Since its spin-off in September 2025 AUMOVIO continues the business of the former Continental group sector Automotive as an independent company. The technology and electronics company offers a wide-ranging portfolio that makes mobility safe, exciting, connected, and autonomous. This includes sensor solutions, displays, braking and comfort systems as well as comprehensive expertise in software, architecture platforms, and assistance systems for software-defined vehicles. In the fiscal year 2024 the business areas, which now belong to AUMOVIO, generated sales of 19.6 billion Euro. The company is headquartered in Frankfurt, Germany and has about 87.000 employees in more than 100 locations worldwide.
Job DescriptionFull responsibility of development of a material and suppliers strategy:
▪ Conduct market analysis
▪ Support the strategy definition with cross functional partners
▪ Support the documentation and implementation of the supplier strategy
▪ Initiate the New Supplier Introduction Process
▪ Define and develop supplier portfolio for China in alignment with the Gobal Category
▪ Define the annual supplier list for own material groups which are reflected in the Category strategic paper based on Continental requirements
Full responsibility of Achieve best market conditions：
▪ Actively influence the sourcing process during development phase through :
▪ Supplier selection
▪ Negotiation of prices and commercial conditions
▪ Preparing Sourcing decision sheet
Full responsibility of Negotiation:
▪ Perform annual negotiations to constantly improve the cost situation of Continental Automotive in case of escalation
▪ Negotiate changes with suppliers
▪ Apply negotiation concepts (like Advanced negotiation concept) to actively support & execute bundling within the respective Category
Full responsibility of Contract Management and Data maintenance:
▪ Ensure fulfillment of all necessary requirements by negotiating and concluding legally binding contracts with the respective suppliers
▪ Ensure in time implementation of correct data in the respective IT systems
▪ Responsibility for monthly controlling and correction of local data and target achievement
Support to Continous Cost reduction:
▪ Support re-design in cost reduction programs
▪ Drive improvement programs with suppliers
Qualifications
Required experience:
- >1years of experience of relevant experience;
-Capability to negotiate and operate with different cultures;
-Experience in working with international teams on Purchasing issues;
-Understanding for different foreign cultures (NAFTA/ Asia, several European cultures);
Required knowledge:
Expert level:
-Procurement Process and Product Life Cycle (PLC) knowledge;
Advanced level:
-Communication skills, including Presentation and Negotiation techniques to operate in different cultures；
-Problem solving and decision making tools and techniques；
-Project management skills, tools and techniques；
-Risk Management；
-Technical understanding of specific components；
-Commercial knowledge, includes contract law etc.；
Basic level:
-Management skills, tools and techniques which ensures a strategic, profit and resulted oriented handling (Balanced Scorecard, Benchmarking, etc.)；
-Human relations skills (team skills, conflict management, open-mindedness, networking)；
-Purchasing Management (including standards of Quality system requirements, policies and norms (IATF 19649/ VDA 6.1)；
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Skills Required
- More than 1 year of relevant purchasing or procurement experience
- Ability to negotiate and operate across different cultures
- Experience working with international teams on purchasing issues
- Understanding of NAFTA, Asian, and European cultures
- Procurement process and product life cycle knowledge
- Communication, presentation, and negotiation skills for cross-cultural environments
- Problem-solving and decision-making tools and techniques
- Project management skills, tools, and techniques
- Risk management knowledge
- Technical understanding of specific components
- Commercial knowledge, including contract law
- Management skills and strategic, profit-oriented business tools such as balanced scorecards and benchmarking
- Human relations skills, including teamwork, conflict management, open-mindedness, and networking
- Purchasing management knowledge, including IATF 16949 and VDA 6.1 quality-system requirements
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
