Senior Category Buyer - Marketing
The Company
We are Zeekr, built on a decade of European experience. We are a premium electric vehicle and technology solutions brand from Geely Holding Group, one of world’s largest automotive companies. Our goal and vision is to accelerate the shift to fully electrified mobility. We are committed to driving the future of transportation with cutting-edge technology and a customer-centric approach.
The role
Your role will be to conduct research and continuously benchmark potential suppliers, vendors, and other industry trends as a source of accurate and up-to-date information for purchasing activities. You will work towards a commodity-based structure and take full commodity responsibility, which will have a significant impact on the company’s success.
This is what you will do:
- You will be part of a team of cross-functional buyers and actively work on awarding and setting up contracts and agreements.
- You will also be responsible for the achievement of overall procurement KPIs within your area of scope, to establish, negotiate, and maintain commercial contracts with terms that are in the company’s best interest.
- You will also work cross-functional with other purchasing organizations within Zeekr Europe.
- You will be responsible for developing and implementing sourcing strategies and Commodity Business Plans, continuously challenging our supplier base and where applicable, our internal customers for Marketing and Events.
- You will be leading negotiations with our suppliers, and finding opportunities within our commodity to achieve even more optimal results (commercial, performance, etc.).
This is what you will bring:
- Experience as a Buyer for a dynamic and growing organization for at least 5 years. Marketing Procurement experience is required.
- A track record of consistently delivering successful spending, optimizing investments, and cultivating genuine relationships with suppliers and stakeholders.
- Negotiation skills when establishing contracts for long-lasting partnerships with agencies, and suppliers, allowing for mutually beneficial collaborations.
- Experience in analyzing data to extract valuable insights, setting strategic direction, and aligning purchasing strategies with business objectives.
- Ability to influence and guide cross-functional teams to make effective execution. You are an energetic person, hands-on, with good communication skills, easy to adapt to changes
- Attention to detail in spending management, optimizing costs, financial analysis, and investment forecasts.
- University degree in Procurement, International Relations, Supply Chain, Business Administration, or similar.
- Automotive knowledge and experience within SAP is a bonus.
To thrive at Zeekr we believe that you have the courage to lead with trust and care and you don’t mind getting your hands dirty. You are highly innovative and have a great ability to adapt and perform in a constantly changing, fast-paced, highly demanding work environment. Like us, you believe it’s important to have a passion to work in an international and multicultural environment with the desire and ability to embrace the diversity of people, perspectives, and styles.
Apply today, we will perform ongoing selection during the application period. We look forward to hearing from you.
Please note that due to GDPR regulations we can only accept applications sent through the recruitment system, not via email or other channels. We do not accept applications submitted by external recruitment companies.
- Department
- Procurement
- Locations
- Amsterdam
About Zeekr EU
We are Zeekr, the global premium electric mobility technology brand from Geely Holding Group. Zeekr aims to create a fully integrated user ecosystem with innovation as a standard. The brand utilizes Sustainable Experience Architecture (SEA) and develops its own battery technologies, battery management systems, electric motor technologies, and electric vehicle supply chain.
Senior Category Buyer - Marketing
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