General

Area of responsibility:         Project Purchasing

Reports to:                            Project Purchasing Manager

Location:                                Local

Main objectives
Actively contribute to successful program management and new product launches within Business Unit/Segment. Deliver resourcing initiatives and drive savings via VA/VE and implementation of Category strategies.

Main duties and responsibilities are (but not limited to):

• Purchasing team member in the Business Unit/Segment’s NPI (New Product Introduction) projects
• Be the main purchasing interface towards suppliers during the project, make sure project deliverables from supplier side are met on time and budget
• Manage engineering changes, including commercial discussions
• Manage prototype suppliers (including negotiation, agreements, prototype tools orders)
• Communicate with Category team about specific supplier needs and support investigation of new supplier base when required
• Support sales and engineering with project cost and pricing objectives in close cooperation with the Category Buyers
• Carry out project management, planning activities and maintain reporting
• Carry out RFQ kick offs with correct data and teams
• Responsibility for the handover of projects to Category Buyers
• Initiate and coordinate supplier VAVE activities, including organization of supplier days and workshops

Main contacts

• Internal
  • Category Buyers
  • Project SQDs
  • Engineering
  • Program Management
  • Logistics

• External
  • Supplier representatives

Requirements

• Educated to degree level or relevant qualification
• Commercial background, attention to detail, appreciation of Global economics
• Experience in procurement and dealing with direct material into manufacturing operations
• Good communication skills, both written and oral, at all levels
• Computer literate and good working knowledge of Microsoft Office Systems and ERP
• Organisation skills, ability to prioritize
• Project management
• Effective cross-cultural Communication
• Technical understanding or engineering background is a bonus
• Proactivity and drive to continuous improvement

Authority

Act independently and according to KAs Delegation of Authority (DoA) and within other company procedures, policies, instructions and targets.