Category Buyer - Commercial Operations

Zeekr is a premium electric vehicle and technology solutions brand from Geely Holding Group, built on a decade of European experience. Our goal is to accelerate the shift to fully electrified mobility, driving the future of transportation with cutting-edge technology and a customer-centric approach.

Your role will be to conduct research and continuously benchmark potential suppliers, vendors, and other industry trends as a source of accurate and up-to-date information for purchasing activities. You will work towards a commodity-based structure and take full commodity responsibility, which will have a significant impact on the company’s success.

This is what you will do:

• You will be part of procurement team focusing on business operations and market operations area, and you will actively work on awarding and setting up contracts and agreements.
• Own the achievement of overall procurement KPIs within your area of scope, to establish, negotiate, and maintain commercial contracts with terms that are in the company’s best interest.
• Work cross-functionally with other purchasing organizations within Geely Group
• You will be leading sourcing activities, including RFI/RFP/RFQ and price negotiation as well as compliance management. Ensure that the tendering process is executed in a fully compliant and closed-loop manner.
• Develop and implement sourcing strategies and Commodity Business Plans, continuously identify and implement opportunities for cost optimization with our internal customers from business operation and market operation
• Lead supplier management within operations area, including identifying high-quality supplier resources, conducting supplier onboarding assessments, evaluating supplier performance, and developing strategic supplier plans.

• Experience as an indirect buyer for a dynamic and growing organization for at least 5 years. Operations Procurement experience is required.
• A track record of consistently delivering successful spend, optimizing investments, and cultivating genuine relationships with suppliers and stakeholders.
• Negotiation skills when establishing contracts for long-lasting partnerships with agencies, and suppliers, allowing for mutually beneficial collaborations.
• Experience in analyzing data to extract valuable insights, setting strategic direction, and aligning purchasing strategies with business objectives.
• Ability to influence and guide cross-functional teams to make effective execution.
• Attention to detail in spend management, optimizing costs, financial analysis, and investment forecasts.
• University degree in Procurement, International Relations, Supply Chain, Business Administration, or similar
• Automotive knowledge and experience within SAP is a bonus.
• Fluent in business level English.

To thrive at Zeekr we believe that you have the courage to lead with trust and care and you don’t mind getting your hands dirty. You are highly innovative and have a great ability to adapt and perform in a constantly changing, fast-paced, highly demanding work environment. Like us, you believe it’s important to have a passion to work in an international and multicultural environment with the desire and ability to embrace the diversity of people, perspectives, and styles.

Apply today. We will perform ongoing selection during the application period. We look forward to hearing from you.

Please note that due to GDPR regulations we can only accept applications sent through the recruitment system, not via email or other channels. We do not accept applications submitted by external recruitment companies.