About the Company
Stark Future’s mission is to lead the way towards a sustainable motorcycle industry, by reducing plastic and CO2 pollution. This will be achieved by building sustainable products that are superior to traditional technology in terms of performance, emotion and design.
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The Ambition
* Inspire to sustainability by offering a game changing experience
* Limit global warming by reducing CO2 pollution
* Save lives by reducing plastic pollution
* Be a leader in quality using sustainable materials
* Be a leader in performance, innovation and technical exploration
* Design functional and timelessly beautiful products
* Be great at sourcing, to make premium products available to more people
* Enhance user experience by persistently simplifying functionality
The Philosophy
Stark Future’s logo represents the company’s full-circle mentality, sustainability & strive for perfection. Uncompromising with results, the logo is 24 carat gold to reflect the desire to be number 1. Our work mentality is based upon three pillars:
* WE CHALLENGE THE NORM TO IMPROVE HOW THINGS ARE DONE
* WE SEARCH FOR THE LIMIT, WE ADAPT AND WE SET CLEAR, SMART AND INSPIRING GOALS
* WE DELIVER OUTSTANDING RESULTS
About the Role
We are seeking a motivated Purchasing Category Manager to lead our Mechanical Purchasing team. This role is dedicated to sourcing high-performance mechanical parts, specialized vehicle components, and technical assemblies essential to our product excellence. The Category Manager will build robust relationships with global mechanical suppliers to ensure we hit aggressive cost, quality, and delivery targets. We operate in a fast-moving, dynamic environment where flexibility and a "self-starter" mentality are vital for success.
Responsibilities
* Strategic Sourcing: Identify and select world-class manufacturers for mechanical components and subassemblies
* Build relationships with manufacturers and strategic partners, in order to convince and motivate the best of them to prioritise Stark
* Ensures NDA, and Master Purchase Agreement in place before business is initiated.
* Owner of RFI's, RFP's and RFQ's - ensuring all commercial terms are agreed and documented.
* Identify potential suppliers, analyse supplier capabilities, select suppliers, and determine prices, terms, and conditions of agreements.
* Find suppliers that can integrate new technologies into our industry in order to increase our performance, reduce cost or improve sustainability
* Drive price negotiations to ensure that Stark pricing is best in class.
* Drive continual cost reduction activities.
* Reduced delivery time for critical parts, components, and subassemblies
* Minimise stock value, but never be out of stock
* Identify supplier consolidation opportunities that will generate savings.
* Manage supplier relationships and performance, including dispute resolution.
* Monitor current category market conditions, technology roadmaps and identify supply/demand challenges & opportunities.
* Create competitive environments with suppliers to support a negotiation strategy.
* Lead the vendor selection process with engineering teams.
* Work closely and collaboratively with Stark Future other departments as Engineering, Quality, Supply Chain, Production Engineering, and Production.
* Work with our Lean Manufacturing Philosophy
* Collaboration in the management of the supply chain at all times (presenting the Just in time philosophy)
* Be a leader figure within the company, we believe in leading by example
* Challenge areas within the company you believe could be improved, including all areas of the company
* Suggest and execute new strategies to improve Stark products
* Travel when needed, attend and lead important racing events
* Consider ROI with all projects. We do not always require written documentation, but ROI consideration must be part of the process
Performance Criteria
* Suppliers Performance
* COGS and COGS savings achievements
* Speed of work
* Quality of work
* Improvement initiatives
* Innovation level
* Cooperation within organisation as well as with suppliers
* Keeping time plans
* Dedication to deliver
* Work attitude, we want to spread a positive atmosphere in the “office”
Qualifications
* Experience: Minimum of 5 years of experience in senior sourcing, specifically within the automotive or high-performance machinery sectors.
* Technical Expertise: Extensive knowledge of the global mechanical supplier landscape (Tier 1 & Tier 2) for precision components and assemblies
* Passionate about sustainability and a will to change the world for the better
* Results oriented, highly analytical and organised. Used to using data to drive decision-making
* Excellent communication and influencing skills, with the ability to engage with all levels of business stakeholders
* Ability to manage and prioritise multiple work streams simultaneously
* Fluent in English is a must, Spanish is desired
* Bachelor's degree in business administration, or engineering.
Experience Our Stark Future Benefits
* Very dynamic and challenging environment
* International, open-minded and united team with over 15 different nationalities
* Health & Wellness Benefit with our in house gym
* Unlimited coffee
* Canteen with lunch dishes and juices for a discounted price. xqbhyrx
* Flexible working hours, we own our personal responsibilities
Equal Opportunity Statement
Stark Future is committed to diversity and inclusivity in the workplace.