Dr. Maier + Partner Executive Search GmbH | Germany | 63xxx, 8xxx, 90xxx, 97xxx, 96xxx, 95xxx, 94xxx, 93xxx, 92xxx, 91xxx Bayern | Permanent position | Full time | Published since: 14.06.2026 on stepstone.de
Senior Category Manager Electronics (m/f/d)
Our client is an internationally active medium-sized industrial company in the defense environment with around 1,000 employees, characterized by innovative strength, high quality and a pronounced customer orientation. The company has a technologically demanding and highly complex development and production landscape with a corresponding manufacturing depth and serves a wide range of applications with innovative, safety-critical products. In the course of further growth, the shopping organization is consistently expanded and professionalized. For a newly created key position we are looking for a professionally and personally convincing personality as Senior Category Manager Electronics (w/m/d). .
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Your tasks • Your profile • What we offer
Responsibility for a strategically critical product group in the field of electronics, electromechanics and sensor technology Development and implementation of sustainable category strategies including market, risk and supplier analyses Identification, selection, qualification and development of suitable suppliers and the establishment of resilient alternative and secondary sources Technical assessment of specifications, components, data sheets and manufacturing processes in close coordination with engineering and production Conducting challenging negotiations and independent design of contractual foundations for limited internal legal resources Development of professional purchasing processes, RFQ standards, material group structures and system-side mapping in ERP
Enforcement and negotiation strong personality with high technical connectivity, clear communication and ex-impact interface competence. You combine analytically-strategic strength with a structured and independent mode of operation and a pronounced problem-solving strength. Successfully completed technical studies, ideally complemented by business knowledge or comparable At least ten years of operational and strategic purchasing experience in electronics, electromechanics, sensor technology or comparable hardware components Understanding electronic components, technical specifications, PCBA/PCB manufacturing processes and relevant supply chain structures detectable experience in product group strategies, Should-Cost analyses, Make-or-Buy evaluations, supplier development and handling of single source situations experience in demanding, regulated or technology-driven industrial environments; Knowledge of export control or comparable compliance German and very good English skills Standing for occasional missions
Key role with visibility in a dynamic, fast-growing technology environment High design playroom when building professional shopping structures Attractive overall package with long-term development perspective
Location
 | Dr. Maier + Partner Executive Search GmbH | |
| 70182 Bayern | ||
| Germany |
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