Category Purchaser (m/f/d)
On-site · Timişoara, Timiș County, Romania
Job Summary
Category Purchaser for defined technologies and suppliers within a global automotive context. Responsible for managing purchasing volume, developing material and supplier strategies, conducting annual negotiations, driving cost-reduction initiatives, supporting value engineering, and ensuring compliant documentation and contract lifecycle management. Coordinates with R&D, SQM, Plants, and cross-functional teams; maintains purchasing data in SAP; communicates with global stakeholders in English; focuses on supplier selection, market analysis, benchmarking, risk mitigation, and sustainability/compliance.
Required Qualifications
- University degree in Economics or Technical studies, or equivalent professional experience
- minimum 3 years of relevant experience in purchasing or a related technical field
- Strong negotiation, communication, and decision-making skills in an international environment
- Comfortable collaborating with R&D, SQM, Plants, and cross-functional teams
- Good understanding of purchasing processes and technical components
- English at a level that enables communication with global stakeholders
- Experience with SAP is required
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