Salary: 2 800 EUR/month + variable bonus We carefully consider your professional qualifications and experience in finally offered compensation package. We highly welcome even higher-experienced candidates in our team, whose final compensation package will be adjusted individually. Siemens Mobility in Slovakia is a fast growing company employing more than 650 employees, operating in Bratislava and Žilina in Engineering, IT, Automation, Sales and Service projects. Your role will be: Your way leads you into the central global purchasing department of our business unit for railway infrastructure. You will act as a Global Category Manager (f/m/d) for Transformer & Power Supply for international bids & projects all over the world - with a significant purchasing volume in the double-digit million Euro range. You will work holistically from the initial request to the handover to the operational purchasing department (before the order is placed). You will develop purchasing and procurement strategies for our business demands such as Rail Electrification or Signaling projects. You will identify, qualify, and develop high-performance suppliers worldwide, build a portfolio of preferred suppliers and continuously optimize their performance. Therefore, you will visit our suppliers located on all five continents and negotiate in person in an international context. This includes cooperation and coordination at top management level at suppliers - and also internally. In addition, you will ensure global reporting and transparency in all key purchasing parameters in your area of responsibility and also implement digitalization in procurement. You will work in an international team setup with colleagues in various countries and with a diverse background. Required education, skills and personality requirements Required education University education (Bachelor's degree) University education (Master's degree) Educational Specialization Economy, Finance Language skills English - Upper intermediate (B2) and German - Upper intermediate (B2) and Slovak - Proficiency (C2) Personality requirements: You hold a university degree (master's degree / diploma) in an engineering discipline (e.g. telecommunication / network engineering, electrical engineering). You also have several years of professional experience in strategic purchasing / category management or project management. You have a strong background in engineering, information technology or railway engineering. Furthermore, you are used to negotiating with international and top-class contacts. You have strong communication skills, are fluent in German, English and have worked in an international context before. Other language skills (e.g. Spanish) are an advantage. We offer • Training and development program (business and product trainings, e-learning, language courses, soft skills trainings, etc.) • Flexible working time (home office portion from working time by agreement) • Extra days-off (bridge days, sick days) • Health program (contracted wellness providers, sport centres, salary reimbursement in case of illness) • Social benefits programs (teambuildings) • Family care program (subsidy for newborns, maternity leave, kinder gardens, summer camps) • Retention program (work anniversary, life anniversary, additional pension plan, employee loans) • Employee referral program Don't have a resume ready? Or do you need more information? ???????? Write to me: lenka.hudecova@siemens.com or you can contact me via LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lenka-hudecov%C3%A1-3514a3129/ I will be happy to keep in touch with you for future cooperation. ???? Youtube Video Organization: Siemens Mobility Company: Siemens Mobility, s.r.o. Experience Level: Experienced Professional Full / Part time: Full-time