Job Description

In this role, you will be responsible for the designated commodities of direct materials & tools. You will be part of Platform Sourcing Team. You will manage several areas of sourcing including but not limited to Process Improvement, Reporting, Supplier & Stakeholders Relationship Management.

Responsibilities

• Communication and negotiations of commercial terms including prices, lead time & delivery terms with suppliers.
• Adhere to sourcing guidelines, principles, policies ethical and standard operation procedures, report any deviation to the front-line manager.
• Responsible of new supplier’s introduction including commercial assessment, market intelligence, analysis, due diligence, coordinate with quality on initial supplier quality assessment & financial assessment.
• Strong cross functional leadership with European and US Engineering, R&D, manufacturing, supply chain, and quality to localize component supply base
• Report bi-weekly spend & saving progress.
• Lead Sourcing Projects within sourcing and cross functions.
• Provision of commercial advice and management of a range of sourcing activities with a long term view of spend management.
• Close cooperation with site functions and internal stakeholders.
• Close cooperation with R&D on new product launch & new project introduction.
• Management & Plant Management on sourcing requests of direct materials.
• Management and development of the supplier base including market analysis.
• Support to develop commodity strategies with line manager & category managers.
• Lead contract negotiations incl. evaluation of existing contract performance.
• Monitor and manage the risks related to supply continuity.
• Ensure the implementation quality KPI´s suppliers’ agreements. Implement, negotiate & agree on Commercial KPIs to enable performance management & improvement of suppliers programs.
• Ordering prototypes and samples

Qualifications

• Bachelor degree in Engineering, economics or any related field.
• 5 years’ experience in a manufacturing company as a buyer with good track of successful projects & achievements.
• Proficiency in supply chain management principles
• Strong negotiation skills and financial acumen
• Understanding of the components and materials used in commercial refrigeration systems
• Pragmatic, Dynamic, Autonomous
• Problem solving - identify and solve problems quickly and efficiently.
• Critical thinking, analytical and decision-making skills.
• Good interpersonal skills
• Fluent in English & Preferably German
• MS 365, especially EXCEL