Buyer Senior Buyer Electromechanical Components

Stark builds the worlds most powerful electric motorcycles. From the VARG MX to the road-legal VARG EX & SM our bikes have won world championships and are engineered to outperform anything with a combustion engine.

Headquartered in Barcelona and growing fast (77% year-on-year) our mission is to lead the way towards a sustainable motorcycle industry by reducing plastic and CO2 pollution.

Electromechanical parts sit where the mechanics and electronics of our motorcycles meet: motors actuators wiring harnesses connectors switches sensors lighting and charging hardware. We are looking for a Buyer or Senior Buyer to own sourcing for these commodities as part of our China purchasing team in Shanghai. You will report to the Electronics & Electromechanics Purchasing Manager and work closely with Engineering Quality and Supply Chain across our global sites.

We are hiring at Buyer and Senior Buyer level. As a guide Buyers bring 3 years of sourcing experience and Senior Buyers 7 years with ownership of a commodity supplier portfolio or major negotiations. Apply with the experience you have and we will shape the scope around you.

• Identify assess and choose manufacturers for motors actuators harnesses cable assemblies connectors switches relays sensors lighting and charging hardware

• Run RFIs RFPs and RFQs and make sure NDAs and Master Purchase Agreements are in place

• Build should-cost and total-cost-of-ownership models and lead negotiations to drive continuous cost reduction

• Cut lead times on critical parts keep stock low without running out and dual source where risk demands it

• Support Engineering early in design to choose manufacturable available parts and qualify alternatives

• Manage supplier performance quality issues and disputes with Quality and Supply Chain

• Track raw material (copper magnets plastics) and component markets technology roadmaps and supply risks

• 3 years of sourcing electromechanical components in automotive motorcycle e-mobility or similar industries (7 for Senior Buyer)

• Comfortable reading drawings specifications and BOMs and discussing materials processes and tolerances with engineers

• Knowledge of the Chinese and global supplier base for harnesses connectors motors and sensors

• A strong data-driven negotiator who is organised and results-oriented

• Passion for sustainability and a degree in engineering or business administration

• Fluent English and Mandarin

• A product people are genuinely passionate about and a company with real momentum

• A creative international team across Europe Asia and the Americas

• Competitive salary and benefits package

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