Project Buyer (fmdiv.)

Your contribution to something big:

Team Leadership and People Development
Lead coach and develop a team of seven buyers/category professionals in a global and matrix organization.
Translate department objectives into clear team priorities individual responsibilities and measurable deliverables.
Plan workload and resources resolve priority conflicts and ensure continuity during peaks absences or critical escalations.
Conduct regular team meetings one-to-ones target discussions and structured development conversations.
Promote accountability collaboration respectful communication and a high-performance culture across regions and functions.
Ensure adherence to purchasing governance processes approval requirements compliance standards and RASIC responsibilities.

Operational Project Purchasing and NPI
Act as Project Buyer for selected electronics development projects and represent commercial purchasing interests in the project team.
Drive supplier involvement from early design phases through sourcing decision qualification industrialization and series launch.
Own project purchasing milestones supplier deliverables cost targets and commercial readiness in line with project timing.
Coordinate RFQs quotations sourcing recommendations negotiation packages and award decisions with relevant stakeholders.
Identify and mitigate project risks related to capacity lead time tooling lifecycle localization and supply continuity.
Ensure transparent status reporting and timely escalation of deviations affecting cost quality delivery or launch readiness.

Category Supplier and Commercial Management
Guide purchasing activities for the assigned component scope including passive and active electronic components and distribution channels.
Align supplier and category strategies across global and regional responsibilities including tandem cooperation with APAC counterparts.
Lead or support price contract capacity payment-term and claim negotiations in line with global targets.
Drive cost transparency through benchmarking cost breakdowns design-to-cost and value-engineering measures.
Monitor supplier performance and coordinate corrective actions or escalations with quality logistics engineering and plants.
Support dual sourcing localization resilience and lifecycle strategies for critical electronic components.

Cross-Functional and Global Coordination
Act as the interface between Purchasing R&D Quality Logistics Controlling manufacturing plants and suppliers.
Coordinate with Global Category Managers Regional Category Managers and buyers to ensure clear ownership and consistent supplier communication.
Prepare concise management updates decision proposals and escalation summaries with clear business impact and required actions.
Contribute to continuous improvement of purchasing processes standards and cross-regional ways of working.

Qualifications :

What distinguishes you: 

What distinguishes you

Education

• Degree in Business Administration Economics Engineering Supply Chain Management or a comparable field.

Experience

• Relevant professional experience in purchasing procurement strategic sourcing or supplier management ideally within a technical or industrial environment.
• Experience leading coaching or developing purchasing professionals.
• Experience in project purchasing and/or New Product Introduction (NPI) is highly valued.
• Experience working with international suppliers and cross-functional stakeholders in a global organization.
• Experience within electronics or electronic components purchasing is a strong advantage.

Know-how

• Strong understanding of strategic and project purchasing including RFQs sourcing decisions and supplier negotiations.
• Solid commercial understanding of cost structures benchmarking contracts and supplier performance.
• Knowledge of electronic components supplier markets and distribution channels is valuable.
• Familiarity with design-to-cost value engineering localization dual sourcing and supply resilience approaches.
• Ability to identify and manage supplier risks related to cost quality capacity delivery and component lifecycle.
• Strong understanding of purchasing processes governance and commercial decision-making.

Languages

• Very good command of English written and spoken for effective collaboration in a global environment.
• Additional languages are an advantage.

Working Style and Methods

• You combine a strategic perspective with a hands-on approach moving comfortably between people leadership project purchasing and commercial topics.
• You make structured fact-based decisions and communicate priorities clearly.
• You manage multiple stakeholders and priorities effectively particularly in complex project environments.
• You approach negotiations and escalations with a solution-oriented and commercially minded perspective.

Personality

• You enjoy developing people and creating an environment where team members can take ownership and grow.
• You communicate confidently and constructively across functions regions and seniority levels.
• You are collaborative while being comfortable challenging assumptions and driving decisions when needed.
• You demonstrate ownership sound judgement and resilience when navigating complex purchasing topics.

Additional Information :

Work #LikeABosch includes: 

Flexible work conditions

Hybrid work system

Exchange with colleagues around the world

Health insurance and medical office on site (general surgeon psychology physiotherapy general clinic)

Training opportunities (p.e. technical training foreign languages training) & certifications

Opportunities for career progression and continuous professional development

Access to great discounts in partnerships and Bosch products

Sports and health related activities

Flexible benefits platform

Free parking lot

Canteen

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Make it happen! We are looking forward to your application!

Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Full-time