Bengaluru, Karnataka, India · On-site
Company Description Continental develops pioneering technologies and services for sustainable and connected mobility of people and their goods. Founded in 1871, the technology company offers safe, efficient, intelligent …
Skills: Supply Strategy, Supplier Negotiation, Market Analysis, Contract Management, Cost Reduction
Timișoara, Romania · Hybrid
Company Description Continental develops pioneering technologies and services for sustainable and connected mobility of people and their goods. Founded in 1871, the technology company offers safe, efficient, intelligent …
Skills: Application Engineering, Project Management, Technical Training, Data Analysis, Customer Relationship Management
Rayong, Thailand · On-site
Company Description Continental develops pioneering technologies and services for sustainable and connected mobility of people and their goods. Founded in 1871, the technology company offers safe, efficient, intelligent …
Skills: Patch Management, Network Separation, Software Whitelisting, Vulnerability Scanning, Penetration Testing
Plymouth, Indiana, United States · On-site
Company Description Continental is a leading tire manufacturer and industry specialist. Founded in 1871, the company generated sales of €19.7 billion in 2025 and currently employs around 78,000 people in 54 countries and…
Skills: Mechanical Troubleshooting, Electrical Troubleshooting, Hydraulics, Pneumatics, Welding
Sergeičikai I, Kaunas County, Lithuania · On-site
$2k–$3k/mo
Company Description Are you passionate about Marketing & Sales, eager to apply your digital skills, internationally minded and ready to make a significant impact in a collaborative team? And are you looking to start your…
Skills: Digital Marketing, Sales Strategy, Analytical Thinking, Intercultural Communication, Project Management
Ponta Grossa, Paraná, Brazil · On-site
Descrição da empresa The ContiTech business area develops, manufactures, and markets intelligent products, systems, and components made of rubber, plastic, metal, and textiles. These products are used in mining, the agri…
Skills: Prototyping, Rubber Manufacturing, Tensile Member Production, Lab Equipment Operation, Data Collection
pune, Maharashtra, India · On-site
Company Description Manufacturer of PVC foils (PVC Artificial Leather) used in Automotives interiors. Job Description 1. Maintenance and troubleshooting of plant machines & equipment- 2. Experience in Maintenance and tro…
Skills: Mechanical Maintenance, Troubleshooting, Preventive Maintenance, Predictive Maintenance, Root Cause Analysis
Pluak Daeng District, Thailand · On-site
Company Description Continental develops pioneering technologies and services for sustainable and connected mobility of people and their goods. Founded in 1871, the technology company offers safe, efficient, intelligent …
Skills: SAP PP, Production Sequencing, Analytical Skills, Planning Skills, Problem Solving
Shanghai, Shanghai, China · On-site
Company Description The Business Area Tires offers the perfect tires for a wide range of different applications - from cars, trucks and buses to special vehicles, bicycles and motorcycles. Through continuous investment i…
Skills: Public Relations, Product Communications, Media Strategy, Brand Management, Campaign Execution
Timișoara, Romania · Hybrid
Company Description Continental develops groundbreaking technologies and services for the sustainable and connected mobility of people and their goods. Founded in 1871, the technology company offers safe, efficient, inte…
Skills: Contract Negotiation, Savings Creation, Supplier Communication, Supply Chain Management, Procurement
Timișoara, Romania · Hybrid
Company Description Continental develops groundbreaking technologies and services for the sustainable and connected mobility of people and their goods. Founded in 1871, the technology company offers safe, efficient, inte…
Skills: Contract Negotiation, Savings Creation, Supplier Communication, Supply Chain Management, Procurement
Timișoara, Romania · Hybrid
Company Description Continental develops groundbreaking technologies and services for the sustainable and connected mobility of people and their goods. Founded in 1871, the technology company offers safe, efficient, inte…
