Regional Category Manager - Castings and Forgings(m/f/d)

What you will do

Responsible for leading and delivering high-quality, innovative, and market intelligence–driven category management within the Castings & Forgings spend area, ensuring the availability of goods and services

Regional- category target driver, achiever and communicate targets within the regional community in alignment with global category targets. Distributes global and / or regional target to local category teams in alignment with GCM. Implementation and drive of the regional target / KPIs with support of the GCM and LCM. Supports the plants, LAC’s and markets to achieve their targets.

Developing and executing professional regional sourcing strategies for the assigned spend categories in region EURAF, regional (EURAF operations and markets) as well as execute constant market observation on price-, supplier-, market- product development and innovation. Align strategy with global category manager for global spend categories.

Execution of regional Contract- and Supplier relationship management including supplier development and innovation. Ensures that local requirements are covered in contract annexes.

Consolidates requirements and demands in category management from across EURAF as input for global category strategies. Ensures top-down and bottom-up alignment

Build working relationships with key stakeholders, other category teams, regional suppliers and external partners

Lead regional strategic sourcing projects, which secure the goods, works and services that most appropriately identify the addressed needs of the customers and users whilst ensuring value for money, compliance with relevant policy and procurement legislation and generating cashable and non-cashable efficiencies throughout the life of contracts

Executing professional regional tenders (RFx) including establishing and negotiating contracts according to the defined sourcing strategy for a specific spend category

Supporting the Global CM in providing regional market analysis, trends, foresight & warnings, supplier- and market data

Ensuring that global standards, processes and templates are use in the region as well as harmonization and transparency on parts and tooling

Major tasks are according to role profiles "Global Category Manager and Regional Category Manger’’ roles and responsibility (annex)

What we require

Completed degree in a business or technical field (e.g. Business Administration, Industrial Engineering, etc.) or a comparable qualification

At least 3 years of experience in a similar position in strategic procurement, with a focus on castings & forgings

Proven track record in conducting global tenders and negotiations in an international environment

Experience in stakeholder management as well as working with international teams

Strong communicator with excellent networking skills

Very good German and English skills , both written and spoken

Strong negotiation skills and analytical thinking, Problem solving capability

What we offer

Best opportunities in a globally operating company with a family business culture

Attractive salary package

Development opportunities

Employee support program

Monetary benefits (online discount system for shopping, travel, insurance etc.)

Who we are

We are at the heart of every place that matters. From automatic doors to cloud-based access management – as a leading global provider in the access solutions market for schools, banks, airports, hospitals, hotels, and many more, we enable seamless movement within secure, safe, and sustainable places. With over 160 years of experience and a focus on excellence and innovation, we offer exciting opportunities to grow in an environment where you can make a real impact. At dormakaba, you are encouraged to take initiative, develop your skills, and build your career alongside 16,000 experts worldwide who are setting industry standards every day.