GEA is one of the largest suppliers for the food and beverage processing industry and a wide range of other process industries. Approximately 18,000 employees in more than 60 countries contribute significantly to GEA's success – come and join them! We offer interesting and challenging tasks, a positive working environment in international teams and opportunities for personal development and growth in a global company.
Your Responsibilities and Tasks:As part of category communities, you will be consulted on the category strategy definition by providing business feedback and visions from the entities / BUs / Functions that the role is supporting.
Sourcing:Based on pre-alignment with category managers, either drives or supports total cost reduction, payment terms improvement & supplier-led innovation initiatives.Supports Project procurement managers regarding sourcing activities (pre-sales and execution phase).Runs RfX, negotiations, and takes awarding decisions in line with both category & business strategy.Monitors and strives for compliance adherence of relevant stakeholders to procurement processes & policies (Contract management, competitive bidding, sourcing, PR approval etc.).Supplier Management:Acts as last contact for escalations (cost, quality, service, compliance...).1st contact for information about the main supplier account.Monitor & manage supplier risks (e.g. within Ariba SRM, GEA Scorecard...).Owns the supplier roadmap / development plan.Conducts business review meetings & leads the key negotiations (with relevant stakeholders).Owns sustainability scorecard in Ecovadis and other sustainability actions.For preferred suppliers - Ensures systematic involvement in new projects / developments.Monitor supplier capacity and / or lead times and take related actions accordingly.When applicable - Maintains the main framework agreement (and / or NDA, COCSS v4) in Ariba CLM.Purchasing:Can create / process and follow up on purchase orders, as long as it remains a minor part of the weekly activities (80 / 20 approach).
Your Profile and Qualifications:Educational Background:Procurement or Supply Chain Certification (optional).
Professional Knowledge and Experience:Know-how contract management.Cost analysis and management.Experience with implementation of corporate procurement.Work experience in complex organizations.Systems: Ariba, S2P, SAP.Experience on manufacturing components (welding / bending preferred).Market analysis experience.5+ years of experience in procurement processes.Other Skills & Competencies:Ability to network and build relationships.Internal stakeholder / supplier relationship management.Ability to translate business requirements into RFx.Very good analytical capabilities, problem-solving skills and ability to think strategically.Takes ownership of the work, successes and mistakes.Very good communication skills.Services and delivery expert.Negotiation expert.Commercial / analytical and engagement skills.
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