Senior Buyer Chemical Finish (Plastic-Rubber-Seals), Filters
Rivoli, IT, 10098
Dana is a global leader in the supply of highly engineered driveline, sealing, and thermal-management technologies that improve the efficiency and performance of vehicles with both conventional and alternative-energy powertrains. Serving three primary markets – passenger vehicle, commercial truck, and off-highway equipment – Dana provides the world's original-equipment manufacturers and the aftermarket with local product and service support through a network of nearly 100 engineering, manufacturing, and distribution facilities.
Position Summary
We’re looking for a Sr Buyer Chemical Finish in Rivoli, Arco or Reggio Emilia Location.
This position is responsible to lead all sourcing activities in assigned commodities to ensure purchasing leverages in order to maximize regional and global synergies while executing professional sourcing of products.
Main Responsibilities
Sr Buyer Chemical Finish will be responsible:
- to purchase Chemical Finish components to define and deploy strategy for the assigned suppliers and products, in order to secure the right level of quality, delivery, costs, feature, technology, sustainability and risk management.
- In addition to the operational purchasing activities for assigned suppliers, this role will be responsible for ensuring all sourcing activities,
- following the sourcing process,
- performed on global scale and has full responsibility for all deliverables at consolidated commodity level.
- for negotiations/ agreements.
Main opportunities and challenges
- Develop and execute Purchasing strategies under the assigned commodities in line with the Regional commodity Strategy establishing and keeping relationships with existing and new suppliers at an international level
- Track and report key functional metrics to reduce overall costs and improve effectiveness
- Perform strategic Purchasing activities, searching for better deals and find more profitable suppliers
- Negotiate and improved prices and terms of business with suppliers and review opportunities to make business savings utilizing negotiation and procurement best practice tools and methods
- Perform cost and scenario analysis, and benchmarking
- Assess, manage and mitigate risks
- Seek and partner with reliable vendors and suppliers
Job Position Requirements
Education: University bachelor degree
Professional background
Buyer or senior buyer with min 5 year of experience, with preferred knowledge in Chemical Finish commodity, who has worked in a multinational environment, automotive, white goods or industrial.
Hard Skills
Essential: Business acumen - Strategic thought
· Commercial - Financial / cost management
· Quality management
· Strategic sourcing
· Negotiation skills
· Purchasing system and program skills
· English good
· Results orientated with the ability to plan and deliver against project deadlines
· Strong technical knowledge and understanding of automotive processes and global market
Considered as a plus: SAP knowledge
Soft Skills
Team work
Agility and Open – Mindedness
Communication & presentation skills
Open-Mindedness
Results orientated with the ability to plan and deliver against project deadlines
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