Decisions:

- Supplier strategy;

- Supplier panel

 

Main tasks:

• Responsible for the purchasing result for the families at BGEU level;
• Create and maintain the improvement plan for the purchasing families, requesting support of Local Buyers for the implementation at local plants;
• Scan the Market on Global scale to find low cost suppliers;
• Prepare the Purchasing strategy and set-up the panel of strategic suppliers, based on Purchasing Marketing and Global Sourcing;
•  Achieve maximum saving using, as an example but not limited to, pooling of demand, extended knowledge of the relevant products and processes, detailed cost analysis, functional value methodology;
• Impose sourcing using specifications and approved certified alternative sources, promotion of material standardization, allowing full use of e-sourcing tools;
• Support R&T and Development Centers for the evaluation of alternative materials, benchmarking of alternative technical solutions and suppliers;
•  Actively contribute to the make-or-buy decisions;
• Maintain the trend analysis and support to Budget preparation
• Contribution to ongoing globalization of Autoneum

• Achieved five years seniority as buyer in Global Automotive companies;
• Motivated by purchasing challenges;
• Strategic analysis and synthesis ability;
• Efficient approach to negotiation;
• Capability to work in an international context;
• Mobility in EU and outside (2-3-day missions);
• Transparency and integrity;
• Highly familiar with IT tools for Purchasing applications;
• Technical background on Autoneum’s products;
• English written and spoken.

Required qualifications:

• Master degree or equivalent education level;

Main tools:

• Jagger, SAP, MS Office