Profile:Economics and/or engineering studies background, combined with Purchasing expertisePresentation, facilitation and negotiation competenciesIntercultural competenciesAutomotive ExperienceFluent English skillsSpecial requirements: willingness to travel️️︄︅︈︈︈︆︂︆︄︃︁︁︎︌︈︂︇︍︈︆︅️︊︄︈︌︊︎︂︎Responsabilities:Target of the positionSafeguarding of the Procurement Process in strong alignment with Global & Regional Commodity Management starting from acquisition phase via serial ramp-up till serial ramp-down based on a RASCI-matrixActive support for safeguarding the Supply ChainResponsible for the targeted budget incl. chances & risk management for the relevant commodity/commoditiesSupport of a competitive pricing of the Bill of Material during project acquisition phase in alignment with Sales for the relevant commodity/commoditiesSafeguarding of project commodity targets in terms of part pricing, tooling costs, investments and timing („On time on Target “) in alignment with the BU Procurement Project Management areaSupport within qualification and development of suppliers in new sourcing marketsSafeguarding of the BQEE-processKey TasksSafeguarding of the budgeted material prices and relevant action plansSafeguarding of the Procurement guidelinesMarket screening => early recognition of trends and action fieldsEnsure “in time, in quality, right volume, right pricing, right deliveries” for Production materialBidderlist alignment with Global Commodity Management and execution of project reviews incl. maintaining the sourcing planningEnsure competitive awardings incl. transparency on costs (Cost Break Down, VAVE, Cost-Walk) and handling of change managementEnsure early involvement of competition already during the development phase for preparing a robust sourcing decisionSafeguarding of Carry-over-parts procurement, capacity clarifications with suppliers, price negotiations in alignment with Global Commodity ManagementApplication of „Advanced Negotiation Strategies “Active support of Claim Management in alignment with Claim & Commodity ManagementSupport of internal and external customers in terms of problem solutions, if needed by getting the support also from suppliersSupporting BoM evaluation for dedicated partsAlignment of Bidders List and Sourcing Strategy with GCMResponsible for full Sourcing process (RFI/RFQ, negotiation, awarding, contracting)Industrialization of component/supplier together with crossfunctional team (BQEE)Tooling Management for individual componentsExecution of Change Management for dedicated partsSupplier escalation Management before SOP and for highly x-functional issues after SOP (for commercial escalations Commodity Manager has the lead)NPP savings achievement (e.g. VAVE, etc.) in Tandem with GCMWe offerWe provide a benefits package designed to support the professional and personal well‑being of our employees. This includes meal vouchers of up to 945 RON and a 1000 RON referral bonus, along with access to a 7Card membership. Transportation is ensured from over 30 localities around Sibiu, and for colleagues based in Sibiu, we offer a Tursib subscription. We also offer holiday, Christmas and Easter bonuses, and we support participation in some local sports events by covering the registration fees.In our locations, our colleagues have access to catering services in on‑site canteens, ensuring a comfortable workplace environment. We continually invest in professional development through training sessions, qualification programs and workshops focused on both technical and soft skills.If this aligns with what you are looking for in a future employer, we look forward to receiving your application..We value diversityTherefore, we welcome all qualified applications regardless of gender, nationality, ethnic and social origin, religion/ideology, disability, age as well as sexual orientation and identity. Show more Show less