TMHE Purchasing Category Manager

In Toyota Material Handling Europe, we have 13,000 colleagues passionate about supporting companies of all sizes with todays and tomorrow's material handling challenges. Because we know that our business and our industry is essential and sometimes even critical for you, for daily life and society at large.

In our Headquarters in Mjölby, Sweden and outside Brussels, in our Sales companies across Europe or in our Factories in France, Italy and Sweden, you can be part of an extraordinary journey. And together we will Move the world towards easy and sustainable.

Time for you to make a MOVE!

TMHE is looking for a specialist category manager/buyer for freight and transport, with strategic responsibility across Europe.

As a category manager, you will manage a high level of autonomy in the business relations with assigned internal customers. Besides that, you will manage a high level of autonomy in the defined projects for business development and cooperate with all levels of the European organisation (SVP as well), all regions and all central functions. The work arena is wide, complex, and challenging.

Core responsibilities

You will have full responsibility over assigned purchasing category group, with your main objectives to achieve agreed cost reduction, quality objectives and support the business. You will also work to define European purchasing strategies for assigned categories, negotiate & maintain contracts and all relevant documentation, and cooperate with all legal entities to help them with roll-out and implementation of central agreements.

You will also:

* Go to the supply market with Request for Information (RFI) and Request for Quotations (RFQ), evaluating cost of ownership as well as other relevant criteria.
* Establish sustainable partnerships, matching corporate requirements and stakeholders' needs.
* Draw up a centralised EU carrier portfolio.
* Embrace future transportation vision and support activities towards the maturity growth of the EU transportation network.
* Support local and central negotiation with the 3PL providers of the transhipment hubs.
* Support local entities through the T&C harmonisation process in line with its principles and requirements.
* Support the SAP Carrier EDI onboarding process.

Your profile

You are structured, autonomous, and strong at problem solving. You possess skills in project and contract management, an ability to analyse the market and products and propose improvements. You are fluent in English and willing to travel throughout Europe.

We believe you also possess the skills to perform the following tasks:

* Drafting of strategic plan outlining how to perform negotiation; Creating RFQs with full cost lifecycle in mind.
* Building specifications, pricing, SLA.
* Skills in developing and reviewing agreements, negotiating ideal terms & conditions.
* Ability to drive suppliers' performance, control compliance.
* Understanding of- and managing contract lifecycles.
* Leadership skills to drive complex procurement initiatives.
* More than 10 years' purchasing experience in different companies and roles.
* Very good knowledge of the transportation sector.

Our offer

In a rapidly growing high-tech industry in fast transformation, TMHE is stable, global and influential. We offer a dynamic, diverse, and welcoming local work environment where you always act within an international context. For this position you can be located from any of our offices in Europe, with the possibility to work from home from time to time. The offer includes an attractive benefit package and a yearly bonus.

Most importantly, we want great people like you onboard who continuously learn, improve and collaborate to deliver quality in everything we do. While you keep moving us forward, we look forward to seeing your career move in unpredictable ways.

Your application

If you are interested in this career opportunity, please send your CV and cover letter in English no later than February 28, 2023.