Category Leader

**My Role**:- Managing all aspects of offer acquisition processes, including negotiating purchase terms, service levels and supplier selection.- Contract management and administration: Responsibility for all requests for interpretation of contracts, resolving situations in which commitments to clients have not been met, renewing and documenting any changes.- Discussing and managing solutions: managing all formal disputes and driving Aptiv to right and fair solutions.- Acquiring the best price, negotiating offers with the highest savings potential / cost avoidance- Negotiating contracts with suppliers to improve the overall cost- Defining and updating category strategies, communicating and implementing them- Identifying, implementing and approving cost-improving initiatives- Following the SCM policy and procedures in Aptiv- Working with plants and suppliers in the event of delayed / missed deliveries - analysing the source of the cause and defining corrective actions- Establishing and controlling key performance indicators with selected suppliers- Understanding Aptiv quality requirements and informing suppliers about Aptiv standards- Preparing cost-saving workshops and supporting corrective actions- Analysing market, expenses and key suppliers within the managed category- Organizing meetings with suppliers and trade negotiations- Managing and approving purchasing projects (Ariba sourcing)- Training, motivating and supporting the Sourcing Execution team**My Background**:- Bachelor’s degree in Economics, Finance or related field- ** +5 years of experience in **Supply chain or Procurement** (ideally within a high tech industrial environment).- ** Proficient English level**:- Experience in managing suppliers providing Contingent work.- Experience in working with Vendor Management Systems, ideally SAP Fieldglass.- Used to work in matrix organization with various functional stakeholders and on various Regions.- Strategic thinker.- Empowered decision maker/relationship-builder- Ability to manage several tasks and deadlines with changing circumstances and priorities- Strong motivation and ability to work in a geographically dispersed team- Technical/Commercial/Financial expertise to operate knowledgeably and persuasively with suppliers, business line and engineering leadership.- Superior oral and written communication & selling skills.**Aptiv Rewards & Advantages**:- Interesting career in a leading, world-recognized company;- Opportunity to professional growth and personal development in an international environment- Ability to implement own ideas and solutions**Some see differences. We see perspectives that make us stronger.**- Diversity and Inclusion are sources of innovation and creativity, both of which are essential to Aptiv’s success. Everyday our diverse team comes together, drives innovation, pursues solutions, and meets challenges using their unique abilities, perspectives and talents, changing what tomorrow brings. When you join our team, you’ll get encouraged to think boldly, express your viewpoint and innovate as a matter of habit.**Some see technology. We see a way to make connections.**- At Aptiv, we don’t just see the world differently; we work to change reality. That means developing technology that rewrites the rules of what’s possible in the pursuit of making transportation safer, greener and more connected. Today there are more than 160,000 of us globally, located in 44 countries, and united by one mission. Join the movement and together, let’s change tomorrow.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.