Position description:

Purpose:

Develop and implement purchasing strategies for Raw Materials; manage the spend; cooperate on the daily basis with suppliers; negotiate the best contracts in terms of quality, price, delivery; actively discuss with Operations/R&D department to follow on the needs, investigate, and resolve risks.

Dimensions of Position:

• Manage globally Auxiliary Components category
• Negotiate monthly/ quarterly prices and Long term supply contracts with suppliers to drive material cost improvement to meet/ exceed functional objectives - covering quality, service, technology, price and timing
• Develop and deliver cost savings projects on time
• Provide regular reporting
• Strengthen Auxiliary Components purchasing processes
• Perform root cause analysis towards re-occurring supply issues and take the lead in initiating corrective actions towards structural operational issues
• Develop strong knowledge and technical expertise of materials to be purchased
• Establish strong Supplier Relationship
• Drive supplier quality and reliability improvements
• Support supplier-driven innovation.

Key Result Areas:

• Meet the savings targets
• Develop a supplier rationalization plan and identify strategic suppliers on delivery, quality, service, technology and price
• Create and maintain accurate and timely reporting
• Perform root cause analysis towards re-occurring supply issues and take the lead in initiating corrective actions towards structural operational issues
• Monitor market conditions for all cost drivers for his/ her category to adapt the respective purchasing strategy, anticipate repercussions for the business and generate performance or build and implement a mitigation plan
• Ensure compliance with global functional processes and procedures as well as local procedures and work instructions
• Maintain the internal and external communication

Requirements:

Qualifications:

• Master Degree from technical university and/ or Master Degree in Economics/Business administration

Experience:

• Strong background in procurement category management
• Proven track of record in supplier management
• Strong experience in supplier quality/development
• Minimum of 10 years work experience in purchasing role
• Experienced cross-functional, multinational environment
• Known manufacturing environment

Knowledge:

• Strong technical knowledge.
• Excel wizard
• Proficient in written and oral English
• Time management/Efficient administration

Skills & Behavior:

• Very good communication skills
• Ability to work under the stress
• Strong analytical skills
• Business ethics: high level of confidentiality needed
• Sufficiently assertive to get things done from colleagues higher up the hierarchy
• Tenacious in achieving goals
• High accuracy in performed work
• Willingness to travel (not frequent)

We offer:

• Attractive compensation
• Private medical health care
• Lunch card
• Holiday allowance
• Home office possibilities
• Internal referral program
• International work environment
• Creative atmosphere and great people