Supply & Distrib. Log. Coord.

-Development and implementation of a regional purchasing strategy in the assigned category/categories and agreement with the relevant specialist areas and contact partners in the regions
-Regional (India Level) responsibility for the costs of assigned category/categories -Regional planning and tracking of budgetary prerequisites, and development of purchasing costs in agreement with the relevant specialist areas and regional/local contact partners -Analysis of the category s purchasing volume -Creation of market analyses and procurement strategies -Identification, initiation, and promotion of potential savings and improvements (e.g. initiation of make-or-buy analyses) as well as responsibility for the up-to-dateness of project data in the Purchasing reporting system -Monitoring of project implementation and initiation of countermeasures if the project target is jeopardized -Risk management and task force/troubleshooting with QCD issues for all suppliers assigned as part of the Supplier Management Assignment. -Negotiation of prices, conditions, and contracts as well as requests for bids for suppliers assigned as part of the Supplier Management Assignment. -Ensuring the publication of concluded prices, conditions, and contracts for the suppliers that are negotiated according to the SMA -Initiation and implementation of the supplier selection and supplier approval process in accordance with the category-specific requirement matrix, creation of awarding of contract decision forms, and nomination of suppliers -Active management of the supplier portfolio (e.g. ensuring the correct supplier assignment, supplier classification, supplier assessment, and supplier development) as well as active management of highly-volatile and supply-critical materials -Regular coordination with the relevant specialist departments and the regional/local contact partners in order to increase customer satisfaction -Selection of suitable purchasing tools and definition of the purchasing processes that are to be used -Participation in the shaping of the process landscape in Purchasing, as well as the initiation and support of continuous improvement measures, some of them in collaboration with MOVE