Contract management specialist

HELLA is a global, family-owned company listed on the stock exchange that employs some 38,000 members of staff at over 125 locations in some 35 countries. The HELLA Group develops and manufactures lighting and electronic components and systems for the automotive industry, and also has one of the largest trade organizations for automotive parts, accessories, diagnosis and services within Europe. In the Special Applications segment, HELLA also develops products for specialist vehicles. Complete vehicle modules, air-conditioning systems and vehicle electrical systems are produced in joint venture companies. With almost 7,000 people working in research and development, HELLA is one of the most important innovation drivers on the market. HELLA has achieved sales of around 6.6 billion Euros in fiscal year 2016/2017; in addition, the HELLA Group is one of the top 40 automotive parts suppliers in the world and one of the 100 largest German industrial companies.

- Being responsible for strategic IT sourcing and procurement / commercial governance
of a dedicated IT category (e.g. “Software and Cloud”, “Hardware and Leasing”,
“Consulting / Services / Development”, “Communication / Data and IT Security”);
- Support of the IT-departments and Business Divisions as contact person for
procurement of IT;
- Close cooperation with purchasing department, information security as well as legal-
and tax-experts in preparing, checking and negotiating contracts;
- Central contact person for strategic supplier/ provider. Market analysis and regular -
Benchmarking of strategic supplier- and partner- portfolios;
- Contract Analytics. Proceeding of value analysis. Identification and realization of
possible improvements.

- Professional education or Business studies in business administration;
- Experiences in sourcing and Procurement processes of IT, Contract Management,
Managing of Service Providers;
- Pronounced ability to communicate in English and German language (in word, in
writing and in contracting);
- Structured, analytical and independent way of working;
- Solution- and customer oriented;
- Team minded. Experienced in working together with worldwide distributed /
international teams;
- Experiences in standard frame contracts of major IT vendors (e.g. Microsoft
Enterprise Agreement, SAP, Oracle, IBM ESSO, etc.);
- Communication and negotiation skills and ability to assert oneself.