Productivity Buyer

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About the role

As a Project Buyer, you will Improve site competitiveness through serial materials cost reductions in liaison with Business Group and Group organization:

Responsibilities

• Define and implement technical/re-sourcing/logistics/VPS materials productivities and reservoir in line with budget requirements, in collaboration with the segment organization
• Support the commodity organization (Segment Leaders) to reach the site negotiation objectives
• Drive in front of the MSC material productivity actions and bring suppliers in, in line with budget timing
• Monitor supplier relationship wherever assigned the role of Key Account Purchasing (KAP) for a given supplier, when not covered by Group commodity organization
• Implement PG/PL worldwide materials standards in the site(s)
• Build up the site(s) budget together with the Site Purchasing Manager and in liaison with the Segment Leaders
• Implement mitigation action plan at site level
• Insure coverage of logistics protocols for all bought out parts
• Strictly apply the V5000 supplier integration axis standards (internal referential, certifications, procedures, purchasing tools, information systems)
• KPI’s Shared: Purchasing index Specific: Purchasing Index for commodity under respective scope for technical/re-sourcing/logistics/VPS levers in respective site(s); supplier rationalization indicator; productivity reservoir; quality incidents

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in Business, Finance, Supply Chain, Logistics, Engineering or similar and related field
• Minimum of 4 years experience in purchasing, preferably in automotive manufacturing or another manufacturing environment
• SAP experience is preferable
• Purchasing experience with electronics or plastics commodities is preferable
• Strategic sourcing / purchasing experience is preferable

Benefits

You will receive a best in class, total compensation package that provides a comprehensive benefits program with real financial value.

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