Senior Advanced Purchasing Specialist

Position Summary

The Senior Advanced Purchasing  Specialist is accountable for high performance and electrification programs and the involvement within multi-functional teams to ensure success of program(s) across Light Vehicle Europe plants.

Responsibilities

•    Support successful product launch for new programs with regards to budget, planning, scheduling, stakeholder satisfaction. 
•    Assist in the compilation of the overall program budget for supply chain costs.
•    Challenge the organization on design to manufacture philosophy which will enable a stable process for serial production and a cost-effective design (VA/VE).  
•    Support regular cross functional Product Launch Team (PLT) meetings to review the program schedule and assign resources to address any open issues.  Escalate issues affecting successful Purchasing supply chain delivery.    
•    Distribute, follow up and co-ordinate sourcing and costing tasks within global purchasing organization for more conventional category purchased items, like fasteners, bearings, seals etc.
•    Procurement and cost modeling of more advanced product specific categories like geared products, aluminum castings and power electronics in line with global commodity strategy.    
•    Responsible for prototype sourcing, launch management, ordering and follow up.  
•    Lead the launch management activities for Purchasing across Advanced Purchasing LV Europe working with Purchasing Programme Managers and Production Buyers to ensure successful build phase parts delivery on each programme.    
•    Identify program risks and establish suitable contingency plans with the team.    
•    Lead the change management within the core team across different platform

Main Opportunities and Challanges

The candidate will have the opportunity to work in a stimulating environment with the possibility to learn about different technologies that apply to a complex product such as Automotive High Performance transmissions and electric drive units.

Requirements

•    University Master Degree in Engineering/Economic
•    The candidate needs to have a good Purchasing background in structured automotive company (5 years) working within Purchasing environment  
•    Experience with electrical/electronic components or electrified systems is strongly preferred. 
•    Experience in supplier management and cross-functional collaboration. 
•    Exposure to new product development and industrialization processes.

Skills

Hard skills:

Essential:

•    Basic knowledge of Supply Chain, Procurement and Change Management experience.
•    Problem solving skills.
•    Basic negotiations skill
•    Excellent office package knowledge
•    Fluent English

Considered as a plus:

•    SAP tool
•    Experience with global sourcing and supply chain risk management 
•    Familiarity with automotive quality standards (PPAP, APQP) 

Soft skills:

Strategy - Ability to think and act in a strategic way
•     Can lead & act consistent with the company’s strategy and values
•     Good decision making and sound judgment
•     Shows a high degree of intellectual rigor during problem solving

Talent – Ability to build and develop talent
•     Demonstrates ability to develop self.
•     Shows evidence of continuous learning.

Approach – Ability to demonstrate an effective approach to engagement and problem solving
•     Able to build trust and engage others
•     Can build or contribute to an inclusive team environment
•     Demonstrates strong interpersonal communications
•     Exhibits a strong professional presence

Results – Ability to achieve planned results
•     Acts with initiative and urgency
•     Ability to hold oneself and other accountable for results
•     Demonstrates the ability to leverage all available resources to achieve results

Compensation Data

Annual base salary range: EUR 45K – 68K