About this role
Profile:Economics and/or engineering studies background, combined with Purchasing expertise
Presentation, facilitation and negotiation competencies
Intercultural competencies
Automotive Experience
Fluent English skills
Special requirements: willingness to travel
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Responsabilities:Target of the position
Safeguarding of the Procurement Process in strong alignment with Global & Regional Commodity Management starting from acquisition phase via serial ramp-up till serial ramp-down based on a RASCI-matrix
Active support for safeguarding the Supply Chain
Responsible for the targeted budget incl. chances & risk management for the relevant commodity/commodities
Support of a competitive pricing of the Bill of Material during project acquisition phase in alignment with Sales for the relevant commodity/commodities
Safeguarding of project commodity targets in terms of part pricing, tooling costs, investments and timing („On time on Target “) in alignment with the BU Procurement Project Management area
Support within qualification and development of suppliers in new sourcing markets
Safeguarding of the BQEE-process
Key Tasks
Safeguarding of the budgeted material prices and relevant action plans
Safeguarding of the Procurement guidelines
Market screening => early recognition of trends and action fields
Ensure “in time, in quality, right volume, right pricing, right deliveries” for Production material
Bidderlist alignment with Global Commodity Management and execution of project reviews incl. maintaining the sourcing planning
Ensure competitive awardings incl. transparency on costs (Cost Break Down, VAVE, Cost-Walk) and handling of change management
Ensure early involvement of competition already during the development phase for preparing a robust sourcing decision
Safeguarding of Carry-over-parts procurement, capacity clarifications with suppliers, price negotiations in alignment with Global Commodity Management
Application of „Advanced Negotiation Strategies “
Active support of Claim Management in alignment with Claim & Commodity Management
Support of internal and external customers in terms of problem solutions, if needed by getting the support also from suppliers
Supporting BoM evaluation for dedicated parts
Alignment of Bidders List and Sourcing Strategy with GCM
Responsible for full Sourcing process (RFI/RFQ, negotiation, awarding, contracting)
Industrialization of component/supplier together with crossfunctional team (BQEE)
Tooling Management for individual components
Execution of Change Management for dedicated parts
Supplier escalation Management before SOP and for highly x-functional issues after SOP (for commercial escalations Commodity Manager has the lead)
NPP savings achievement (e.g. VAVE, etc.) in Tandem with GCM
We offer We provide a benefits package designed to support the professional and personal well‑being of our employees. This includes meal vouchers of up to 945 RON and a 1000 RON referral bonus, along with access to a 7Card membership. Transportation is ensured from over 30 localities around Sibiu, and for colleagues based in Sibiu, we offer a Tursib subscription. We also offer holiday, Christmas and Easter bonuses, and we support participation in some local sports events by covering the registration fees. In our locations, our colleagues have access to catering services in on‑site canteens, ensuring a comfortable workplace environment. We continually invest in professional development through training sessions, qualification programs and workshops focused on both technical and soft skills. If this aligns with what you are looking for in a future employer, we look forward to receiving your application..
We value diversityTherefore, we welcome all qualified applications regardless of gender, nationality, ethnic and social origin, religion/ideology, disability, age as well as sexual orientation and identity.