Join the team at Hilti Headquarters in Liechtenstein as a Strategic Category Manager, where you will engage in key activities such as material group strategies, purchasing methodologies, and professional negotiations. Oversee all aspects of sourcing, identify cost saving opportunities, foster competitive environments, negotiate creatively, and ensure product availability to support the organization. This full-time position is based in Schaan, Liechtenstein, with approximately 25% travel required.
Tasks
- Define and drive the global category strategy, shaping the future supplier landscape and ensuring a sustainable competitive advantage for Hilti.
- Build strong strategic partnerships with key suppliers and lead complex negotiations.
- Leverage advanced sourcing methodologies to deliver impact across cost, innovation, quality, sustainability, and supply resilience.
- Work closely with stakeholders across Business Units, Engineering, Operations, Quality, Sustainability, and regional organizations to align category strategies with business priorities and technology roadmaps.
- Act as the global category expert, identifying and developing strategic suppliers, driving supplier innovation, and optimizing end-to-end supply chain performance.
- Continuously analyze market dynamics, industry trends, raw material developments, manufacturing technologies, and geopolitical factors to identify opportunities and risks, define mitigation strategies, and ensure a resilient and competitive supply base.
- Contribute to new product development, localization, and portfolio extension initiatives by defining sourcing concepts, securing supplier readiness, and providing category expertise to cross-functional project teams.
Requirements
- Master’s degree in Engineering, Supply Chain Management, or Business Administration.
- Proven experience in purchasing or project management expertise in complex strategic sourcing projects with global cross-functional teams.
- Proficiency in negotiation skills, including researching and anticipating shifts in the negotiating power of suppliers.
- Strong stakeholder management skills, with the ability to work effectively with and influence decisions across functions, cultures, and organizational levels.
- Fluency in spoken and written English; additional languages are a plus.
Benefits
- Diverse global headquarters community of over 2,100 colleagues from 70 nationalities.
- Early ownership and the opportunity to make a visible impact on business success.
- Long-term career growth supported by a transparent development framework and career opportunities across functions, regions, and roles.
- Flexible and trust-based working model including remote work, workation, and sabbaticals.
- Relocation and family support including childcare services and integration assistance.
- Opportunities to contribute to social impact initiatives both locally and globally.
- Inclusive culture supported by more than 60 employee-led activity networks.
- Modern campus with onsite gym, restaurants, mobility benefits, and outdoor activities.
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