Category Buyer (m/f/d)
Employer · TAKKT Group
Supply and logistics managerFlexibleFull-timeBudapest
The Category Buyer is responsible for the management and development of one or more category groups across the entire lifecycle. The role ensures long-term supply risk management and compliance, continuity of supply, price rise mitigation, optimal total cost of ownership (TCO) and continuous development of the global supplier and sourcing portfolio.
Tasks
- Support the development and implementation of short-, medium- and long-term category sourcing strategies, including single versus multiple sourcing and global versus local sourcing
- Own cost, risk and innovation management within the relevant category
- Build, evaluate and continuously develop a global, competitive and resilient supplier base
- Collaborate closely with and support the Global Procurement Manager in the development and implementation of category strategies and related procurement activities
- Undertake complex contract and price negotiations
- Use raw material, commodity indexes and supplier performance facts in negotiations to mitigate price rises
- Undertake fact based supplier performance management through scorecards / KPI's
- Set up and manage RFQs, tenders and award processes
- Analyze sourcing markets, trends, technologies and geopolitical risks
- Builds ESG / sustainability into sourcing criteria
- Cooperate closely with Product Management and SCM as a direct Business Partner
Conditions & benefits
Competitive salary and benefits packageFlexible working hoursHybrid model requiring 60% office presenceModern office locationErgonomic workspaces and a collaborative atmosphere
Requirements
- University degree in business administration, industrial engineering or comparable qualification
- Minimum 5 years of experience in an international buying, procurement environment
- Highly confident personal style and fluent in spend and price data
- Proven track record in developing and executing procurement and sourcing strategies
- Understands finance terminology, eg P&L, ROI etc
- Familiar with working in matrix structured, collaborative environments
- Proven negotiation and contract management skills
- Strong experience in should-cost and TCO modelling, supplier evaluation and risk management
- Solid project management background
- Business fluent English; additional languages are an advantage
- Confident user of ERP systems and eSourcing tools
- Knowledge of SRM Tool usage an advantage