The Category Manager is the communication provider (spokesperson) to the most important suppliers and specifically focus on global sourcing, selection, evaluation, and the development (out-phasing) to acquire the most promising and best suppliers and to guarantee an optimum onpurchased quality and supply chain. Your tasks will be: · World-wide procurement responsibility for a facility management area within the Infineon category management organization, focusing on large construction and capital invest projects · Developing, enhancing and deploying the procurement strategy for the supervised category · Negotiation and management of global contracts, agreements and projects, pooling of demand from several Infineon sites · Responsibility for the entire supplier management including global sourcing, risk analysis, selection, evaluation and development of international suppliers · Annual target setting with permanent KPI steering and monthly status reporting · Leading and coordinating cross-functional and transnational teams Your Profile You like to communicate and quickly build up a network. Your strong communication and negotiation skills on eye level with internal and external management functions distinguish you. Furthermore you enjoy leading your own team and motivating them to achieve the best possible results. Your experience in leading and coordinating international teams will help you achieve this. You are best equipped for this task if you have: · High level of BA or engineering degree · Approx. 5+ years job experience on an advanced procurement level in an international environment · Several years job experience in facility management and construction related topics, ideally experience in semiconductor business and project management · Proven record of contract management including knowledge of legal terms with focus on facility management · High mobility: willingness to regular global business travel · Business fluent in German and English, proven IT skills
Senior Category Manager Global Facility Management (w/m/div) (Category-Manager/in)