurement & SourcingUpdated on Nov 11
Full-timeTimișoara, RomaniaNo salary listed

About the Job

Requirements

  • A university degree (Diploma, Bachelor’s, or Master’s) is preferred, along with extensive experience and related certifications.
  • At least 3 years of professional business experience is preferred.
  • Strong analytical and conceptual competence is required.
  • The candidate must communicate effectively across cultures, functions, and organizational levels.
  • Confident use of SAP R/3, SAP S/4, and Microsoft Office is required.
  • The candidate must work independently and responsibly and demonstrate quick comprehension.
  • Advanced negotiation skills, assertiveness, and goal- and result-oriented work are required.
  • Fluency in English is required.
  • Experience in project management is required.

Responsibilities

  • Drive purchasing activities for NPM packaging materials and services for ContiTech plants in EMEA, working with the Global Category Head and Regional Cluster Manager.
  • Conduct negotiations while considering commercial and operational factors and ensuring compliance with applicable rules.
  • Identify opportunities for synergies.
  • Ensure received offers fully cover business requirements.
  • Drive contractual coverage.
  • Support operational improvements by negotiating commercial benefits.
  • Maintain alignment between purchasing and internal customer strategies.
  • Handle the ordering process through CTOS and SAP, including complaints and internal and external communication.
  • Prepare and conduct tenders, offer comparisons, and contract negotiations for complex procurement projects in the defined areas, in cooperation with the Global Category Head and Regional Cluster Manager.
  • Create and compile Sourcing Decision Sheets, ensure BPBoC and NDA signatures, collect financial and commercial records, and identify and develop vendors.
  • Ensure agreements are created, approved, and signed, and communicate them to plants in the region.
  • Support and manage special projects.
  • Monitor purchasing key performance indicators, including savings, payment terms, and automation rate.
  • Cooperate with Global Business Service in Timișoara.

Desired Qualifications

  • German language skills are welcome.

About the Company

Continental

Worldwide tyre manufacturer and automotive components

Continental designs and manufactures tyres for cars, trucks, buses, bicycles and motorcycles, selling to vehicle manufacturers and in the aftermarket. Through ContiTech, it also produces rubber and plastic technology parts such as hoses, belts, seals and surface materials for automotive and industrial use. Its products are developed and produced at sites worldwide, with tyres tailored for different vehicles and conditions and ContiTech components customized for equipment. The company differentiates itself by offering a broad, integrated mobility portfolio and global manufacturing and service capabilities, aiming to provide reliable mobility through tyres and components worldwide.

Company size
10,001+
Company stage
IPO
Headquarters
Hanover, Germany
Founded
1871

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