Plant Buyer

                             Plant Buyer Production

Purchasing Department

Your Activities:

— Ensure the procurement and handling of production material, in terms of best cost, quality and timing,coordination of all procurement activities;

— Manage production supply base through the life time;

— Supporting Commodity Buyers in creating long term cost containment strategies with key suppliers ;

— Price negotiations, supplier selection, Conclusion of Contracts, in time readiness of tooling and component,processing and execution of supplier inquiries, cost recovery actions (quality Claim Management) ;

— Execute local cost savings initiatives thru lean and CRP initiative;

— Change Management after SOP (technical, supplier, relocation and any other changes);

— Service Parts Management;

— Manage capacity and delivery issues.

Your Prerequisites:

— University degree (Technical or Economical);

— Relevant experience in purchasing is an advantage;

— Fluent in English (German is an advantage);

— Analytical, determined and persuasive person;

— Strong knowledge of negotiating techniques and basic technical knowledge;

— Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, team work oriented, strong problem solving abilities.