Purchasing Specialist; Excellence Job Chillicothe area,Ohio USA,Engineering

Position: Purchasing Specialist (Excellence)

Job Title

Location Tlaquepaque, Jalisco.

FORVIA HELLA is a listed international automotive supplier. As a company of the FORVIA Group, FORVIA HELLA stands for high-performance lighting technology and vehicle electronics and, with the Lifecycle Solutions Business Group, also covers a broad service and product portfolio for the spare parts and workshop business as well as for manufacturers of special vehicles. With currently around 36,500 employees at over 125 locations, the Company is active worldwide and generated adjusted sales of €8.1 billion in fiscal year 2024.

Your

Tasks

Implement material group strategy for a defined material group on a global level, observing the market situation and considering the needs of the relevant Product Centers and Hella Companies (MGS).

Negotiation and conclusion of supplier frame contracts within the material group (MGS). Preparation and coordination of sourcing activities (Project Manager Purchasing) and negotiation and conclusion of sourcing activities (MGS).

Involvement in the annual material cost planning process for the material group (MGS).

Definition and implementation of technical and commercial saving measures to reduce material costs, in order to be able to purchase materials with high complexity and purchasing volumes, which meet or overachieve purchasing targets in the dimensions of "Cost", "Time" and "Quality".

Steering and managing any kind of project specific purchasing activities for defined projects incl. projects with multiple development and/or production locations (Project Manager Purchasing).

Executing supplier and material related tasks during series production and until end of delivery obligation representing the first point of contact and escalation level for the Hella companies (Operative Purchaser).

A Purchasing Tasks

Analyze the purchasing market taking into account the needs and requirements of the relevant Product Centers and Hella Companies. Prepare and update supplier matrix, prepare qualified supplier evaluations and support buildup of alternative suppliers to meet or overachieve purchasing targets in the dimensions of "Cost", "Time" and "Quality" in alignment with the responsible party from Product Centers and Business Division.

Prepare and implement a purchasing strategy for complex material groups with defined strategy teams. Establish a standard and optimized supplier basis worldwide to realize synergies by bundling purchasing volume, concentrating on efficient suppliers and optimizing the global process chain.

Negotiate supplier frame contracts, define sourcing concept and realize sourcing activities incl. but not limited to sending RfQs, negotiating and nominating suppliers for tools and components within the material group (new projects, lifetime extensions, change management, etc.

Support definition of material cost changes (budgeting) in agreement with the Hella Companies and superior in order to create an aligned planning basis and to achieve business division objectives.

Generate measures for commercial and technical optimization of components or purchase volume to reduce costs and improve quality and security of supply.

Analyse suppliers in cooperation with the suppliers, identify opportunities for improvement and derive corresponding qualification measures, involving internal organizational units, to optimize the process chain between the supplier and Hella.

Ensure global transparency and consolidation of supplier and material data to guarantee a standardized data basis available to everyone.

Consolidate the annual material requirements within a material group and prepare and carry out central negotiations with suppliers to achieve optimum purchasing prices through bundling.

Support initiation of talks, carry out negotiations and prepare contracts to reduce costs, as well as to optimize procedures between supplier and Hella and to enforce Hella interests considering schedules, quality, quantity and delivery conditions.

Create standardized international purchasing processes, methods and tools within the global network and strengthen purchasing power towards suppliers world-wide.

Align tasks and decisions with Material Group Manager…