Description
The mission of the role are:
- Negotiate contracts with global suppliers in coordination with commodity buyers
- Contribute to the deployment of the Business Group commodity strategy through the serial and program sourcing activities in all regions
- Be responsible for the quality, cost and delivery (QCD) performance of the suppliers of his/her commodity and when necessary support the corrective actions
- Sponsor the innovation through identification of breakthrough solutions from suppliers to generate competitive products for our customers
- Animate network and manage functionally the Commodity Managers & Buyers dedicated to the specific commodity
- Provide expertise, share and deploy best practices to commodity managers and buyers under their responsibility
- * Qualifications*
Minimum Education Level: Bachelor's or Master's degree in Engineering or Business.
- Nice to have: Professional purchasing qualification_
Experience:
- Minimum 5 to 10 years experience in Purchasing in an industrial environment, including a commodity buyer experience
- Proven experience in a management role including a remote management experience
Skills and competencies:
- Deep understanding of business practices, market dynamics and trends
- Knowledge of Purchasing contractual and legal aspects
- Ability to formalize a global commodity strategy
- Fluent in English
- International mindset
- Ability to work in a matrix organization
- Strong business understanding and negotiation skills