Work-Force
Experience Range: 3 to 5 Years
Responsibilities:
- Supplier Selection: Ensure supplier selection from the agreed supplier panel by identifying and consulting suppliers, managing supplier RFQs based on the panel provided by Commodity Buyers.
- Negotiation: Negotiate or participate in negotiations with suppliers alongside the Commodity Buyer, and lead the sourcing committee process to select suppliers from the list provided by commodity buyers.
- Performance Management: Monitor and manage supplier performance during the program phase, comparing costs with objectives, ensuring quality, adhering to delivery deadlines, and supporting program phase reviews within the Program Management System (PMS).
- Early Involvement: Ensure early involvement of Series Buyers in the program before the series phase.
- Supplier Management: Manage specific mandated suppliers as requested and agreed with customers.
- Engineering Change Requests: Negotiate Engineering Change Requests (ECRs) as required.
Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Engineering or a related field.
- First experience in purchasing or program management.
- International assignment experience would be advantageous.
Skills and Competencies:
- Knowledge of dedicated product design, development, and launch processes.
- Understanding of supplier cost structures.
- Fluent in English with strong written and oral presentation skills.
- Good planning and organizational skills.
- International mindset and ability to work in a matrix organization.
- Knowledge of APQP and program management in the automotive sector is a plus.
- Proficiency in another language depending on the region is advantageous.
- Strong analytical capabilities and results-oriented approach.