Purchasing Expert

Company Description

LEONI is a global provider of products, solutions and services for energy and data management in the automotive industry. The group of companies employs about 85,000 people in 23 countries and generated consolidated sales of EUR 5 billion in 2024.

The value chain ranges from standardized cables and special and data cables to highly complex wiring systems and related components, from development to production. As an innovation partner with distinctive development and systems expertise, we support our customers on the path to increasingly sustainable and connected mobility concepts from autonomous driving to alternative drives as well as charging systems.

Job Description

• Monitors continuously the local economical, technical & social market trends for the assigned categories, sub-categories and suppliers (market surveys)
• Performs internal / external analysis of respective categories, and organizes research on the market for alternatives in terms of potential suppliers/ prices/ products / services and in alignment with the respective category manager
• Conducts relevant supplier contracts of complexity (e.g. Framework Agreement, Service Level Agreement, Quality Assurance Agreement) in close collaboration with legal department and respective country plants and in alignment with the respective category manager
• Ensures the publication of the negotiation results within the organization and purchasing network
• Performs complex national RFQs negotiations according to strategic framework based on purchase request and tender books of internal requestor and in alignment with the respective category manager
• Organizes regular coordination and review meetings with the relevant internal stakeholders to increase customer satisfaction
• Verifies monthly purchasing reporting and track it in the respective tools
• Executes and implements solutions for supplier escalations, especially for delivery delays and allocations to safeguard indirect material and services supplies and in alignment with the respective category manager

Qualifications and Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration or other related field
• (3-5) years of proven experience in the same field
• Excellent Time Management and Planning capabilities
• Professional proficiency in English Language
• Ability to perform effectively in a fast-paced and dynamic work environment

Interested?