Hybrid: This position requires you to work on-site 3 times a week (Tue to Thu)
What You'll Do (Responsibilities):
- Develop and execute a robust commodity strategy based on market and tech
- Responsible for maintaining sourcing pipeline and Business Over Time, benchmarking data, strategy presentations, global budget and on-time metrics
- Lead key meetings with cross-functional teams (engineering, supplier quality, supply chain, finance)
- Build business plans to meet business priorities.
- Work with global counterparts to improve and align the global strategy for future programs
- Adhere to corporate and unit purchasing and accounting practices and procedures
- Utilize the Global Purchasing and Supply Chain sourcing process to run sourcing packages (RFQ, Quote Analysis and Source Selection)
- Analyze and apply appropriate tools, i.e., benchmarking, global competitive sourcing, value chain analysis, supplier negotiations, engineering change cost containment, technical cost reduction, part/system reuse, etc
Your Skills & Abilities (Required Qualifications):
- Bachelors degree completed in Business Administration, Engineering, Economics or related fields
- Advance or Fluent English
- Relevant experience in Purchasing area
- Good experience with Excel, Powerpoint and Word
- Ability to work effectively cross functionally, both internally and externally and build relationships
- Experience managing commercial issues with suppliers and assessing supplier performance
- Demonstrated competence in negotiating skills
- Exceptional interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills
- High level of analytical ability where problems can be extremely complex
- Developed organizational skills including the ability to prioritize, handle multiple projects simultaneously, and meet deadlines
What Can Give You A Competitive Edge (Preference Qualifications)
- Experience in automotive industry
- Experience with direct materials purchasing
- Power BI, SQL, Knime or related tools
- Spanhish is a plus
Candidates must demonstrate the following required competencies:
- Negotiation
- Communication
- Analytical Thinking
- Workload Management
- Relationship Management
- Supplier Management
- Data Judgment
