Category Manager (m/f/d) - Agricultural Machinery

Procurement Excellence

• Guide and support tactical buyers in sourcing activities, negotiations, spend analysis, and supplier management
• Train and onboard procurement team members on category-specific knowledge and procurement tools
• Contribute to process improvement initiatives and procurement digitalization
• Lead procurement-related projects and change management initiatives

Your profile

• University degree in Industrial Engineering, Supply Chain Management, Business Administration, Agricultural Engineering, Agricultural Economics, or comparable
• Several years of professional experience in strategic procurement or, category management, or sourcing
• Proven experience in procurement of machinery, ideally of heavy mobile machinery
• Strong understanding of machinery lifecycle management, maintenance requirements, and equipment investment processes.
• Experience in negotiating complex global supply agreements and managing strategic supplier relationships.
• Experience working in international and matrix organizations
• Knowledge of SAP, procurement suites, supplier management tools, and MS Office
• Strong analytical and strategic thinking capabilities
• Excellent negotiation and stakeholder management skills
• Ability to liaise with cross-departmental and cross-functional stakeholders on different managerial levels
• Strong communication and presentation skills with different target groups
• Passion for innovation, continuous improvement, and sustainable business development
• Excellent command of English; German language skills are highly desirable

What we offer

• Interesting and varied job in a diverse international environment with the opportunity to contribute innovative ideas
• As a family business, we are guided by the values of closeness, reliability, vision and independence; this culture is lived in practice and ensures an open and friendly working atmosphere from day one
• Excellent work equipment and free car and bicycle parking spaces in our modern office in the heart of Berlin-Schöneberg
• We create the appropriate framework conditions for you: capital-forming benefits, Christmas and holiday pay, childcare allowance, 30d holidays, flexible working hours, holiday and Christmas bonuses, company pension scheme, JobRad and/or Jobticket
• True to our motto "Make yourself grow", we support the professional and personal development of our employees

Contact

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Posted Nov 01, 2026

Posted Nov 01, 2026

Source: Statistisches Bundesamt (Destatis), table; dl-de/by-2-0; StarIn's calculation