Sr/Engineer - Product Purchasing

Job Summary

• rBU Product Purchasing buyer for a Product Group along the complete Product Life Cycle (incl. product relocation)

• rBU Purchasing Strategy-, Quality and Target Cost responsibility and accountability for the related Product Group(s)

• rBU contact interface to Material Field purchasing (Commercial, Quality) / Assure aligned product messages for the related Product Group from rBU to the Material Field Purchasing

• Escalation in the rBU for Purchasing related issues (commercial, quality, logistics)

• Prepare aligned rBU Product Group Purchasing Strategy for PT-MT/PPU

Job Scope

• Definition & Maintenance of a Product Group Purchasing Strategy considering TTM and Value Stream targets
• Product Group interface from Purchasing to rBU.
• Leading and responsible for the RPP activities in the respective Product Group (creation,
  implementation, cooperation cross-functionally)
• Early Supplier involvement in TTM to support Product Innovation and Target Cost Achievement (PILUM, GENESIS)
• Support Annual Price Negotiation by providing new potential business opportunities of Product Group in pipe-line.
• Challenge and support Material Field buyers to achieve Best Material Field Costs
  Support Material Field Buyers for contracting (e.g. SE-contracts, NDA, Concept Competition etc.)
• Create transparency of costs of Product Group by benchmarking (support the Global Product Champion)
• Responsible for achievement of Best Costs in Product Group (Benchmarking, TCO, RPP) before/after SOP
• Responsible for Product Group related quality activities (e.g. ISIR, 8D, VQS, etc.)
• First escalation level for Quality and Logistics related supplier issues from Plant
• Takes care of purchasing related topics/tasks in the Value Stream

Requirements

• Degree holder or above in science/technical field (preferably mechanical / electrical engineering)
• Min. 4 - 6 years experience in purchasing field and 2 years in purchasing/ project/ supplier quality field
• Understand and apply project management
• Understand processes of key components and/or related products
• Analytical mindset and with creative ideas, resourceful, openness and trustworthy person
• Understand and apply relevant negotiation skills, project management
• Understand products and its process (e.g.: molding of plastic parts, SMT, etc)
• Ability to make contacts and intercultural skills