Buyer - Batteries (Hybrid)

Job Description

Commercial Buyer responsible of supplier strategy & mentoring aligned to core business field strategy and needs.

Roles includes activities such as contracting, sourcing process, planning and price negotiations, support serial delivery and quality topics, maintenance of operative systems. Also includes project management to (participate and secure new product launch and product cost optimization.

This role has contact with local and international networking (internal and external).

Key tasks will include:

• Understanding and then driving the material field strategy in your region with cross functional support

• Work closely with the strategic buyers and purchasing quality to select the best cost-effective and qualified suppliers to meet the deadlines of the project for the business.

• Efficiently navigate with the different purchasing tools to effectively send RFQ's to the approved suppliers, and then compile the comparison of quotes to make an informed sourcing decision that result in the request for approvals.

• Follow up on Business plan targets

• Ensuring awarded suppliers achieve program launch requirements

• Leading annual price negotiations

• Driving cost reduction initiatives internally and with suppliers

• Driving change management for procured parts (ECR) and interface to material field and quality purchasing within the purchasing organization.

• Purchasing representative in simultaneous engineering teams in an international environment.

Qualifications

REQUIREMENTS:

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Business Administration or similar

• 3-5+ years of purchasing experience

• SAP or similar ERP (Purchasing).

• Microsoft Office (Outlook, Excel, PowerPoint).

• Power BI or Tableau a plus.

• Ability to generate networking (internal and external).

• Ability to travel up to 15 - 20%.

Indefinite U.S. work authorized individuals only. Future sponsorship for work authorization not available.