About the role

Category Manager in Indirect Procurement at AIXTRON driving purchasing strategies for technology advancements while collaborating with interdisciplinary teams.

Responsibilities

Develop and implement category strategies: You define the strategic direction for your categories and, together with the business units, implement these strategies with the goal of sustainably improving cost efficiency and supplier collaboration.
Market analysis & supplier selection: You conduct (international) procurement market analyses and manage the entire selection process for new suppliers — from tendering and evaluation to award and contract drafting.
Forward-looking negotiation: You lead price and contract negotiations with suppliers and service providers — consistently, respectfully and purposefully — always keeping cost, quality and delivery performance in mind.
Supplier management: You optimize the existing supplier base through systematic evaluations and by deriving and implementing appropriate measures.

You have a completed university degree.
You bring several years of experience in strategic procurement of indirect categories, preferably in Facility Management, R&D, industrial supplies or technical capital goods including MRO.
You are distinguished by strong analytical and conceptual skills that enable a strategic approach to complex tasks.
You present yourself confidently and professionally and have proven yourself as an experienced negotiation partner at both national and international levels.
Your assertiveness is paired with a communicative, team-oriented personality.
You are fluent in German and English, both written and spoken.
You have good knowledge of SAP and MS Office.

Flexible working hours: You can organize your working hours flexibly without fixed core hours, work remotely and switch between office and mobile work.
Vacation: You receive a standard 30 days of vacation, which you can increase annually through a salary conversion program.
Profit participation: As an employee, you have the opportunity to share in the company's success through profit participation.
Health: We promote your physical and mental health through regular health initiatives.
Professional development: We encourage continuous development through our AIXTRON Academy and individual development programs.
Pension and supplementary insurance: We support your retirement planning and offer capital-forming payments (Vermögenswirksame Leistungen) as well as individual supplementary insurance options.
Corporate Benefits: You benefit from exclusive discounts and special conditions through our Corporate Benefits program with numerous partners.
Catering: Our on-site cafeteria offers subsidized meals and fresh fruit baskets with seasonal produce.
Open corporate culture: We foster an open and respectful informal culture with a first-name basis across all hierarchy levels.
Sustainability and mobility: We prioritize sustainability and provide e-charging stations for cars and bicycles, good public transport connections and free parking spaces.
Referral program: If you bring new talent to AIXTRON, we reward you generously through our employee referral program.