Advanced Purchasing Engineer

Don't you think it is time for a change? If this answer is yes, join our Purchasing Team and become one of our Advanced Purchasing Engineer colleague.

Job Description:

• Purchasing Representative in Project team from acquisition phase until SOP, sub-Project Manager for Purchasing content, ensures early involvement of purchasing and suppliers.
• Supporting activities planned by the business field to harmonize business strategies with purchasing strategies and implement them in day-to-day activities.
• Follow-up on supplier and material status during product development phase, . requests for quotation, in-time sourcing, continuous feedback of APQP / PPAP status from SQM. 
• Push design to cost / target cost process to attain the target costs derived from target costs workshop for materials.
• To reduce total material costs by fulfilling the required functions.
• Perform Cost Reduction Programs (CRP) for BU’s products after SOP, push Re-design to cost and CRP programs. 
• Project support for medium to high complex projects in business fields to deliver, on time, all related matters by optimum inputs for quotes, workshops, BOM evaluation and implementation of potential savings in the project.
• Support technical change process after SOP, is offering support for the  Second Sourcing to secure permanent supplies with competitive terms.  
• Contributes by providing input/development and to implementation of purchasing strategies to have influence at supplier level and thus provide competitive proposals for product improvements. 
• Is offering support for the carrying out benefit analysis workshops with key suppliers to concentrate on the key functions of the components/project.
• Contributes to the preparation of sourcing decisions to guarantee sourcing decisions that correspond to the sourcing strategy. 
• Is offering support for the Market analysis (national/international) to acquire new suppliers and new technologies in the deployment of suppliers.
• Carrying out supplier evaluation to concentrate on the best suppliers and improve the current supplier base.
• Provide support on local purchasing topics for market analysis and localization efforts and visit potential suppliers.

Qualifications:

• Degree in business administration, engineering, electrical engineering or industrial engineering.
• Experience in Advanced/Project Purchasing – (mechanic parts and/or electronic).
• Automotive experience.
• Knowledge of project management. 
• Autonomous, driven, passionate by a challenging environment. 
• Very good communication and networking skills. 
• Experience in working in interdisciplinary teams. 
• Very good Microsoft Office skills. 
• Business fluent language skills in English (spoken and in writing), German is a plus.
• Ability to negotiate and operate in different cultures and to work under pressure.

What we offer:

• Integration Program in a professional & dynamic team.
• Travel Opportunities - we know that you are missing this, so, let's hope that vaccination helps and we win our mobility back.
• We know that sports and reading books help us in our development, so, these are part also from our benefits.
• Work with passion and we will reward you accordingly.
• …and because money isn't everything, you will find happy and supportive colleagues.
• Relocation Package for non-Timisoara residents.