Category Buyer

As a Strategic Category Buyer, you will join the technology company that’s transforming the future of mobility today, inside the Product Business Unit - Aptiv Electrical Distribution Systems, raising and accomplishing several opportunities and challenges for our plants located all over EMEA. Being part of our international Supply Chain Management team located in Kraków and Paris, you will be tasked with establishing and executing the purchasing strategy of your portfolio. You will manage parts under your purview with assistance and backing from the Category Manager, within the framework of SCM business plan, and utilize your creativity to introduce new methods to enhance material performance and contribute to the SCM's overall results. Fixed-term contract until December 2025 . Your Role • Assist the Category Manager in developing and executing the Connection Systems category strategy to create a competitive advantage for the Business Unit, ensuring both long-term business sustainability as well as annual performance objectives in line with Company targets. • Manage a Portfolio of strategic suppliers for the network systems category and negotiate best terms and conditions including contracts negotiation, assistance management, improvement plan development, and execution, and drive year-over-year material cost improvement to meet/exceed category KPIs • Foster and manage supplier relationships and cultivate effective supply chain partnerships • Create, issue, and maintain frame contracts with the supplier base according to SCM policies and procedures. Ensure that the negotiated conditions are implemented on site. Consider quality, cost, delivery, technology, and timing of needed products. • Monitor key market trends for all cost drivers of your category (raw material, labor cost, logistics and freight, currency, etc.) and anticipate the impact on your specific portfolio, generate performance or build and implement mitigation plans. • Conduct continuous spend analysis, suppliers panel benchmarking, and optimization in line with your category strategy • Lead category sourcing activities for the specific portfolio in line with program requirements and customer milestones • Collaborate with Aptiv Electrical Distribution Systems EMEA plants in escalation in quality and delivery cost recovery claims negotiation Your Background • Bachelor or Master’s Degree from commercial and/or technical university • Previous Experience in Procurement and/or Purchasing. Experience in the Automotive Industry will be a key advantage • Fluency in English both oral and written • Proficient MS Office skills • Strong negotiation skills and excellent communication skills • High level of interpersonal skills to work effectively with others • Ability to collaborate with cross-functional teams located in various countries • Strategic planning and execution thinking Why join us? You can grow at Aptiv. Aptiv provides an inclusive work environment where all individuals can grow and develop, regardless of gender, ethnicity or beliefs. You can have an impact. Safety is a core Aptiv value; we want a safer world for us and our children, one with: Zero fatalities, Zero injuries, Zero accidents. You have support. We ensure you have the resources and support you need to take care of your family and your physical and mental health with a competitive health insurance package. Your Benefits at Aptiv: Private health care (Signal Iduna) and Life insurance for you and your beloved ones Well-Being Program that includes regular webinars, workshops, and networking events Hybrid and flexible working hours Employee Pension Plan paid by the employer (you get 3,5% on each gross salary) Access to sports groups and Multisport card Apply today, and together let’s change tomorrow! #LI-PP1 Privacy Notice - Active Candidates: https://www.aptiv.com/privacy-notice-active-candidates Aptiv is an equal employment opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability status, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law. Aptiv is a global technology company that develops safer, greener and more connected solutions enabling the future of mobility. Headquartered in Dublin, Aptiv has approximately 180,000 employees and operates 12 technical centers, as well as manufacturing sites and customer support centers in 44 countries. Visit aptiv.com. Please review Aptiv's privacy policy by following this link: https://www.aptiv.com/privacy-notice