MISSION
- Responsible for performing all purchasing and Supply Chain activities related to development and
launched programs in alignment with regional and global purchasing strategies.
RESPONSIBILITIES
- Represent local team as Lead Buyer in regional or global development programs
- Lead and/or support the development of costed BOMs for new projects in the RFQ stage.
- Negotiate optimal pricing and terms and conditions with suppliers
- Lead sourcing activities for BOM components
- Track and maintain program deliverables (sourcing status, financials, supplier timing, PPAPs etc.)
- Support and drive cost reduction activities aligned with regional and global purchasing objectives
- Manage supplier relationships in accordance with Purchasing procedures, policy/compliance and
commodity strategy
- Issue and analyze request for quotations (RFQs) from approved suppliers to support production or pre-
production requirements and issue subsequent purchase orders and follow deliveries for each project
event
- Assists and/or leads the resolution of production, design, quality and/or delivery problems
- Ensure coordination with SQE for on time sourcing (kick-off) meetings with suppliers upon award
- Initiate cross-functional meetings with program team and suppliers
- Coordinate engineering changes, tool transfers, and benchmarking activities for assigned programs
- Develop, maintain, and publish appropriate documentation according to purchasing procedures
- Ensure COP procedure is done for new projects together with commodity buyer
- Ensure parametrization on new BOM PN`s in SAP and issue the SA´s for SOP
