{"id":4150977,"url":"https://alion.io/job/ineos-grenadier-procurement-manager-chassis-and-electrics-electronics-mwd","title":"Procurement Manager Chassis and Electrics & Electronics (m/w/d)","company":{"id":1919837,"name":"INEOS Grenadier","domain":"ineosgrenadier.com","url":"https://alion.io/company/ineosgrenadier","size_band":"201-500","is_staffing_agency":false,"employer_type":"direct","is_intermediary":false,"listed_via":null,"ats_vendor":"Workable","truth_index":{"grade":"A","score":88,"open_postings":10,"ghost_share":0,"stale_share":0.5,"repost_share":0,"time_to_fill_p50_days":null,"computed_at":"2026-11-15T07:52:55Z"}},"role":"Operations","role_family":"Operations","seniority":null,"employment_type":"full_time","work_mode":"on_site","remote_scope":null,"remote_scope_basis":null,"remote_working_hours":null,"hiring_geo_confidence":"structured","locations":["Böblingen, Germany"],"countries":["DE"],"hiring_countries":[],"hiring_countries_total":0,"salary":null,"salary_estimate":null,"experience_years_min":null,"visa_sponsorship":false,"relocation_package":false,"has_equity":false,"technologies":[],"status":"live","first_seen_at":"2026-11-12T09:12:24Z","employer_posted_date":"2026-11-12","last_verified_at":"2026-11-15T04:35:42Z","board_verified":true,"closed_at":null,"days_open":3,"trust":{"level":"ok","repost_count":null,"flags":[],"days_open":3},"description":"To lead a team of strategic buyers in serial automotive business, owning all Procurement Categories related to Chassis as well as Electrics & Electronics (EE) end-to-end. Development of the procurement strategy of all related categories, using your experience to finally ensure the right parts are in the right place at the right time, allowing purchasing to achieve the best possible commercial terms and conditions in line with the business group strategy, and to own the supplier relationship for the suppliers related to those categories.\nResponsibilities include (but are not limited to):\nCoordinate all procurement activities related to the complete scope of Chassis and EE categories.\nSupervise the identification and sourcing of the components and systems with the best technical and commercial fit to the vehicle and operations requirements.\nSupervise the preparation, co-ordination and execution of sourcing decisions for all related categories of the area - all sourcing decisions are cross functional aligned between engineering, manufacturing, quality, supply chain and procurement.\nNegotiate with large, key and complex suppliers to secure best balanced commercial terms considering technical feasibility, volume demands, quality and manufacturing requirements. Supervise all the negotiation activities of the Chassis and EE team.\nFulfil all relevant project targets regarding material and tooling cost as well as timeline, and continuously looking for cost reduction\nConstant observation of the global supply market regarding changes that affects our business.\nDevelop and align in a cross-functional manner category strategies considering global supply market developments as well as internal requirements.\nIdentify, evaluate and countermeasure risks associated with the supply chain of the selected category. Establish and run a risk management system covering project phase as well as serial production, using the inputs from Procurement Leads and Specialists\nManage and co-ordinate raw material fluctuations with the suppliers and commodities across the whole category.\nEstablish and secure reliable supply chains during serial production.\nDrive and deliver all procurement activities of the project phase e.g. through close cooperation with the cost engineers.\nWork closely with Engineering, Sales and Manufacturing to agree future demand plans, materials, supplier capacities and equipment.\nLead, support and develop the relevant procurement team through coaching, fostering strong communication and transparent guidance.\nRequirements\nIdeally 10+ years of experience gained at either a Tier 1 automotive supplier or automotive OEM\nAble to demonstrate direct knowledge of automotive procurement from concept through industrialisation to serial business\nIntimate automotive procurement know-how gained over a multi-year career in automobile manufacturing is preferred\nExcellent project management skills, with a track record of delivery\nExperiences in leading a team and being able to build effective working relationships internally and externally is desirable\nDemonstrable strategic procurement experience in both project as well as serial phase\nDemonstrable ability to prioritise tasks and have effective time management and analytical skills\nExcellent communication and interpersonal skills\nThere will be significant travel involved in the role.