Continental develops pioneering technologies and services for sustainable and connected mobility of people and their goods. Founded in 1871, the technology company offers safe, efficient, intelligent and affordable solutions for vehicles, machines, traffic and transportation. In 2024, Continental generated sales of €39.7 billion and currently employs around 190,000 people in 55 countries and markets.

Guided by the vision of being the customer's first choice for material-driven solutions, the ContiTech group sector focuses on development competence and material expertise for products and systems made of rubber, plastics, metal, and fabrics. These can also be equipped with electronic components in order to optimize them functionally for individual services. ContiTech's industrial growth areas are primarily in the areas of energy, agriculture, construction, and surfaces. In addition, ContiTech serves the automotive and transportation industries as well as rail transport.

ONE ContiTech – The first choice for material driven solutions.

Are you interested in shaping the future of ContiTech together with a great team?

Please join us and contribute to our goals with your new role as NPM Purchasing Manager in our EMEA team within Purchasing@ContiTech.

Your tasks

• Quality and timely procurement of non-production materials "NPM" and services, as well as complex capital goods, at optimal prices, or within the planned budget, in the defined areas, according to existing Continental purchasing guidelines for ContiTech in regional and global projects
• Complete handling of the ordering process via CEOS and SAP, including any complaints handling as well as internal and external communication
• Preparing and conducting tenders, offer comparisons, and contract negotiations for complex procurement projects in the defined areas, sometimes in cooperation with purchasing managers, create and compile Sourcing Decisions Sheets, ensure BPBoC and NDA signatures, collect financial and commercial records, identify and develop vendors
• Starting point for contracts/agreements settlements, in partnership with Legal, plants and other regional purchasing roles and plants. To ensure these agreements are created, approved and signed and communicate to the affected regions and plants
• Setting up cost improvement projects and tracking the achievement of goals as well as global cooperation / strategy / synergy development with different company locations.
• Support and management of special projects
• Secure global supply at competitive prices in full consideration of qualitative and technological aspects and respecting business ramp-up plans

• Bachelor's or Master's degree and extensive experience as well as related certifications
• Several years of experience in procurement, preferably in technical purchasing (NPM area) with verifiable success
• Confident handling of SAP and MS Office
• Fluent in German & English (writing and speaking)
• Strong analytic and conceptual competence
• Exceptional communicator capable of communicating effectively within a multi-cultural and across functions as well as all levels
• Independent and responsible way of working as well as a quick comprehension
• Advanced negotiating skills, assertiveness, goal- and result-oriented work
• Willingness to travel (about 5-10%)

Applications from severely handicapped people are welcome.

The well-being of our employees is important to us. That's why we offer exciting career prospects and support you in achieving a good work-life balance with additional benefits such as:

• Training opportunities
• Mobile and flexible working models
• Sabbaticals

and much more...

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Diversity, Inclusion & Belonging are important to us and make our company strong and successful. We offer equal opportunities to everyone - regardless of age, gender, nationality, cultural background, disability, religion, ideology or sexual orientation.

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