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To make this a reality, we are building the energy system of the future with Heartbeat AI. Want to be part of it? We bring together regional craftsmanship and scalable software: We don't think of solar, batteries, heat pumps, and e-mobility as isolated components, but control them as an intelligent, integrated overall system in our virtual power plant. Directly connected to the electricity market - in real time, fully automated. This way, energy is used when it is available from renewables and particularly cost-effective. By 2030, our goal is to transition 1.5 million households to renewable energies. Over 3,000 people are working towards this every day, at more than 80 locations worldwide, from Finland to Australia.\nWant to take responsibility and build solutions that truly matter? Apply now and help us shape the energy world of tomorrow.\nYour mission\nAs a Procurement Category Manager, you will own our sourcing strategy and commercial relationships with key suppliers in China across batteries, inverters, chargers and PV modules. Based in China and reporting to the Head of Procurement Transformation, you combine market insight with commercial rigor to build category strategies, run competitive sourcing events, and negotiate contracts that secure cost, quality and supply continuity at scale. You are the strategic link between our Berlin-based procurement, product and SCM teams and our Chinese supply base, with a clear mandate to shape who we buy from, at what price and on which terms.Your Responsibilities:\nCategory Strategy & Sourcing\nDevelop and execute category strategies for your assigned categories, covering demand outlook, supply market analysis, supplier segmentation and make-vs-buy considerations\nLead RFx processes and e-auctions end to end, from supplier long-listing and technical qualification through bid analysis to award recommendation\nBuild and maintain a competitive, diversified supplier panel that balances cost, quality, capacity and geopolitical and supply risk\nCommercial Negotiation & ContractingLead price, volume and commercial terms negotiations with Chinese suppliers, working with Berlin leadership and Legal on framework agreements and supplementary agreements\nSecure contractual protections such as price-adjustment mechanisms, capacity commitments, warranty terms and supply assurance\nBuild total-cost-of-ownership and should-cost models to challenge supplier quotes and ground negotiations in fact\nCost Savings & Value DeliveryDefine, track and deliver a savings pipeline against annual targets, with transparent baselines and validated results\nPartner with Product and Engineering on design-to-cost and specification-optimization initiatives with supplier engineering teams\nDrive standardization and platform-sharing opportunities across product generations\nSupplier Performance & Relationship ManagementRun structured supplier reviews and business reviews on cost, quality, delivery and innovation, with clear action plans\nWork with Quality and SCM to resolve escalations and drive corrective actions where commercial leverage is needed\nBuild senior-level relationships with supplier leadership, and conduct regular factory visits to assess capacity and strategic fit\n Market Intelligence & ReportingTrack raw material and component market trends (cell prices, silicon, copper, freight, FX, etc.) and the evolving Chinese supplier landscape, translating them into pricing and sourcing decisions\nProvide structured, KPI-driven reporting on savings, spend, supplier performance and risk to procurement leadership\nWork closely with Berlin-based Category Management, Product Management and SCM to align on roadmaps, forecasts and priorities\nYour profile\nBachelor's or Master's degree in Engineering, Business, Supply Chain or a related field; an MBA is a plus\n7+ years of experience in strategic sourcing or category management, ideally in energy storage, power electronics, PV or a comparable technical manufacturing industry\nProven track record of leading complex negotiations and delivering measurable savings with Chinese suppliers\nHands-on experience with RFx processes and e-auctions, and with TCO and should-cost modeling\nSufficient technical understanding of battery systems, inverters or PV modules to engage credibly with supplier engineering teams\nStrong analytical skills and comfort with data-driven decision-making; proficiency in Excel and procurement tools\nFluent in Mandarin and English (business-level); German is a plus\nWillingness to travel to supplier sites across China and occasionally to Europe\nStrong communication and stakeholder management skills across cultures, comfortable working with a European headquarters\nReady to take ownership and build solutions that truly matter? 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