Category Manager Real Estate (m/w/d)

Leoni is a global provider of products and solutions for energy and data management in the automotive sector and other industries. The value chain encompasses wires, optical fibers, standardized cables and special cables through to custom-developed wiring systems and related components as well as services. As an innovation partner and solutions provider, Leoni supports its customers with pronounced development and systems expertise. The market-listed group of companies employs about 100,000 people in 30 countries and generated consolidated sales of EUR 4.1 billion in 2020.

And we are looking for you.

Your tasks:

• Responsible for the strategic purchasing for all real estate related topics over lifecycle (governance function)
• Monitors continuously the economical, technical & social market trends & risks for the assigned categories, sub-categories and suppliers (market surveys).
• Develop & implement worldwide purchasing strategies for the assigned categories and sub-categories based on customer / internal stakeholder requirements and market data / trends as well as benchmarks.
• Develop and execute strategies for RfQs & negotiation in congruence with customer / internal stakeholder requirements; prepares and continuously update the Category Statement.
• Ensure a compliant supplier selection / release process, as well as preparation for the awarding / decision process.
• Conclude relevant supplier contracts (e.g. Framework Agreement, Service Level Agreement, Quality Assurance Agreement, including adequate pre-agreements).
• Identify, initiate and manage further global savings potential and improvement-projects (e.g. cash and capital improvement measures, VA/VE and localization ideas).
• Manage actively a global strategic supplier portfolio based on customer & internal stakeholder requirements.
• Monitoring suppliers contract adherence, ensure capacities for to be delivered goods and services.
• Implement and maintain an internal Stakeholder Management.
• Manage escalations, especially in events seriously endangering LEONI production and/or deliveries to the customers (e. g. material allocation, late delivery of material, goods or services).
• Recovers non-conformance and non-performance costs from suppliers (in escalation).
• Report and monitor the allotted KPIs and developing and implementing adequate measures to resolve deviations.
• Meeting suppliers regularly to exchange information and tackling actual topics, including regular on-site visits at the suppliers (technology know-how)

Your skills:

• Completed university studies in engineering, architecture or equivalent
• At least 5 years of experience in strategic purchasing
• At least 5 years of experience in NPP, specialized in all Real Estate topics over lifecycle
• experienced in setting up a new governance function
• Profund negotiation skills
• Depth knowledge of legal, tax and market mechanism in regards to RE suppliers
• Working experience in an international environment
• Business fluent in English, German is a plus

Our offer:

• Working self-determined by means of trust-based flextime and Home office
• Attractive performance-related remuneration including holiday pay and Christmas bonus in a company bound by a collective bargain agreement
• Growing hand in hand by means of the various learning and training activities of the LEONI academy 
• Modern workplaces and new office concepts – with communicative floor plan, work stations and areas of retreat
• Remain fit and healthy by means of regular company Health Days, preventative medical check-ups and joint sport activities

Next steps? 

Apply online with salary requirement and your earliest possible starting date. We are looking forward to meeting you.

LEONI Bordnetz-Systeme GmbH

Elisa Rehse, Human Resources Management, +49 9321 304 - 5771

* People of all genders are always meant equally; For linguistic simplificationan better readability, only the masculine form is used in the text.

LEONI processes your application data in an IT-system that is consitent across the company and uses Foreign Service providers. By sending your application, you agree to this procedure. LEONI ensures the compliance with data protection. 

Your tasks:

• Responsible for the strategic purchasing for all real estate related topics over lifecycle (governance function)
• Monitors continuously the economical, technical & social market trends & risks for the assigned categories, sub-categories and suppliers (market surveys).
• Develop & implement worldwide purchasing strategies for the assigned categories and sub-categories based on customer / internal stakeholder requirements and market data / trends as well as benchmarks.
• Develop and execute strategies for RfQs & negotiation in congruence with customer / internal stakeholder requirements; prepares and continuously update the Category Statement.
• Ensure a compliant supplier selection / release process, as well as preparation for the awarding / decision process.
• Conclude relevant supplier contracts (e.g. Framework Agreement, Service Level Agreement, Quality Assurance Agreement, including adequate pre-agreements).
• Identify, initiate and manage further global savings potential and improvement-projects (e.g. cash and capital improvement measures, VA/VE and localization ideas).
• Manage actively a global strategic supplier portfolio based on customer & internal stakeholder requirements.
• Monitoring suppliers contract adherence, ensure capacities for to be delivered goods and services.
• Implement and maintain an internal Stakeholder Management.
• Manage escalations, especially in events seriously endangering LEONI production and/or deliveries to the customers (e. g. material allocation, late delivery of material, goods or services).
• Recovers non-conformance and non-performance costs from suppliers (in escalation).
• Report and monitor the allotted KPIs and developing and implementing adequate measures to resolve deviations.
• Meeting suppliers regularly to exchange information and tackling actual topics, including regular on-site visits at the suppliers (technology know-how)

Your skills:

• Completed university studies in engineering, architecture or equivalent
• At least 5 years of experience in strategic purchasing
• At least 5 years of experience in NPP, specialized in all Real Estate topics over lifecycle
• experienced in setting up a new governance function
• Profund negotiation skills
• Depth knowledge of legal, tax and market mechanism in regards to RE suppliers
• Working experience in an international environment
• Business fluent in English, German is a plus

Our offer:

• Working self-determined by means of trust-based flextime and Home office
• Attractive performance-related remuneration including holiday pay and Christmas bonus in a company bound by a collective bargain agreement
• Growing hand in hand by means of the various learning and training activities of the LEONI academy 
• Modern workplaces and new office concepts – with communicative floor plan, work stations and areas of retreat
• Remain fit and healthy by means of regular company Health Days, preventative medical check-ups and joint sport activities

Next steps? 

Apply online with salary requirement and your earliest possible starting date. We are looking forward to meeting you.

LEONI Bordnetz-Systeme GmbH

Elisa Rehse, Human Resources Management, +49 9321 304 - 5771

* People of all genders are always meant equally; For linguistic simplificationan better readability, only the masculine form is used in the text.

LEONI processes your application data in an IT-system that is consitent across the company and uses Foreign Service providers. By sending your application, you agree to this procedure. LEONI ensures the compliance with data protection.