Job Description
We are seeking an experienced Sr Buyer to drive supplier selection and sourcing for new launches and cost saving projects. This role blends procurement expertise with project management, ensuring supplier performance, compliance, and sustainability while resolving operational issues and contributing to general commodity strategies.
New launches and Cost Saving Projects
Acting as Project Buyer for his respective scope:
Lead and execute suppliers' selection process for New Launches and Cost Saving Projects (for the assigned projects) in alignment with the commodity panel Strategy
Own Project deliverables for his sourced components, and compliance to components designs.
Suggest Resourcing opportunities to commodity & participate to ideas generation for Cost Saving Projects
Mass Production Operations - Act as Operation Supplier Contact, Help regional engagement on components scope.
Handle logistics/capacity/quality issues in the region as the first sourcing interface of plant supply chain & Quality (according to escalation process) | Collect capacity data from suppliers.
Validate and negotiate charge-back amounts
Support for trade, compliance & sustainability related information collection
Support and contribute to Commodity panels strategy within his GBE/Region by: Executing productivity objectives. Ensuring supplier performance review and action plan tracking and feedback commodity.
Requirements
Bachelor Business/ Engineering (or related)
+5 years’ experience in procurement or purchasing environment.