Category Manager Electronics (80-100%)

Job description

Category Manager Electronics (80-100%)Location: Locarno, Ticino, Switzerland
Requisition ID: 32094

Schindler stands for mobility. Mobility needs experts.
Join our team in Locarno.

Founded in Switzerland in 1874, the Schindler Group is a leading global provider of elevators, escalators, and related services. Schindler mobility solutions move one billion people every day all over the world. Behind the company's success are over 60,000 employees in more than 100 countries.

Category Manager Electronics (80-100%)

Mobility is the objective

In your position you will mainly be responsible for:

Evaluate, define, implement sourcing strategy with stakeholders alignment
Support Product Manager and CR&D in developing product/component roadmaps
Manage negotiations with suppliers, prices and T&C's of procurement for direct materials
Responsible for target cost achievement for materials in new development phase or in CCQL projects
Manage supplier performance of assigned contracted suppliers and support problem resolution process

Mobility needs you

You are a team player with excellent communication and negotiation skills. Furthermore you possess the following qualifications:

Bachelor Electronics or Mechanical Engineering
Deep knowledge of sourcing and purchasing, category management, SRM
Professional experience in international projects/change management
Experience in working in multicultural international matrix organisations
Fluent in English and any other EU language a plus