Global Category Buyer

HOW YOU WILL MAKE AN IMPACT Category Strategy:Build up and maintain portfolio strategy in line with the BA needs and define a well-balanced portfolio to minimize risk, to ensure flexibility, to get an advantage position on the supplier market. Define, deliver and update a Sourcing List. Identify and onboard new potential suppliers where the need is identified.Identify any value improvement activities and steer implementation.To present and align the strategies with BA OESL stakeholders.Commercial:To handle all negotiations at the Category Supplier.To negotiate and maintain necessary global contracts.To support Advance Purchasing with complex / difficult negotiations.Manage suppliers in representation of the BA.Escalation Support:Support Region Purchasing for Quality, Supply and Commercial escalation.Conduct Market Survey for the category.Trouble shooting: Support the plants as next escalation level in case of supply problems (quality or delivery).Reporting:Share market situation with stakeholders.To report Categories performance in regular base.Forecast expected price development.