Manager / OEM Category Manager MedTech (m/f/d)

In the field of Global Procurement - Category Management Direct Material, you actively shape the development and development of our global OEM/MedTech supplier portfolio and combine strategic sourcing with a clear focus on quality, risk management and innovation.

In the development and implementation of a global OEM/MedTech sourcing strategy, you focus on new suppliers, new procurement markets and a resilient target supplier portfolio that optimally supports Eppendorf's growth and innovation plans.

Based on structured market, competition, technology and supplier analyses, you identify suitable partners for medical OEM products, components, assemblies, manufacturing processes and product-related services.

Along with a clearly defined supplier tunnel, you will conduct the process of market analysis, longlist, shortlist, RFI/RFQ, audit preparation, evaluation and award recommendation up to supplier onboarding and thus ensure transparency and traceability in all sourcing decisions.

By assessing potential suppliers in terms of technical capabilities, manufacturing depth, capacity, references, certifications, quality management, validation capability, traceability, financial health, IP protection and ESG requirements, you meet sound, risk-conscious selection decisions.

When controlling tenders, supplier selection and award processes, you work closely with R&D, Quality, Regulatory, Operations and Supply Chain and translate technical and regulatory requirements into sustainable commercial solutions.

In complex price, contract, capacity and framework contract negotiations with national and international suppliers, you assume the commercial responsibility for prices, conditions, contracts, payment terms, confidentiality, delivery agreements, quality assurance agreements and total cost of ownership.

With the development of dual/multi-sourcing options and the targeted reduction of single-source, capacity, quality, cost and geopolitical risks, you will strengthen the resilience of our supply chain and ensure sustainable delivery for our MedTech products.

Through the development of strategic supplier partnerships including business reviews, KPI control, escalation management and continuous supplier development, you shape long-term cooperations that combine quality, innovation and economic stability.

You have a degree in economic engineering, engineering, natural sciences, medical technology, business management, or a comparable qualification with a technical and purchasing focus that gives you a secure basis for demanding sourcing decisions.

Multiannual professional experience in strategic purchasing, category management, supplier development or strategic sourcing - ideally in medical technology, life science, diagnostics, pharmaceutical suppliers or a comparable regulated environment - allows you to manage complex procurement structures in a sovereign way.

Detectable experience in building new suppliers, from market identification to assessment, RFx management, audit and qualification support, contract conclusion to handover to operational supplier management, shows that you are systematically and scalable integrierst.

Confidence with OEM, ODM, Contract-Manufacturing or product-related subcontracting structures, ideally for medical products, components, assemblies or systems, helps you to bring together technical requirements and supplier capabilities in a targeted manner.

A good technical understanding of product requirements, drawings and specifications, manufacturing processes, quality requirements, validation, traceability and change management allows you to act with R&D, quality and operations at eye level and translate requirements into sourcing criteria.

A basic understanding of relevant MedTech requirements, in particular ISO 13485, supplier qualification, quality agreements, documentation requirements as well as regulatory development and production processes, ensures that your procurement decisions are legally secure and audit-proof.

Very good skills in market analysis, supplier search, supplier tunnel management, RFx control, offer analysis, negotiation management and contract design combine with a pronounced commercial understanding for TCO, Should-Cost, Cost-Breakdown, Value analysis, Payment terms, Capacity backup, Risk costs and long-term supplier partnerships.

In dealing with international stakeholders and suppliers, you can safely communicate in German and English in word and writing, while you can quickly get stressable results in new or unclear procurement markets through an independent, structured, data-based and result-oriented way.

In cooperation with cross-functional teams, you actively contribute, listen to different perspectives, and meet on this basis decisions that bear both professionally and organizationally.

Sense and effect. At Eppendorf you work on solutions that improve the living conditions of people worldwide.

We'll see what you're doing. A fair, attractive salary.

Model combines freedom in everyday life with real team proximity.

Real balance that really fits. 30 days of vacation and flexible working hours give you the freedom to reconcile your professional and private life.

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Future you can build on. Employer-funded pensions and asset-effective benefits give you security – today and in the long term.

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