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NPM Purchasing EMEA Category Buyer - Services CTBC

Continental Group Sector ContiTech624 open roles

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Timișoara, Timiș, Romania
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Your applicationOpen nowNPM Purchasing EMEA Category Buyer - Services CTBCContinental Group Sector ContiTech · Timișoara, Timiș, Romania

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Share of postings closed within
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  5. 35.5%30 days
  6. 58.6%60 days
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Continental Group Sector ContiTech median: 17 days open

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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 markets.

ContiTech is one of the world’s leading material experts for industry applications. The Continental group sector offers its customers reliable, safe and convenient industry and service solutions using a range of materials for off-highway applications, on rails and roads, in the air, under and above the ground, in industrial environments, for the food sector and the furniture industry. With about 20,000 employees (Status as of March 2026) at more than 60 sites globally, and sales of some 6.0 billion euros (2025), the global industrial partner is active with core branches in Asia, Europe and North and South America.

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Missions and Purpose of this position

ONE ContiTech – The first choice for material driven solutions.

Are you interested in shaping the future of ContiTech together with a great team?

Please join us and contribute to our goals with your new role as EMEA Category Buyer for Services within Purchasing@ContiTech.

In this role of EMEA category buyer for Services, you will be responsible for all regional tactical purchasing activities across the Europe, Middle East, and Africa region, driving cost optimization, and building strong supplier partnerships.

The regional category approach creates a mutual added Value for all internal Customers in terms of commercial, logistical and processual Enhancements by providing Expertise and Best Practices around the needs of the internal Customers as well as strengthening the relationship to strategic Business Partners (internally and externally).

Your tasks

  • Driving all related purchasing activities in EMEA region related to HR Services (e.g temp labor, trainings and seminars, security services, employee benefits...) Consulting, marketing and communication services Travel, fleet and food related products and services

together with the Global Category Head and Regional Cluster Manager

  • Drive negotiations considering best commercial and operational aspects and ensure compliance with valid rules
  • Identify synergy potential where- and whenever possible
  • Ensure full coverage of all business requirements in the received offers
  • Drive contractual coverage
  • Support operational improvements by negotiating commercial benefits
  • Keep alignment between purchasing and internal customer strategy
  • Complete handling of the ordering process via CTOS and SAP, including any complaints handling as well as internal and external communication
  • Preparing and conducting tenders, offer comparisons, and contract negotiations for complex procurement projects in the defined areas, in cooperation with Global Category Head and Regional Cluster Manager
  • Create and compile Sourcing Decisions Sheets, ensure BPBoC and NDA signatures, collect financial and commercial records, identify and develop vendors
  • Ensure that agreements are created, approved and signed and communicate to the plants inside the region
  • Support and management of special projects

Qualifications

  • University Degree (Diploma/Bachelor/Masters) preferred and extensive experience, related certifications.
  • At least 3 years of relevant professional experience in category management, procurement, or supply chain management, preferably in a multi-country or EMEA environment
  • Strong analytic and conceptual competence and data interpretation skills with proficiency in Excel
  • Exceptional communicator capable of communicating effectively within a multi-cultural and across functions as well as all levels
  • Confident handling of SAP R/3 + S/4 and MS Office
  • Independent and responsible way of working as well as a quick comprehension
  • Advanced negotiating skills, assertiveness, goal- and result-oriented work
  • Fluent in English (writing and speaking);
  • German or Hungarian is a Plus (writing and speaking)
  • Experience in project management

Additional Information

What we offer:

The 13-th salary – Paid once a year, in December;

Meal tickets - With a value of 40 Ron;

Private Health Insurance – Health is the most important, so we offer you a medical subscription through Signal Iduna;

Referral bonuses - We encourage colleagues to refer new candidates to us and, at the same time, to get the chance to receive a bonus;

Bookster – Feed your body and your mind. You can borrow books and you’ll receive them at the office;

Sports benefits- It’s important to stay active, so we offer you the 7Card;

Discounts at our partners – We collaborate with different vendors, and we receive discounts for various products/ services like rubbers, restaurants, kindergartens, etc;

System for Rewarding Improvement Ideas – We have an internal improvement program (Continental Idea Management) that gives you the opportunity to come up with ideas and to be honored with an attractive bonus (this is established by the CIM team according to your improvement idea);

Happy days – If you or your child is getting married, or you become a parent, you receive some extra free days;

Life events celebration - If your family is growing, we praise your newborn with a bonus;

Unfortunate events - In case of unhappy events in your life, we support you by offering you free days and financial support (handled on a case by-case basis);

Extra vacation days – You begin with 22 vacation days/year, and starting with the 3rd year with us, we offer you 1 more day of vacation and. We reward employees who reach 15 and 20 years within the company with another day of vacation, reaching a maximum of 29 days.

Professional development - Many opportunities to develop yourself within the company;

Diversity and multicultural mindset - We encourage you to join us no matter who, where, or what you are. We have colleagues from different nations and a variety of languages are spoken in our company.

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