What we offer:
As a member of a larger global acting company, you will be in charge of the purchasing of 2-4 purchasing group components for our location in Luzzara (IT). The scope includes several components of a material handling Truck, from the easiest to the most complex ones. In this context, you will work within a European purchasing team with colleagues in several European locations, closely together with your responsible (the Head of Site Procurement located in Luzzara) and an interdisciplinary team of Logistic, Quality, R&D, Production, and Sales.
Main Tasks:
* Self-reliant and operational acting purchaser for assigned components, assemblies, and solutions.
* Proceed market analyses and request for quotations in line with technical specifications; lead negotiations with suppliers in terms of delivery, quality, and price; place purchase orders; set delivery dates according to sales requests.
* Constant tracking of the supplier deliveries and initiate actions in the case of deviations.
* Manage and develop the supply base (for the responsible parts), to achieve our targets in delivery, quality, cost, and innovation.
* Maintain and develop relationships with the strategic suppliers, including contractual management (NDA’s, Long Term- / Supply Contracts etc).
* Support the development and implementation of the Procurement Strategy and align the supplier portfolio together with the Central Commodity Organization.
* Support in regional and global Procurement initiatives.
* Support awarding process, led by Global Sourcing (GS):
o Site awarding (in agreement with GS).
o Tender with Site suppliers.
o Technical meeting with suppliers.
* Partnering industrialization process with and at suppliers:
o Tooling order, industrialization process, and process series.
o Tooling contract and application.
o ETAP & PPAP.
o Meeting with awarded supplier.
* Processing and tracking technical changes for Purchasing aspects.
* Drive MCO, DTC, HKvoll activities at site (together with Cost Engineering).
* Drive Make-or-Buy process and resulting outsourcing and insourcing activities.
* Drive re-sourcing project.
* Management and mitigation of site-related supply risk.
* Act as interface between suppliers and Quality, Logistic, and R&D in case of questions/discussions.
* Manage crisis situations. Support and respond to unforeseen supply failures, working with supplier and site to deliver solutions to avoid line stops.
* Monitor and manage influences on performance and achievements on the Procurement’s KPIs, in line with local requirements and rules.
Tasks and Qualifications:
Expectations:
* Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering or Business and ideally experience as Buyer in Material Handling, Construction, Agriculture, Automotive Tier 1 or similarly demanding environment.
* Strategic thinking in day-to-day decision making. Very good understanding of manufacturing processes and industry quality standards.
* Strong negotiation skills.
* Able to read and understand technical drawings and specifications.
* Proficient in using Microsoft Office applications. Good SAP/R3 ERP knowledge is a requirement.
* Results driven, with the ability to drive projects self-reliantly and successfully.
* Team-oriented in a global purchasing team.
* Good problem-solving, communication, and presentation skills are necessary.
* Flexibility to travel within Europe.
* Good English is mandatory, a second language will be of advantage.
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