Global Category Manager Cable & EE

Cavotec is a leading engineering company with 50 years of heritage in innovation, designing and delivering advanced connection and electrification solutions that drive the decarbonisation of ports and industrial applications. With five decades of experience, our systems ensure safe, efficient, and sustainable operations for a diverse range of customers and applications worldwide.

Summary :

Develop and execute sourcing strategy for Cable category globally in order to optimize total cost and leadtime and leverage the volume of different CoE’s. Responsible to coordinate sourcing activities together with Strategic Buyers at the CoE´s for global category, lead major negotiations with suppliers globally in cooperation with Strategic Buyers at the CoE´s.

Responsabilities :

• Collaborate with cross functional teams to identify CoE’s supply chain- and project needs, participate in negotiations of contracts and terms with suppliers, ensuring favorable pricing and leadtime, quality standards.
• Stay updated on market trends, industry best practices, and emerging technologies to identify opportunities for cost improvement moments and innovations, keep key stakeholders updated.
• Ensure compliance with legal, ESH, regulatory and company standards, market required cert. in supplier selection, contracting and ongoing management.
• Strategic sourcing & Strategic category management for cables
• Identify new suppliers competitive and evaluate current supplier performance.
• Make supplier risk assessment.
• Build and maintain long term relationships with suppliers.
• Drive cost saving initiatives.
• Lead to develop new suppliers and related sourcing activities for global category.
• Run global RFQs.
• Support project team with best cost to win projects.

Requirements :

Locations : The role can be also based in Italy, Sweden or Germany (Overath or Hausen).

Candidates not in line with the requirements will not be considered.

Please attach your updated CV in English to your application.