BayWa r.e. is the home for change makers. We r.e.think energy – how it is produced, stored and can be best used to enable the global renewable energy transition that is essential to the future of our planet. At BayWa r.e. we effect change globally. With locations in 30 countries, we have over 4,500 people already working across the world, collaborating with local businesses to proactively shape the future of the energy sector.

With a network of over 20 locations worldwide, more than 1,400 employees and over 30 years of experience, the Business Entity Solar Trade within BayWa r.e. group is one of the world's leading distributors of photovoltaic components.
Throughout the B2B sector we supply and support our cooperation partners and installers with innovative photovoltaic products. We also offer trainings and organize roadshows to keep our customers up to date.
The experts for our own mounting system, novotegra, provide first installation support directly on site. In addition, we offer full system configurations and a digitalized customer journey via our planning tool Solar-Planit and our webshops.
We are close to our customers and work together to protect what is most important to us all: Our planet!

About the role
We are looking to hire a Category Manage r to deﬁne and own the strategy for one of our strategic procurement categories (Solar panels, Inverters and storage, Commodities) and steer the category team centrally and locally to achieve our performance goals aligned with our business and sales strategy. Reporting to VP Global Procurement & Supply Chain.

You are responsible for developing and owning the strategy for one of our strategic procurement categories (solar panels, inverters/storage, or commodities) aligned with our sales and business strategy
You develop our supplier portfolio design and vendor lifecycle decisions, reflecting global market trends, local market need while assuring global efficiency
You develop performance in your category around key performance metrics centered in cost of supply and agility, while taking a holistic view on business, sales and customer needs
You are leading the annual category strategy meeting to set the strategy and targets based on inputs from the markets and all relevant stakeholders, business functions and local entities
You steer a high-performance procurement team and allocate resources to manage our strategic suppliers well aligned across central and local resources
You implement framework agreements and develop relationship with our top suppliers on a strategic level
You steer and guide central and local procurement teams in negotiation strategies and commercial opportunities, while also managing urgent pricing issues and opportunities
You monitor and manage category performance based on KPI's, supplier updates and market trends, and addressing deviations proactively
You review category performance with Managing Directors and Entities to monitor targets and alignment with Sales and our local Legal Entities and Sales
You develop the category procurement team, building capabilities, and fostering collaboration across local and central teams

You bring strong expertise in category management, including strategy development, supplier relationships and contract management
You have advanced negotiation skills and experience in strategic sourcing, particularly in working with key suppliers and leading procurement initiatives
You possess strong analytical capabilities, especially in budgeting, tracking savings and measuring performance across procurement activities
You have proven leadership experience, including managing cross-functional teams and driving optimization initiatives across departments
You have experience in managing relationships on senior management and C-Level
You hold a Master's degree (or equivalent) and have at least 5–7 years of experience in category management or strategic procurement, ideally within international organizations. Experience in renewable energy or distribution sectors is a strong plus. fluency in English is required and German is a plus

We care about you: if there are any problems, we will do everything we can to support you - no one is left out in the cold with us
Further training opportunities via internal and external training courses
Flexible working hours, mobile working and modern workplace equipment, plus 30 days of vacation
Discounted online shopping through our Corporate Benefits Portal
Hybrid work schedule with possibility to work remotely
Subsidy for the Germany Ticket, and e-charging stations in the free company parking
Last but not least: you are driving forward the energy transition as part of a great team and ensuring that our future becomes a little greener
Do you want to change the future with us? Great! Then apply now.

BayWa r.e. Solar Trade Holding GmbH

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