Responsibilities and tasks:
- Management of the commodity / as well as technical management of the commodity team (RCLs) / ensuring communication within the commodity of targets escalation etc. with close involvement of the SQEs
- Developing and regularly adapting the commodity strategy for OE and aftermarket requirements taking into account internal and external influencing factors (e.g. internal: corporate strategy / external: political developments (laws))
- Development of potentials and generation of savings in coordination with the respective regions / specialist departments (e.g. VA/VE measures)
- Collaboration with cross-functional partners; driver for cross-functional collaboration (e.g. lead function in cloverleaf teams)
- Responsible for global supplier selection definition of the supplier pool used within the commodity ensuring that this is communicated and stored in Astras
- Search development and management of strategically relevant suppliers as well as building strategic partnerships with suppliers
- Responsible for contract management (negotiation implementation and execution) with suppliers / coverage of contracts within the commodity
- Ensuring the realization of corresponding savings potential and the achievement of targets by developing framework agreements renegotiating contracts or formulating internal guidelines for dealing with suppliers and contracts
- Creating and tracking global action plans
- Synchronization of top-down and bottom-up targets
- Reporting KPIs and deriving measures to achieve target values
- Cooperation with other tk BUs on commodities where there is a high overlap in terms of supplier pool and specifications
- Responsible for final supplier selection for new projects / guidance for PBU in awarding activities
Qualifications:
Technical University Degree;
Several years of professional experience in purchasing;
Experience working with: MS Office applications Sharepoint document management system ERP system (currently SAP); PLM system (currently Oracle) PowerBI;
Familiar with Standards (e.g. IATF / ISO (both external) WNB (internal)) Customer requirements Laws (e.g. LKSG) regulations (e.g. CBAM)
Advanced English level
Soft Skills:
Strong negotiation and strategical skills;
Technical leadership;
Autonomous and pro-actively;
Risk management and Market analysis.
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