Komax AG
Group Procurement Category Manager (w/m)
Your responsibilities
- Develop and implement comprehensive global category strategies in alignment with business needs and long-term objectives.
- Lead the negotiation and management of global contracts and pricing agreements to secure competitive advantages and sustainable supplier relationships.
- Conduct in-depth procurement market analyses to identify new suppliers, cost-saving opportunities, and global synergies.
- Collaborate with local procurement teams and engineering to co-create and align category strategies, ensuring consistency and local adaptability.
- Manage and develop strategic supplier relationships on a global scale, fostering innovation, performance, and continuous improvement.
- Identify and leverage synergies across production sites and business units to optimize sourcing strategies and procurement efficiency.
- Serve as the central escalation point for critical supply issues (e.g., obsolescence), providing structured, best-practice-based solutions.
- Ensure effective alignment between global procurement strategy and local execution, acting as a key interface, change agent and hands-on support if needed.
- Drive compliance with internal policies and external regulations, including ESG standards and the Code of Conduct, while proactively managing supply chain risks within assigned categories.
Your profile
- Bachelor's or Master's degree in Business Administration, Engineering, Supply Chain Management, or a related discipline.
- Minimum 5 years of experience in Strategic Procurement, Category Management, or Global Sourcing within an international industrial manufacturing environment.
- Proven track record in developing and implementing global category strategies that deliver sustainable cost savings, supplier performance improvements, and risk mitigation.
- Strong sourcing experience in direct material categories such as sheet metal parts, CNC-machined components, mechanical assemblies, electromechanical parts, or comparable manufacturing commodities.
- Experience in supplier selection, supplier development, global sourcing projects, and international supplier negotiations.
- Experience in industrial transfer projects, including relocation of machines, assemblies, modules, or production lines between suppliers and manufacturing sites.
- Solid understanding of supply planning, forecasting, inventory management, and S&OP processes.
- Strong analytical and commercial mindset with the ability to identify cost-saving opportunities through TCO evaluations, cost analyses, and value engineering initiatives.
- Excellent project and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to lead cross-functional teams and influence decisions across Procurement, Engineering, Operations, Quality, and Supply Chain.
- Proven ability to manage supplier escalations, supply risks, obsolescence challenges, and business continuity initiatives in a structured and solution-oriented manner.
- Strong negotiation, contract management, and supplier relationship management skills.
- Entrepreneurial, proactive, and results-driven personality with a hands-on approach and a continuous improvement mindset.
- Strong communication, intercultural, and collaboration skills combined with a high level of resilience and self-management in a dynamic global environment.
- Sound understanding of ESG requirements, responsible sourcing principles, and supply chain compliance frameworks.
- Proficient in SAP S/4HANA, Microsoft Office, and Power BI or comparable data analytics tools.
- Fluent in English (C1 or higher); additional languages such as German are considered an advantage.
- Willingness to travel internationally (approximately 20-30%).
Your benefits
Your new workplace in Dierikon is newly built and equipped with state-of-the-art technology and work equipment. Your workplace is located in one of the modern open-plan offices, which also have inspiring meeting zones and a large terrace for various employee events. Komax AG offers its employees flexible working time models and home office. Komax AG is committed to the further training of its employees and offers, for example, free internal English courses or access to selected attractive learning platforms. At the Dierikon site, there are also modern break rooms and the option of discounted lunch in a neighboring partner restaurant.