Senior Program Buyer

• Support in ensuring and coordinating adequate information flow between project team and the commodity buyers colleagues responsible for the project specific sourcing activities (supplier panel alignment)
• Support in driving pre-series purchasing processes for specific Hella products, preparation of sourcing activities (RFQ, Feasibility process) challenging the project team to keep project milestone important for the execution of purchasing tasks on-time.
• 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 in negotiating contracts (Letter of Nomination)
• Align tasks and decisions with Business Partner and/or supervisor if necessary. Manage intercultural and trustful relationships by creating and adding value from international project team setups through utilizing the cultural diversity in the project.
• Support definition of material cost changes (budgeting) in agreement with the Hella domains and superior to create an aligned planning basis and to achieve business division objectives.
• Support in ensuring alignment capacity for pre-series and launch business at supplier, managing stock increases, packaging and logistics related topics in case of bottlenecks or insolvencies.
• Support in challenging the technical solutions for purchased parts in terms of cost efficiency and challenge the project team to ensure and overachieve targeted costs. Supporting the identification and achievement of cost potentials resulting from Design-to-Cost (DtC). For that, an understanding of the product engineering process and the material manufacturing process is needed.

YOUR QUALIFICATIONS

• Proven working experience as a buyer within the automotive industry.
• 5+ years of relevant experience in related field.
• Bachelor’s degree in business, supply chain, engineering or related field.
• Prior experience with SAP is preferred.
• Excellent computer and software skills (Excel, Word, Power Point).
• Above average communication and negotiation skills.