Senior Buyer – CLOSED

Turda, Cluj county

For one of our clients, a multinational automotive company, we are currently looking for Senior Buyer to be located in Turda, Cluj County, Romania.

Reporting to: Group Director Purchasing

Job Description:

• Responsible to identify, implement and maintain for the assigned key commodities (BOM & Non-BOM) a world class Supply Base that delivers the highest quality and service performance, top technology standards and fully customer oriented at the lowest total cost
• Maximize performance of the purchasing deliverables on new projects and developments to meet the internal and external customer satisfaction

Main Tasks:

• Develop, implement and maintain commodity strategies and deliver to assigned goals and objectives
• Define and implement the supplier panel by product category (Approved Vendor List – AVL) by commodity and work for continuous improvement with the different suppliers
• Prepare and lead sourcing processes to meet quality, delivery and technology goals at the lowest total cost
• Act as a liaison with site Supply Chain management and Quality Management to assure that any Supplier sourced in new projects will meet Manufacturing, cost service and quality goals
• Negotiate and implement Contractual frame agreements with strategic suppliers
• Issue requests for proposals/ quotes (RFI’s / RFQ’s) and select best source consistent with cost, quality and delivery requirements
• Lead recurrent price negotiations with all suppliers, negotiating and managing long term pricing agreement on critical commodities
• Support Make/ Buy processes
• Participate in cross-functional project teams, coordinate and execute the project related purchasing activities
• Maintain relationship with strategic suppliers to ensure their commitment to MMM overall goals and strategies
• Initiate, promote and sponsor value analysis programs, aligned with automotive industry best practices – Lean tool kit, with the strategic suppliers
• Develop and support new suppliers and technologies and deploy knowledge throughout the organization
• Monitor supplier performance by ensuring that product and / or service is delivered as scheduled and meets specifications; maintaining appropriate files and records of meeting with suppliers to ensure company requirement are met and that supplier is aware of their performance
• Assist internal and external customers by interpreting laws, policies, codes and regulations pertaining to purchasing; answer inquiries both orally and in writing concerning purchasing operations
• Contribute to team effort by accomplishing other job related tasks as needed; enabling other workers to achieve their job objectives.

Education & Experience:

• BA or BS in Materials Management, Procurement, Business Administration, Operations Planning or a related field; MBA, CPM or APICS certification desirable
• 5+ years of related procurement experience including purchasing, inventory control, contract negotiation, supply management, supplier relationships, basics of cost accounting and tracking budget expenses
• Knowledge of MRP processes
• Contract manufacturing experience beneficial
• Work experience in automotive manufacturing environment beneficial
• Working knowledge of the legal aspects of procurement and contract law
• Knowledge of import freight movement

Skills:

• Proficiency in English
• Customer oriented
• Ability to act independently to determine methods and procedures on new assignments
• Ability to respond consistently with a high degree of initiative to resolve issues or complex problems that may arise
• Commercial acumen
• Well-developed written and verbal communication, listening and presentation skills
• Experience in long term negotiations / strong negotiation skills
• Ability to work well under pressure.
• Ability to perform work accurately and thoroughly
• Efficient organization and time-management skills
• Ability to prioritize tasks and meet deadlines