Your Activities:

• Procure material, equipment, and services that exceed JSS business objectives ;
• Benchmark commodities and manage a buyer business plan to exceed cost reduction objectives;
• Actively link with GCM and counterparts in the others regions to ensure global strategies and drive localization requirements;
• Link & leverage current and new businesses;
• Constantly follow up and update the KPIs for on-time performance/sourcing implementations;
• Regionally or Globally source all components/suppliers on a regular base;
• Develop a short, medium & long-term vision of continuous improvement in terms of :
• • Quality, Service (incl. logistics, launch and customer orientation), Price and Technology (Q/P/S/T)
  • Understanding of market evolutions & technologies development.
  • Understanding competitiveness of existing supply base (cost structure, cost modelling) and benchmarking potential suppliers to drive continuous Business Case improvement (BOM cost) both within PCO activities and on daily-basis.
  • Utilizing Vendor Tooling cost structure analysis to drive best total value of such.
• Actively manage and process data related to owned commodity including comparative cost breakdown analysis, cost linearities and, ideally, cost model development;
• Understand/negotiate cost impact related to design changes;
• Ability to adhere Purchasing Department values based on accountability, integrity and constructive communications;

Your Prerequisites:

• Bachelor’s Degree
• Purchasing experience (3/6 years): negotiation skills, purchasing process skills;
• Problem solving skill & Risk management skills;
• Data analytics – cost breakdown, cost comparative analysis;
• Presentation & Meeting leading skills;
• Knowledge in information security;
• Understanding of manufacturing processes and production environment;
• Analytical thinking and ability to gather/gain key information;
• Trade knowledge;
• Knowledge of quality standards for automotive;
• Knowledge of quote comparison & evaluation and method of saving generation;
• Very good English knowledge written and spoken;
• Willingness to travel and participate in business trips as required;
• Ability to manage crisis situations and respond effectively under pressure.