Sourcing Category Manager - Indirect & Services

What if energy supply could be sustainable, affordable, and reliable at the same time? With its product brands Jenbacher and Waukesha and the digital platform myPlant, INNIO offers energy solutions for today—and tomorrow, in more than 100 countries, improving the quality of life for countless people_._ Do you want to make a difference with your work? We are searching for a Sourcing Category Manager in Indirect & Services. Join our team now! **

What INNIO offers you:**

• A fast-growing international business environment
• Being part of a young, supportive and enthusiastic international team
• Learning opportunities, other development opportunities to craft your career path
• Flexible working time
• Hybrid working model - we work both from our office and home office
• Private Health Insurance

In this role you will be responsible for:

• Develop and execute INNIO sourcing strategies for the assigned global categories
• Implement negotiation strategies and lead supplier negotiations to achieve aligned goals and objectives
• Lead supplier selection and ensure high quality supplier relationship & operational management
• Drive sourcing initiatives to meet the annual budget and cost reduction targets as well as leading productivity initiatives with cash flow and quality improvements
• Interface with central business management and functional owners to lay out sourcing strategies, ensure business buy-in and ensure optimized internal coordination and communication
• Report sourcing activities and strategies to the headquarter procurement leadership on a regular basis and by KPI´s
• Proactively support global projects/initiatives, like service productivity projects, to contribute in achieving sourcing and business goals on a local and global basis
• Understand business compliance requirements and drive opportunities to eliminate any compliance and/or commercial risk

Your profile

• Bachelor or Masters Degree in Economics-Business or similar
• Fluent in English and German (both written and spoken)
• Proven working experience in strategic sourcing in an internationally operating company
• Experience of managing supplier contracts, negotiations and relationship management and ensuring service performance and reporting
• Excellent technical attitude, complemented by strong business acumen as well as influencing, negotiation and facilitating skills
• Strong customer service mindset with a continuous improvement attitude
• Team player mentality and the ability to work very independently