Associate Procurement Operations Lead Manufacturing

**Goodyear. More Driven.**

**The Opportunity**
- Exposure and interaction with key plant stakeholders
- Shape the future of the Wittlich Tire manufacturing plant
- Career progression possibilities in both people management and category management functions
- Predominantly outwards focused; you collaborate with individuals from various sectors, gaining a wealth of cross-industry experience.

**Main duties and responsibilities**:

- Procurement single point of contact for the Wittlich Manufacturing plant in Germany.
- Operational contact frequently represented in the plant and on the office floor where the majority of her/his stakeholders are situated.
- Has daily interaction with engineering, maintenance, research, innovation, PO, and production teams to anticipate needs in its earliest stage.
- Contribute to the EMEA EBIT and Cost avoidance objectives through negotiations and effective use of the procurement toolbox to reduce materials & services costs. Continuously improve the company's working capital position and meet other objectives on handsfree, compliance, and supplier concentration.
- Handles plant and country sourcing events across all commodities in line with the commodity strategy and based on a predefined project list aligned with the strategic team.
- Is responsible for the in-time and in-full handling of shopping carts that are MRO, civil works, or manufacturing equipment related.
- Catalog manager of several local e - e-procurement catalogs
- Supports strategic and transactional buyers in their procurement tasks, warrants that business can run without interruption and stakeholders' satisfaction remains on a high level.
- Develop close relationships with suppliers for which he is the key supplier contact, review their performance, and drive joint cost reduction and innovation initiatives.

**To join our team you will need**:
**Experience & skills**:

- Bachelor's Degree in Procurement, Supply Chain, Engineering or a related field.
- Minimum 3 years experience in a Procurement, Supply Chain or Manufacturing environment
- Strong presentation and analytical skills

**IT skills & others**:

- Fluent German and English is a must - any other European language is an asset.
- Strong SAP and Microsoft Excel skills

**Leadership Traits**:

- Result-oriented. Challenge the existing and produce tangible business results.
- Motivated, take initiative, and have a positive personality.
- Adaptable to fast-changing working and multi-tasking environment
- Good interpersonal skills with the ability to communicate effectively and to influence others.
- Team Player