Webasto Group

Indirect Purchasing Specialist

Webasto Group  •  Lexington, KY (Onsite)  •  4 days ago
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Job Description

Purchasing & Supplier Quality is crucial to our success as a global provider of innovative mobility solutions. As part of the procurement team, you actively help shape the future of mobility. Close collaboration with all business areas ensures the definition and implementation of commodity group strategies, while commercial negotiations have a direct impact on the company's success. Selecting the best and most innovative suppliers guarantees the highest quality standards, as well as sustainable and innovative products. The tasks in procurement are as diverse as they are essential to success.

You can look forward to these exciting tasks

  • Coordinate and manage regionally and cross-divisionally the Procurement Category Logistics Service Provider (LSP) consisting of Transportation, Warehousing, and 4PL Services
  • Analyze the US Supply Market and identify suitable providers, cost reduction potentials, and concept savings ideas, in close collaboration with your colleagues from the related functional stakeholder departments
  • Develop and manage the regional Supply Base for logistics services with continuous improvement of the portfolio
  • Create a competitive Supplier portfolio to fulfill business needs in terms of cost competitiveness, technology, quality, supply, environmental and ethical capabilities
  • Autonomously plan and execute price and contract negotiations, using innovative and state-of-the-art Procurement tools and processes
  • Deploy KPI Reports and Procurement Analytics for controlling of the Procurement contribution on a Total Cost Level
  • Contribution to Global Logistics strategy roadmap and sustainability targets
  • Shape the regional strategies for sourcing of Logistics & Packaging within the US/MX
  • Establishment of Carrier service levels and rate agreements
  • Act as primary liaison between the carriers and Webasto SCM plant teams

This is what you bring to us

  • Bachelor’s degree required and 5+ years of experience in Transportation
  • Proven experience of successful negotiations in large volume and complex logistics agreements as well as knowledgeable in financials and cost structures
  • In dept knowledge of the US (or MX) transportation market Carrier service providers
  • Background in Carrier Management and Development
  • Knowledge in sourcing warehousing services and in the packaging industry is a bonus, Excellent presentation and data analytics skills, Profound relationship management skills
  • Spanish language knowledge would be a bonus (for US), For MX fluent English is a must

What we offer you

  • Competitive pay
  • Health coverage for you and your family
  • Generous number of vacation days each year
  • Paid sick time
  • 401k with company match

Applications from qualified individuals with disabilities are expressly welcome.

Your contact person:

Mario Magrini, People & Organization Lexington, KY

Get to know us here and find out why we are passionate about attracting talent to Webasto.

We look forward to receiving your online application!

Webasto Group

About Webasto Group

As a global innovative systems partner to the mobility industry, Webasto is one of the 100 largest suppliers to the automotive sector worldwide. In development, manufacturing and sales, the company focuses on roof systems on the one hand and on vehicle electrification on the other hand. The product range includes openable and fixed roofs, electric high-voltage heaters and batteries, as well as thermo management solutions. Among the customers of Webasto are manufacturers of passenger cars, commercial vehicles, and boats, as well as dealers and end customers. In 2024, the Group generated sales of around 4.3 billion euros and employed around 15,300 people at more than 50 locations. The headquarters of the company, which was founded in 1901, is located in Stockdorf near Munich (Germany). For more information, please visit www.webasto.com

Webasto SE

Head Office: Gauting (Stockdorf)

Register of companies: München HRB 199587

Chairman of the Supervisory Board: Dr. Rolf Bulander

Management Board: Jörg Buchheim (Chairman), Marcel Bartling, Jan-Henning Mehlfeldt, Jörg Bremer, Johann Stohner

Further information: https://www.webasto-group.com/en/imprint/

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Industry
Automotive & Mobility
Company Size
5,001-10,000 employees
Headquarters
Stockdorf, DE
Year Founded
1901
Website
webasto.com
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