Strategic Category Manager_Purchasing

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Market context

U.S. role benchmark (BLS OEWS)

$57,704 U.S. median for this role

Projected growth (BLS Employment Projections)

+0.9% - Slower

Matched to SOC 41-2031 - Sales aggregate by role bucket.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS, May 2024 and Employment Projections, 2024-2034.

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Sales From the posting source

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Senior From the posting source

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About this role

Strategic Category Manager_Purchasing Shanghai, , China Company Description: Continental is a leading tire manufacturer and industry specialist. Founded in 1871, the company generated sales of €39.7 billion in 2024 and currently employs around 95,000 people in 54 countries and markets. Tire solutions from the Tires group sector make mobility safer, smarter, and more sustainable. Its premium portfolio encompasses car, truck, bus, two-wheel, and specialty tires as well as smart solutions and services for fleets and tire retailers. Continental has been delivering top performance for more than 150 years and is one of the world's largest tire manufacturers. In fiscal 2024, the Tires group sector generated sales of 13.9 billion euros. Continental's tire division employs more than 57,000 people worldwide and has 20 production and 16 development sites. Job Description: Stakeholder Partnership ▪ Act as interface and represent the interests of Continental and the Purchasing Community towards all internal and external stakeholders (e.g. Engineering, Plants, Suppliers) ▪ Understands the business and purchasing strategy to derive actions for own managed category ▪ Guide, support and train local and central stakeholders to execute with the right tools, methods and processes Category Management ▪ Develop and sustain (supplier) strategy for respective integrated category in alignment with all relevant stakeholders and supervisors (e.g. Engineering, Regions, Plants) and in compliance with all relevant purchasing processes, guidelines and procedures ▪ Understand multiple data management systems and manage data analytics for the respective integrated category (identify spend profile and concentration, estimate / predict demand etc.) ▪ Turns strategy

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