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Junior Category Manager

Full-time

Ahrensburg near Hamburg, Stadtroda near Jena, Gilching near München, Konstanz or Osnabrück

hybrid working model (on-site and remote work)

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Your tasks
- Supporting the Category Manager in the strategic development of the group-wide network of manufacturers and distributors, as well as the product group strategy
- Developing and maintaining a group-wide database for the component portfolio (including AI-supported analyses), as well as establishing KPIs and procurement analyses
- Preparing potential, savings, forecast and coverage analyses in close coordination with S&OP;
- Lifecycle, obsolescence and risk management for electronic components (including LTB/LTS, tool usage and stakeholder coordination)
- Initiating and supporting change requests as well as redesign/modification projects, taking into account cost and risk considerations
- Strategic support for operational procurement issues: process and interface optimisation, supplier enquiries, volume contracts and ERP data maintenance




- Support for group-wide projects on standardised manufacturer and component selection, as well as preparation for annual reviews
- Ensuring supply chain security (counterfeit and broker prevention) and further development of distributor relationships

Your profile
- A degree in business administration and/or engineering, or vocational training in a commercial or technical field
- Several years’ practical experience in procurement within a manufacturing company, in the field of electronics or electromechanics
- Good knowledge of electronics
- Strong aptitude for working with figures and data
- A keen motivation to engage with and utilise AI tools and new technologies
- Good decision-making skills, assertiveness, and a focus on objectives and resources.
- Strong negotiation and communication skills
- Proficiency in MS Office and experience with ERP systems
- Very good written and spoken German and English
- Analytical, sol

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