Expect more. Connect more. Be more at Diebold Nixdorf. Our teams automate, digitize, and transform the way more than 75 million people around the globe bank and shop in this hyper-connected, consumer-centric world. Join us in connecting people to commerce in this vital, rewarding role.
Develops and executes category plans to drive improvements in supplier quality, total cost effectiveness, supplier service levels, coordination, delivery, pricing, lead-times, payments and risk mitigation. Executes category sourcing strategies including development and implementation of RFIs and RFPs, selection criteria, supplier negotiation and ongoing supplier management. Engages with operations, production, sales and other cross-functional teams to ensure ongoing alignment and support of category management or new product introduction goals and objectives.
Responsibilities:
- Develops and implements strategy for less complex categories based on financial expectations, category role, category performance, product trends, competitive landscape and DN differentiators
- Contributes to total cost analyses and ensuring their understanding / acceptance by the team
- Supports initial and annual price negotiation strategy development and execution, ensuring total costs are evaluated and documented appropriately for each award
- Conducts negotiations, leveraging advanced negotiating capabilities to successfully achieve desired business outcomes
- Gathers and analyzes supplier performance data, contributing to development of annual supplier ratings and associated performance assessments
- Develops data-driven insights, defining and communicating supplier performance improvement recommendations
- Follows through on approved recommendations, ensuring supplier understanding and monitoring implementation and outcomes
- Assesses performance deficiencies, resolving or escalating appropriately
Required Qualifications
- Diploma or equivalent work experience required
- Minimum of 4-6 years of relevant experience or equivalent combination of education and experience in Category Management
- Good business English skills (Written and spoken)
We offer
- Contract of employment
- Hybrid model of work- visit office at least 3 times per a week
- Insight and Knowledge of cutting-edge technologies
- Various options for personal development (career paths, internal recruitment, training, assisting ad hoc projects etc.)
- Possibility to use foreign languages daily
- Teamworking and supportive atmosphere
- Life insurance, private medical care, Multisport card
- 26 days of holiday regardless of seniority
More about us
We have 23 000+ great colleagues in 130+ countries around the world creating technologies of the future, together.
Supportive company culture combined with internal training and technological facilities creates ideal conditions for professional development of each employee, meaningful and responsible work focused on the daily needs of our customers and, last but not least, opportunity to balance personal and professional life.
*Diebold Nixdorf is an equal opportunity employer and we value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.*
** To all recruitment agencies: Diebold Nixdorf does not accept agency resumes. Please do not forward resumes to our jobs alias, Diebold Nixdorf employees or any other organization location. Diebold Nixdorf is not responsible for any fees related to unsolicited resumes.**
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