In September 2025, AUMOVIO emerged as a spin-off from Continental’s former Automotive group sector and has since established itself as an independent technology company. The company offers a broad portfolio for safe, exciting, connected and autonomous mobility, including sensor solutions, displays, brake and comfort systems as well as extensive expertise in software, architecture platforms and advanced driver assistance systems for software-defined vehicles. In fiscal year 2025, AUMOVIO generated sales of € 18.5 billion. Headquartered in Frankfurt am Main, AUMOVIO has around 82,000 employees at more than 80 locations worldwide.
Job DescriptionMaterial and Supplier strategy▪
Derive strategy and actions for managed categories based on internal stakeholder, business needs and market situation
▪ Develop a material and supplier strategy:
▪ Conduct market / internal demand analysis and benchmarks
▪ Drive the strategy definition process with cross-functional partners
▪ Ensure that Continentals requirements are reflected in the strategy
▪ Document and implement the strategy in all BAs/locations worldwide
▪ Conduct regular supplier evaluation with main stakeholders
Stakeholder management
Category & Supplier Management▪
Guide, support and train internal stakeholders to execute by using right tools, methods and processes
▪ Ensure the alignment and implementation of the category strategy within the organization (e.g., communicate sourcing market trends, category results)
▪ Ensure that suppliers fulfill the legal requirements by applying Contintentals processes, tools and templates
▪ Support escalations at internal and external stakeholder
Achieve best market conditions▪
Actively influence the sourcing process through:
▪ Supply market analysis / supplier selection
▪ Negotiation of prices and closure of contracts
▪ Sourcing decision
▪ Identify and lift bundling opportunities for own category
Negotiation▪
Drive annual negotiations to constantly improve the cost situation
▪ Negotiate with suppliers
▪ Apply negotiation concepts to actively support and execute bundling within the respective Category
▪ Negotiate non-conformance cost with suppliers
▪ Monitor and adapt existing demands, volumes and/or service level agreements.
Contract Management▪
Ensure fulfillment of all necessary requirements by negotiating and concluding legally binding contracts (e.g. frame-, project related contracts, YPSA) with the respective suppliers and process & audit-compliant documentation
▪ Ensure effective contract lifecycle management
Data maintenance▪
Ensure in time implementation of correct data in the respective IT-systems
▪ Monthly controlling and correction of local data and target achievement
Project management/Continous Cost reduction▪
Initiate and support value-engineering, re-design and cost reduction programs, make or buy decisions and content challenge
▪ Initiate and drive together with the internal stakeholders supplier improvement programs if needed (performance, costs), initiate the new supplier introduction process"
Sustainability & Risk managment▪
Identify, assess, and mitigate supply chain and procurement risks with respect to geopolitical, geohazard, finacial or material risks .
▪ Develop and implement risk mitigation strategies together with the involved stakeholders
▪ Ensure supply chain compliance with sustainability regulations, legal requirements and sustainability standards.
Bachleors / Master University degree in Engineering or relevant professional experience , with minimum 20 years of experience
Additional InformationReady to take your career to the next level? The future of mobility isn’t just anyone’s job. Make it yours! Join AUMOVIO. Own What’s Next.
Skills Required
- Bachelor’s or master’s degree in engineering or relevant professional experience
- Minimum 20 years of experience
Aumovio Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Aumovio and has not been reviewed or approved by Aumovio.
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Healthcare Strength — Health, dental, and vision offerings in the U.S. are described as very good or affordable, with HSA contributions enhancing coverage. This establishes a strong medical foundation even when cash pay is middling.
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Retirement Support — A 401(k) match in the U.S. is characterized as pretty good or high, strengthening total compensation. This bolsters long‑term savings beyond base salary.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — PTO starting around 17–18 days plus holidays, and instances of extra paid time at year‑end, indicate generous time off. This breadth can offset average base pay for some employees.
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What We Do
AUMOVIO – ready for the automotive transition We are the Adaptive Powerhouse for Future Mobility, making it safe, exciting, connected, and autonomous. To achieve this goal, we offer innovative hardware and software, modern mobility solutions, and a wide range of mobility services. We act in the here and now while thinking far ahead. We are reliable, no matter what, utterly focused, and passionate team players. With nearly 93,000 employees (as of December 31, 2024), we generated revenue of almost EUR 20 billion in the business year 2024. We have more than 100 locations globally, with headquarters in Frankfurt, Germany. Inspired by Future. Driven by Technology. Learn more about our social media data protection policy here: https://www.aumovio.com/some-data-protection
