Your Role

Key responsibilities in your new role

• Leading and developing the Category Management team (Production Materials and Equipment)
• Developing and implementing global and/or regional sourcing strategies for defined categories, driving target setting and achievement in a fast-changing environment
• Identifying, evaluating, and realizing Best-Cost Country Sourcing potential with the Cat. Mgt. team
• Building, developing, and managing a high-performance, internationally oriented supplier network
• Negotiating framework agreements, pricing agreements, and commercial terms with key suppliers
• Analyzing cost structures, supply chains, market trends, and risk factors to derive appropriate measures
• Ensuring security of supply, quality, cost optimization, and sustainability targets
• Working closely with Operations, Engineering, Supply Chain, Quality, and Finance departments
• Manage internal (up to Top management) and external (up to CEO Level and suppliers) stakeholders with global team structure
• Regularly report KPIs and risks to Procurement and stakeholder functions

Your Profile

Qualifications and skills to help you succeed

• A degree in Business Management, Industrial Engineering, or Supply Chain Management, or a related field, with commercial experience
• min 5-10 years of relevant professional experience in strategic procurement, category management, or global sourcing
• Excellent procurement strategy and negotiation skills in addition to outstanding capabilities of relationship and stakeholder management
• Demonstrated leadership experience or experience in the functional guidance of teams
• Excellent knowledge of supplier management, contract negotiations, and cost analysis
• In-depth experience with Best Cost Country Sourcing, international procurement, or production relocation
• Knowing China and relevant industry market trends (ideally in semiconductors)
• Ability to quickly adopt to changing market environments and steer priorities proactively
• Willingness to travel overseas, at least 3-4 times per year
• Excellent English skills – German skills are a plus

Personal Strengths

• • Strategic and entrepreneurial mindset
• • Strong execution capabilities and clear prioritization skills
• • Passionate for leadership, esp. successfully motivating and leading teams through change processes
• • Excellent presentation skills, able to communicate and influence senior management, and drive decision-making through analytical skills, clear structure & messaging
• • Exceptional negotiation competence
• • High level of resilience and conflict resolution skills
• • Ability to manage stakeholders across different functions and regions
• • Drive to initiate and shape change

Contact:
sunny.wang@infineon.cn

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