\nEnglish language mandatory\nGerman language beneficial\nDegree in Business/Economics/Engineering desirable, but not essential\nProfessional qualification (CIPS or equivalent) desirable, but not essential\nBenefits\nResponsible tasks\nAttractive compensation\n30 days of vacation per year\nFlexible working hours\nCompany pension scheme\nCorporate benefits\nExcellent transportation links by car or train, plus a company subsidy for public transportation passes or parking option\nWe believe in the benefits of working together on-site, as it promotes collaboration, efficiency, team spirit and problem solving at their very best; mobile working is possible depending on business needs.\nContact: Benedikt Schmidt, Head of Direct Procurement\nWe welcome all applications, regardless of gender, age, disability, religion, ethnic background, or sexual identity.\nIf your application is successful one of our team members will be in touch to arrange an initial conversation!","description_format":"text","description_chars":4324,"description_truncated":false,"requirements":{"experience_years_min":null,"management_years_min":null,"team_size_min":null,"manages_managers":false,"education":null,"security_clearance":false,"languages":[{"language":"German","level":"All levels","optional":false},{"language":"English","level":"All levels","optional":false}]},"benefits":["Flexible schedule"],"hiring_locations":[],"hiring_excludes":[],"relocation_offered":false,"industries":["Supply Chain","Automotive Manufacturing"],"lifecycle":[{"event":"open","at":"2026-11-12T09:12:24Z"}],"visa":[],"liveness":{"score":60,"band":"ok","label":"Likely open","p_open":1,"p_active":0.602,"p_room":1,"age_days":2,"expected_fill_days":27,"reasons":["conf:3","stale_co","win:early"],"computed_at":"2026-11-15T07:52:55Z"},"pay":null,"html_url":"https://alion.io/job/ineos-grenadier-procurement-manager-chassis-and-electrics-electronics-mwd","json_url":"https://alion.io/job/ineos-grenadier-procurement-manager-chassis-and-electrics-electronics-mwd.json","meta":{"generated_at":"2026-11-15T12:06:47Z","cache_seconds":300,"methodology":"https://alion.io/methodology","terms":"https://alion.io/terms","contact":"https://alion.io/contact","api":"https://alion.io/developers","about":"Alion is a live layer of people, companies and AI agents: who they are, whether they are real and active right now, what they do and how to work with them, readable by people and by agents and paid per call.","catalog":"https://alion.io/catalog.json","usage":{"tier":"crawler_verified","counted_by":"address","units_charged":1,"used_today":1846,"day_limit":null,"remaining_today":null,"minute_limit":300,"resets_at":"2026-11-16T00:00:00Z"}},"offers":[{"id":"company.slices","title":"One company in depth, by slice","status":"live","price":{"credits":0.1,"usd":0.01,"plus_per_slice":{"credits":0.05,"usd":0.005}},"unit":"per company, plus each slice with data","note":"the employer in depth","call":{"mcp_tool":"get_company","arguments":{"id":1919837},"rest":"https://alion.io/mcp/rest/get_company?id=1919837"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=company.slices&for=job%2Fineos-grenadier-procurement-manager-chassis-and-electrics-electronics-mwd"},{"id":"market.stats","title":"A market slice: pay, demand and time to fill","status":"free","price":{"credits":0,"usd":0},"unit":"per slice","note":"pay, demand and time to fill for this role and place","call":{"mcp_tool":"market_stats"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=market.stats&for=job%2Fineos-grenadier-procurement-manager-chassis-and-electrics-electronics-mwd"},{"id":"job.search","title":"Open jobs by role, technology, place, pay and visa","status":"live","price":{"credits":0.1,"usd":0.01},"unit":"per posting in a list","note":"similar open postings","call":{"mcp_tool":"search_jobs"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=job.search&for=job%2Fineos-grenadier-procurement-manager-chassis-and-electrics-electronics-mwd"},{"id":"company.verify","title":"Is this company real and active right now","status":"pilot","price":null,"unit":"per company","request":{"url":"https://alion.io/catalog/request","method":"POST","body":"{\"offer\": \"company.verify\", \"for\": \"job/ineos-grenadier-procurement-manager-chassis-and-electrics-electronics-mwd\", \"note\": \"what you need it for\"}"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=company.verify&for=job%2Fineos-grenadier-procurement-manager-chassis-and-electrics-electronics-mwd"}],"agent":{"mcp":"https://alion.io/mcp/jobs","mcp_open":"https://alion.io/mcp/open","next":[{"tool":"get_job","arguments":{"id":4150977}},{"tool":"search_jobs","arguments":{"company":"ineosgrenadier.com","detail":"compact"}},{"tool":"match_people","arguments":{"job_id":4150977},"note":"people open to offers who fit this vacancy"}],"note":"The same data through MCP tools: https://alion.io/mcp/open needs no sign-in (compact searches, postings, people); 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