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Senior Procurement Fleet Category Manager

Purchasing & Procurement
  Full-time   Fort Lauderdale, FL, United States

Are you an expert in fleet maintenance and procurement and do you already have experience in procurement or category management? If you like to move things forward, we want to get to know you and your expertise in IT as well as your ideas and motivation for the strategic development of this category.

As we are growing and want to expand our international procurement activities in the construction and real estate sector, we are looking to strengthen our procurement team in USA as soon as possible. Sounds interesting? Come join our team as a Senior Procurement Fleet Category Manager!

DO WHAT YOU LOVE:

  • You are responsible for transferring the corporate planning into the group-wide procurement roadmap for the fleet division
  • You manage the global requirements of our internal customers (as business partner and quality gate) and accompany the purchasing projects as an interdisciplinary interface to other departments
  • You monitor the market for conventional and innovative partners and strategies relating to our
  • You conduct tenders and auctions, support rollouts and establish the group-wide e-Sourcing and e-Procurement strategy
  • You conduct annual negotiations with our existing contractual partners and intermediaries in Germany and abroad and support our foreign companies in their negotiations
  • You review and optimize our international quality standards and implement them with our local partners
  • You take on group-wide responsibility for the development of a product group strategy and ensure its implementation
  • You improve the cost structure of SIXT by analyzing, designing and implementing purchasing initiatives

As an experienced buyer, you are a professional role model for your team colleagues and support them by sharing knowledge on topics such as negotiation, project planning and purchasing tools

COME AS YOU ARE:

  • Proven experience in OFC procurement or a related field, with at least 5 years experience
  • You have in-depth knowledge of OFC procurement and technical knowledge of vehicle and body specification
  • You have very good negotiating skills, coupled with strong cost awareness
  • You are characterised by your ability to work under pressure, team spirit and assertiveness
  • Strong negotiation skills and the ability to build and maintain relationships with vendors and OEMs
  • You have very good knowledge of MS Office
  • You feel at home in an agile environment and remain calm and experienced even with short-term project changes
  • Travel up to 25% both domestically and globally Salary: $85,000 - $100,000

About the department:
The purchasing department buys everything! With a lot of creativity and expertise, we manage the balancing act every day between the specifications of the internal quality requirements and the premium focus of SIXT. This includes Fleet Purchase (national and international) as well as Strategic and Operational Procurement teams. They not only focus on the strategic mission of the company, but also on complex quality requirements and a competitive cost structure. We continue to grow and are looking for support in facing new challenges that need to be mastered with excellent communication, negotiation skills, great affinity for numbers, attention to detail and knowledge of contract design!

About us:
We are a leading global mobility service provider with sales of €3.07 billion and around 9,000 employees worldwide. Our mobility platform ONE combines our products SIXT rent (car rental), SIXT share (car sharing), SIXT ride (cab, driver and chauffeur services), SIXT+ (car subscription) and gives our customers access to our fleet of 222,000 vehicles, the services of 1,500 cooperation partners and around 1.5 million drivers worldwide. Together with our franchise partners, we are present in more than 110 countries at 2,098 rental stations. At SIXT, a first-class customer experience and outstanding customer service are our top priorities. We focus on true entrepreneurship and long-term stability and align our corporate strategy with foresight. Want to take off with us and revolutionize the world of mobility? Apply now!

Postet on 21.09.2024