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 DescriptionWe are looking for a highly driven and innovative (Re)DTC Manager to strengthen our SAM Purchasing Excellence team. In this role, you will drive innovation initiatives, identify material cost‑saving ideas, ensure implementation together with cross‑functional stakeholders, and provide strategic reporting to top management.
This position is ideal for someone with strong analytical skills, purchasing (or technical) expertise, and a passion for collaborative, cross‑business innovation.
What you will do:
- Come up with and develop ideas on how to reduce material costs by improving design, materials or concepts.
- Work closely with R&D, SQM, Engineering, PM and suppliers to explore solutions and shape them into feasible projects.
- Evaluate ideas through business cases and focus on those that bring the biggest impact fast.
- Keep projects moving: remove blockers, align teams and make sure promising ideas don’t get stuck.
- Improve how we work — from reporting to processes — by spotting gaps and suggesting smarter approaches.
- Lead regular ReDTC reviews and communicate progress and results clearly to stakeholders.
- Support management with reporting and follow‑up activities.
- Escalate issues early and prepare fallback options to secure yearly savings targets.
Qualifications
What makes you a great fit:
- University degree in Economics, Engineering or a related field, or equivalent experience
- 3+ years of experience in Purchasing
- Strong experience in project and process work, ideally in cross‑functional or international teams
- Very good communication, negotiation and collaboration skills
- Solid analytical mindset and basic commercial understanding
- Ability to create new ideas, think practically and drive improvements
Why apply to this role?
- A direct impact on multi‑million‑euro savings initiatives
- A highly cross‑functional, innovative environment
- A mix of creativity, analytics, and project leadership
- Colaboration across BA, with international teams
Ready 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
- University degree in Economics, Engineering or related field or equivalent experience
- 3+ years of experience in Purchasing
- Strong experience in project and process work
- Experience working in cross-functional or international teams
- Very good communication, negotiation and collaboration skills
- Solid analytical mindset and basic commercial understanding
- Ability to generate ideas, think practically and drive improvements
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.
Aumovio Insights
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