Skills: Contract Negotiation, Savings Creation, Supplier Communication, Supply Chain Management, Procurement
Timișoara, Romania · Hybrid
Company Description Continental develops groundbreaking technologies and services for the sustainable and connected mobility of people and their goods. Founded in 1871, the technology company offers safe, efficient, inte…
Skills: Contract Negotiation, Savings Creation, Supplier Communication, Supply Chain Management, Procurement
Timișoara, Romania · Hybrid
Company Description Continental develops groundbreaking technologies and services for the sustainable and connected mobility of people and their goods. Founded in 1871, the technology company offers safe, efficient, inte…
Skills: Contract Negotiation, Savings Creation, Supplier Communication, Supply Chain Management, Procurement
Timișoara, Romania · Hybrid
Company Description Continental develops groundbreaking technologies and services for the sustainable and connected mobility of people and their goods. Founded in 1871, the technology company offers safe, efficient, inte…
Skills: Contract Negotiation, Savings Creation, Supplier Communication, Supply Chain Management, Procurement
Timișoara, Romania · On-site
Company Description About Continental Continental develops pioneering technologies and services for sustainable and connected mobility of people and their goods. Founded in 1871, the technology company offers safe, effic…
Skills: IT Procurement, Sourcing Strategy, Contract Negotiation, Vendor Management, Stakeholder Management
Timișoara, Romania · On-site
Company Description Continental is a leading tire manufacturer and industry specialist. Founded in 1871, the company generated sales of €19.7 billion in 2025 and currently employs around 78,000 people in 54 countries and…
Skills: Category Management, Procurement, Supply Chain Management, SAP R/3, SAP S/4
Timișoara, Romania · On-site
Company Description Continental is a leading tire manufacturer and industry specialist. Founded in 1871, the company generated sales of €19.7 billion in 2025 and currently employs around 78,000 people in 54 countries and…
Skills: Category Management, Procurement, Supply Chain Management, SAP R/3, SAP S/4
Timișoara, Romania · On-site
Company Description Continental Group: Continental develops pioneering technologies and services for sustainable and connected mobility of people and their goods. Founded in 1871, the technology company offers safe, effi…
Skills: Manufacturing Execution Systems (MES), SAP DM, IoT Edge Technology, ITSM, Incident Management
Zhangjiagang, Jiangsu, China · On-site
公司介绍 Continental develops pioneering technologies and services for sustainable and connected mobility of people and their goods. Founded in 1871, the technology company offers safe, efficient, intelligent and affordable …
Skills: Sales Management, Customer Relationship Management, Negotiation, Presentation Skills, English Proficiency
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The Global Category Lead is responsible for defining and implementing the global supply strategy for conveyor belt fabrics. This includes negotiating market conditions, managing supplier contracts, and leading cost-out and crisis management projects.
Candidates must have a degree in Textiles or a Bachelor's degree with over 15 years of professional experience in purchasing. Experience in the rubber industry, reinforcements, and working within international teams for at least 3 years is required.
Continental develops pioneering technologies and services for sustainable and connected mobility of people and their goods. Founded in 1871, the technology company offers safe, efficient, intelligent and affordable solutions for vehicles, machines, traffic and transportation. In 2022, Continental generated sales of €39.4 billion and currently employs around 200,000 people in 57 countries and markets.
Responsibility of Global Lead buyer for Conveyor belt fabrics used in Reinforcements. Drives the definition of the supply strategy and negotiates with suppliers to achieve best market conditions.
