Global Strategic Buyer - Trade Goods

Global responsibility for defined suppliers in Sub-Category Trade Good, collaboration and implementation of the global category strategy as well as a sustainable optimisation of the supply base with regards to cost, quality & delivery performance; global coordination and alignment of purchasing activities within the Sub-Category as well as execution of direct local responsibility for selected plants.

Duties:

• Direct strategic purchasing responsibility for assigned part numbers in selected plants (Germany & Hungary)
• Identifying, managing and developing new suppliers globally
• Ensuring a future-oriented supplier structure
• Driving global (re-)sourcing projects, based on Category Strategy and support new sourcing projects in accordance with the Sub-Category strategy, which also includes the RFQ process, management of the tool transfers/tool orders, participation in technical discussions, managing the sampling process, etc.
• Collaboration within the global Category Team Trade Goods, with global responsibility and active collaboration with other departments such with Supplier Quality, Supplier Integration Management, R&D and Operations
• Responsible for a sustainable cost reduction of the supply base, including cost/product optimisations and additional value add creations
• Managing and driving assigned projects to achieve the goals and expected schedules within a matrix organisation.