Job Description

Job Title: GBE Buyer ePWT

GBE Buyer is responsible for managing procurement throughout the e-powertrain (motor system & electrical) product lifecycle, including supplier development and selection during project phases, order coordination and cost optimization in mass production, while ensuring supply chain stability, cost efficiency, and quality compliance.

Job Responsibilities:

1. NPI & VE-Resourcing
 Acting as Project Buyer for his respective scope:
 Lead and execute suppliers' selection process for NPI and VE/Resourcing (for the assigned projects) in alignment with the commodity panel Strategy
 Own Project deliverables for his sourced components (Cost, APQP, Milestones (Protos, ODT, PPAP, SOP+6 months) and compliance to components designs, support TEFS
 Suggest Resourcing opportunities to commodity & participate to VE ideas generation for GBE Projects
 Execute VE, Resourcing, logistics productivity actions in line with AOP requirements and in collaboration with Commodity organization
 Manage post-SOP Engineering changes with suppliers and secure first year of savings after award
2. Mass Production Operations
 Act as Operation Supplier Contact (OSC) (Supplier List) for his GBE | Help X-Regional engagement on components scope when not OSC
 Includes OES and IAM when the part is supplied by an OEM active supplier
 Handle logistics/capacity/quality issues in the GBE 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
 Implement procurement mitigation action plan in the GBE for his OSC scope
 Define and execute first level of actions of gap closure plan
 Support for trade, compliance & sustainability related information collection
 Improve GBE competitiveness through cost reductions in liaison with Commodity organization
3. 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 for his scope of activity

Job Requirements:
1. Bachelor’s degree preferably in Engineering, Economics or Business Administration
2. Min 3y experience in Procurement, preferably in Automotive
3. Project management skills
4. Analytic thinking and leadership skills