1. Develop a material and supplier strategy
▪ Conduct market analysis including scanning new suppliers
▪ Drive the strategy definition process with cross-functional partners
▪ Document and implement the strategy in all BAs worldwide
▪Conduct supplier evaluation and reflect its result into supplier strategy
2. Negotiation
▪ Drive negotiations to constantly improve the cost situation of ContiTech with the support of cross-functions
▪ Develop new sourcing markets and a global bundle opportunity cross all BAs
▪ Develop and execute state of the art negotiation concepts
▪ Negotiate non conformance cost with suppliers
▪ Support re-design or the cost saving activities
▪ Drive improvement programs with suppliers
3. Contract Management
▪Ensure fulfillment of all necessary requirements by negotiating and concluding legally binding contracts with the respective suppliers
▪Ensure the supplier contracts to be documented and issued on time
▪ Support of material price planning and definition of forecasts for annual rebates and material price deviations
▪ Ensuring short- mid- and long-term material supply of all related production facilities under consideration of optimized cost, quality and technological aspects
▪ Internal and external correspondence for the area of responsibility, close communication with production, R&D and quality department
4. Projects Development
▪ Leading ad-hoc projects Globally or per BA related to Reinforcements
▪ Leading Cost-out projects, shortages and crisis management relating to Reinforcements
5. Material Escalation
▪Secure the supplies of production material on time
▪Support plants in respect of procurement or other related topics
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Continental is a leading tire manufacturer and industry specialist that develops and produces sustainable, safe and convenient solutions for automotive manufacturers as well as industrial and end customers worldwide. Founded in 1871, the company generated sales of €19.7 billion in 2025 and currently employs around 78,000 people in 54 countries and markets. - 💛 Our Netiquette 💛 - The purpose of our LinkedIn page is to offer information about products and solutions at Continental, about our company culture and about our actions and initiatives. Moreover, we would like to provide you with quick and easy contact for your questions and comments related to the above mentioned topics. We emphasize the importance of an appropriate and respectful style when communicating on our page and therefore we established the following community rules: - Please post only comments related to the topics covered by this page. - Treat each user in a respectful way, as you expect to be treated as well. Abusive language, aggression and bullying are not allowed on our page. We therefore reserve the right to remove posted comments or any other content from this site: - which is offensive or abusive, - includes a commercial benefit or unwanted advertising messages, - violates the rights of third parties as well as the right to intellectual property, - which is irrelevant or misleading - which is a spam (repeated duplicate posting) - for any other reason deemed necessary to create a helpful and respectful community The comments on our contributions reflect the opinion of individual users. Our LinkedIn page is frequently checked for possible violations as mentioned above. However, ongoing inspection of the content of the posted comments is not reasonable without concrete indication of a (legal) violation as mentioned above. We will immediately remove the relevant links if they are found to violate any aforementioned law or principle.
Offices: Continental-Plaza 1, Hannover, Lower Saxony 30175, DE · Vahrenwalder Str. 9, Hanover, DE · 2 Bull Temple Road, Bengaluru, Karnataka 560018, IN · VDO Straße 1, Babenhausen, Hessen 64832, DE · Wolf-Heidenheim Straße 12, Frankfurt am Main, Hessen 60489, DE
Continental is a leading tire manufacturer and industry specialist that develops and produces sustainable, safe and convenient solutions for automotive manufacturers as well as industrial and end customers worldwide. Founded in 1871, the company generated sales of €19.7 billion in 2025 and currently employs around 78,000 people in 54 countries and markets. - 💛 Our Netiquette 💛 - The purpose of our LinkedIn page is to offer information about products and solutions at Continental, about our company culture and about our actions and initiatives. Moreover, we would like to provide you with quick and easy contact for your questions and comments related to the above mentioned topics. We emphasize the importance of an appropriate and respectful style when communicating on our page and therefore we established the following community rules: - Please post only comments related to the topics covered by this page. - Treat each user in a respectful way, as you expect to be treated as well. Abusive language, aggression and bullying are not allowed on our page. We therefore reserve the right to remove posted comments or any other content from this site: - which is offensive or abusive, - includes a commercial benefit or unwanted advertising messages, - violates the rights of third parties as well as the right to intellectual property, - which is irrelevant or misleading - which is a spam (repeated duplicate posting) - for any other reason deemed necessary to create a helpful and respectful community The comments on our contributions reflect the opinion of individual users. Our LinkedIn page is frequently checked for possible violations as mentioned above. However, ongoing inspection of the content of the posted comments is not reasonable without concrete indication of a (legal) violation as mentioned above. We will immediately remove the relevant links if they are found to violate any aforementioned law or principle.
Offices: Continental-Plaza 1, Hannover, Lower Saxony 30175, DE · Vahrenwalder Str. 9, Hanover, DE · 2 Bull Temple Road, Bengaluru, Karnataka 560018, IN · VDO Straße 1, Babenhausen, Hessen 64832, DE · Wolf-Heidenheim Straße 12, Frankfurt am Main, Hessen 60489, DE
