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Continental

Worldwide tyre manufacturer and automotive components

Supply Chain Procurement Specialist

Procurement & SourcingConfirmed live in the last 24 hours
Full-timeSzeged, HungaryNo salary listed

About the Job

Requirements

  • Several years of professional experience in supply chain planning or purchasing, with good cross-functional knowledge.
  • Experience designing supply chain management processes.
  • Strong knowledge of supply chain management tools and methods, particularly supply chain planning.
  • Deep SAP knowledge.
  • Project management experience in major supply chain management projects, preferably in an international context.
  • A proven track record implementing supply chain management processes and information technology systems.
  • Strong supply chain management process understanding.
  • Strong communication, facilitation, and moderation skills in a highly operational and dynamic context.
  • Successful work experience in an international organization or context.
  • A high level of customer orientation.

Responsibilities

  • Provide business-area-level support for raw material and inbound logistics topics.
  • Establish a tactical procurement plan to maximize profitability and minimize production disruption risks.
  • Manage total risk exposure, risk mitigation investments, and risk transfer pricing in line with governance.
  • Ensure know-how transfer between plants.
  • Collaborate with purchasing to mitigate supply risks.
  • Ensure efficiency and transparency for the Service and Merchandise articles product segment, including inventory levels, replenishment management, operations based on sales, inventory, and operations planning results, and operational responsibilities such as purchase orders unless otherwise defined.
  • Lead supplier-switch projects, such as switching from a European supplier to an Asian supplier.
  • Define ramp-down and ramp-up scenarios.
  • Provide forecasts to suppliers.
  • Define supply strategy, including make-to-stock versus make-to-order, to ensure availability under highly volatile conditions.
  • Escalate supplier-side delays and backlogs and develop recovery plans with suppliers.
  • Serve as the purchasing department's contact person for changes or issues involving merchandise goods.

Desired Qualifications

  • First leadership experience.

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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