Dirección
forma de trabajoKapsch TrafficCom develops smart solutions to make mobility safer, more sustainable and efficient for everybody. We design, build and operate traffic management systems including connected vehicles technology and mobility demand management as well as tolling services for cities, roads, tunnels and bridges around the world. We develop data and video analytics platforms, building on state-of-the-art technologies including AI, machine learning, big data and cloud services to enable the digitalization of mobility.
The Global Category Manager will define and execute the Global category strategy based on the best outcome for the Kapsch group.
Responsibilities:
- Identify opportunities and suppliers that can provide materials and services which result in a clearly identifiable advantage in functionally, price, quality, delivery reliability, logistics, partnership and/or reduced total landed cost
- Provide guidelines and consultancy for execution of category strategy to operational procurement (and, if relevant, to regional and local procurement in other regions)
- Work with key stakeholders, to clearly identify main requirements for both the category and respective products/project needs
- Negotiate supply contracts with identified suppliers and develop supplier agreements
- Develop and execute specified category strategy as per global mandate
- Develop, manage and enhance supplier relationships in order to ensure optimal category supply base to meet current and future market and technology requirements
- Collaborate with and support R&D and Product Management & Development in projects, Product Life Cycle management activities and savings initiatives
- Support bid teams with procurement expertise and securing lowest available cost to delivery projects and participate in bids
- Ensure category know-how sharing with stakeholders and functions
- Ensure Category specific market data / market intelligence availability
- Build-up of category specific capabilities towards best practices
- Monitor and understand key economic/category-specific cost drivers and supply market trends
- Accountable for the maintenance, quality and enrichment of category spend data
- Effectively communicate Global category strategy and performance:
- Responsible for regular performance reporting against strategies and goals
- Create and maintain regular reports on savings, sourcing, market trends in collaboration with SCM Excellence & Controlling
What’s in it for you?
- Solving complex problems that improve daily the lives of people around the world
- Opportunity to work with cutting edge technologies in a high-growth industry
- Career growth and development opportunities
- Casual work environment with flexible work hours
- Excellent benefits including a no-cost medical insurance option for employee and eligible dependents
What we are looking for:
- Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration and 5+ years’ experience in Supply Chain and Logistics and Procurement and specifically within Category Management, or 10+ years of relevant work experience in Category Management or Strategic Sourcing at global level in lieu of education
- Well-developed knowledge of Category management and Strategic Sourcing processes, procedures, practices & techniques in developing and executing category strategies
- Proven sourcing and procurement technical skills related to electrical sub-components related to the manufacturing of electronic based products:
- Development and execution of Category Management strategies and plans
- Contracting, including working knowledge of contract law and contract language
- Understanding the supply market and supply risk
- Development and execution of negotiation strategies
- Proven track record of exceptional savings performance
- Ability to interact effectively at all levels of the company
- Demonstrated ability to develop wide and diverse networks
- Sense of urgency and passion for continuous improvement
- Strong commercial skills and business acumen
- Exhibits the highest integrity and business ethics along with sound judgment and decision-making skills
- Strong verbal and written communication skills including presentation skills
- Advanced level proficiency in MS Office applications
Our top Candidates will have:
- MBA or graduate level engineering degree
