Customer Directed Supplier Buyer
Job Location:
Vynohradiv - Ukraine
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Job Summary
Your Career. Your Impact. Your Future.
At Gentherm we believe the next big breakthrough begins with you. As a global leader in thermal management and pneumatic comfort technologies we develop advanced systems that deliver meaningful solutions to enhance health wellness comfort and efficiency in everyday life. Our products and innovations are created for you by you.
Be part of our team where a human-centric mindset drives everything we dofrom the technologies we build to the careers we support. With decades of expertise we have pioneered advanced solutions that have become a standard expectation for consumers around the world.
The same thoughtful approach we take in developing our technologies guides how we support your career: purposeful impactful and tailored to you. Because when you thrive innovation thrives.
Customer Directed Suppliers Specialist
- Manage customer-directed suppliers across multiple commodities ensuring compliance with customer requirements contractual obligations and purchasing strategies.
- Coordinate supplier pricing raw material indexation (e.g. copper silver) and material balancing activities while ensuring accurate cost recovery in line with customer agreements.
- Review maintain and monitor OEM contractual conditions including pricing structures escalation mechanisms capacity commitments and program lifecycle requirements.
- Collaborate with Finance Sales Engineering and other cross-functional teams to support cost calculations customer balancing budgeting and financial reconciliation activities.
- Analyze supplier quotations negotiate commercial conditions where applicable and support sourcing decisions to optimize cost quality and supply continuity.
- Maintain purchasing pricing and cost-related master data in SAP and ensure consistency between purchasing records supplier invoices and customer agreements.
- Manage Teamcenter workflows related to supplier pricing material cost changes and engineering updates while ensuring compliance with internal approval processes.
- Investigate and resolve supplier invoice discrepancies pricing issues payment disputes and indexation differences in cooperation with internal stakeholders and suppliers.
- Support sourcing cost optimization and VAVE initiatives by identifying alternative suppliers evaluating commercial opportunities and contributing to BOM cost improvement activities.
- Prepare purchasing reports maintain accurate documentation and support internal and external audits with complete and traceable purchasing records.
Bachelors degree in Supply Chain Purchasing Finance Engineering or related field
25 years of experience in purchasing cost management or supply chain roles in an industrial or automotive environment
Understanding of: Raw-material indexation (copper silver) Invoice validation and cost reconciliation OEM contractual frameworks
ERP experience (e.g. SAP or comparable purchasing systems) for pricing purchasing and invoice support.
Advanced Excel skills and strong analytical capability and ability to work with structured cost files
Strong communication skills to resolve issues with internal teams and external suppliers
Basic understanding of BOM cost structures and cost model inputs.
Structured accurate and detail-oriented working style
Experience in automotive industry or manufacturing environment.
Experience supporting data analysis and mantaining digitala archives.
Knowledge of cost models sourcing documentation and BOM tracking.
Ability to work effectively in cross-functional teams.
English language skills for international supplier and internal communication.
Build your career with a global innovation leader!
At Gentherm UA we develop innovative solutions that shape the world. Were looking for individuals who value teamwork seek growth and thrive in a fast-paced environment. Join us and help create the future together.
Send your CV in English to:
Gentherm Ukraine LLC
90300 Vynohradiv Irliavskoho St. 13
Tel.: 38 (050)
