Aumovio
Automotive
CategoryPurchaser
“Category Purchaser at Aumovio. Skills: Category strategy, Supplier management, Negotiation, Contract management. Derive strategy and actions for managed categories. Develop a material and supplier strategy”
What You'll Achieve.
Strategic, profit and resulted oriented handling; Cost situation improvement; Target achievement
Industry & Context.
Problem solving; Decision making
Operate in different cultures, Understanding for different foreign cultures (NAFTA, Asia, several European cultures)
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
University degree in Economics/Technical studies or relevant professional experience, >1 years of relevant experience, Capability to negotiate and operate with different cultures, Experience in working with international teams on purchasing issues, Understanding for different foreign cultures (NAFTA, Asia, several European cultures)
Nice to Have
Management skills, tools and techniques which ensures a strategic, profit and resulted oriented handling (Balanced Scorecard, Benchmarking, etc.), Human relations skills (team skills, conflict management, open-mindedness, networking), Communication skills, including Presentation and Negotiation techniques to operate in different cultures, Problem solving and decision making tools and techniques, Project management skills, Process and Product Life Cycle (PLC) knowledge, Purchasing Management (including standards of Quality system requirements, policies and norms (IATF 19649/ VDA 6. 1)), Risk Management skills, Technical understanding of specific components, Commercial knowledge, includes contract law etc., Knowledge of supplier market in respective area of responsibility, Appropriate level of language skills to deal with internal and external stakeholders, ERP system (SAP) for order management
What You'll Do.
Derive strategy and actions for managed categories
Develop a material and supplier strategy
Conduct regular supplier evaluation
support and train internal stakeholders
Ensure alignment and implementation of category strategy
Ensure suppliers fulfill legal requirements
Support escalations at internal and external stakeholders
Influence sourcing process
Identify and lift bundling opportunities
Drive annual negotiations
Ensure fulfillment of all necessary requirements
Ensure effective contract lifecycle management
Ensure in time implementation of correct data
Initiate and support value-engineering
Initiate and drive supplier improvement programs
and mitigate supply chain risks
Develop and implement risk mitigation strategies
Ensure supply chain compliance
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Cross-functional partners; Internal stakeholders; Main stakeholders; Internal and external stakeholders; International teams
Communication Scope
Communication skills; Presentation techniques; Negotiation techniques
Process & Methodology
Project management skills
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