Team Leader for Global Purchasing (Iasi)

- University Degree (Economics or technical)
- Advanced English
- Experience with coordinating teams
- Minimum 2 - 3 years of previous relevant work experience
- Experience with purchasing workflow
- German would be a plus

For our Engineering Location in Iasi we search for a dynamic and motivated Team Leader for the Group of Global Purchasing.

This team is working on the global purchasing activities and purchasing support activities.
In this position your main tasks and responsibilities will be to:

- Disciplinary and partly functional responsibility for the Purchasing group and being the interface within the network of Global Purchasing;
-Building and maintaining positive working relationships throughout the business in order to achieve department and company goals
-Ensuring that your team meets and exceeds performance levels by implementing regular performance reviews, training, coaching and through effective feedback.
-Responsible for employee performance reviews and responsible for overall employee daily work activity.
-Ensure company policies and procedures are followed in order to ensure a safe, effective working environment and ensure that target levels are achieved.

Soft skills:
Excellent communication skills
Customer orientation
Motivating others

What we will offer you:

competitive salaries;
relocation package for non-Iasi residents;
excellent career opportunities in both technical and managerial areas;
international travel opportunities;
advantageous bank conditions and loans program;

The Continental AG is a leading international partner to the automotive industry. With currently about 150,000 employees worldwide, a turnover of 25 billion euro in 2006 and our unrivalled
expertise in the fields of tire and brake technology, chassis components and vehicle electronics, we are committed to becoming the world’s leading provider of safety and comfort for individual mobility. For you, that means ample scope to get your career up to speed – in an atmosphere defined by openness, flat hierarchies, international mobility and self-motivation.

Our Chassis & Safety Division drives innovations in the areas of active and passive driving safety, safety and chassis sensors, and chassis components. With a workforce of over 28,000 and a turnover of 5 billion euro (2006), we are already developing tomorrow’s electronic and hydraulic braking and stability control systems, sensors, driver assistance, airbag and passenger classification systems and electronic air suspension systems.

The specialists in our Interior Division work passionately to keep drivers and passengers informed of their vehicles’ status – and in touch with the world outside – at all times. They develop and produce a wide range of intelligent, user-friendly products for private and commercial vehicles (factory and after sales markets), including instruments and displays, cockpit modules, audio and navigation devices, multimedia and telematics solutions, and control, steering and access protection systems.

The Powertrain Division integrates innovative, efficient drive systems in vehicles. Our goal is to continuously increase performance and drive comfort, while simultaneously reducing fuel consumption and emissions. We do this by advancing the development of ultra-modern petrol and diesel fuel injection systems, engine management and transmission control systems and hybrid drive components and systems a little more each day. With a workforce of 27,000 and a turnover of over 5 billion euro (2006), our trailblazing ideas have already set new standards – and are all set to drive the future too.