Purchaser Electronic Components for Automotive Electronics

Job Objectives:

• Responsibility for purchased parts in assigned interdisciplinary development projects from acquisition to start of series production. Responsibility during series production until the end of the product lifecycle.
• Continuous optimization of procurement costs during series production (e.g., by reducing costs, avoiding cost increases) along the supply chain.
• Ongoing development of the supplier base regarding competitiveness, quality and logistics performance, as well as development support.

Professional Tasks:

Project Purchasing:

• Sub-project management for purchasing in complex interdisciplinary project teams
• Responsibility for all purchased parts in assigned projects from acquisition to start of series production
• Requesting and evaluating offers, as well as nomination of suppliers after management approval
• Conclusion of project-specific contracts
• Monitoring and adherence to project-specific deadlines, ensuring the maturity of purchased parts for series production

Series Purchasing:

• Optimization of material costs for assigned product groups/suppliers
• Conducting annual price negotiations to continuously optimize costs along the supply chain
• Creating benchmark price comparisons, negotiating costs and prices to achieve cost targets
• Supporting value analysis projects
• Identifying and implementing cost reduction potentials along the supply chain
• Change management after SOP (Start of Production)
• Conclusion of development, tooling, and framework contracts with suppliers

Supplier Management

• Interdisciplinary supplier evaluation regarding quality and logistics performance, competitiveness, and development support
• Consistent development of the supplier base by addressing weaknesses identified in supplier evaluations

Procurement Market Analysis

• Observing, analyzing, and evaluating the global procurement market
• Proposing new suppliers/manufacturers
• Identifying and integrating innovations from the procurement market into product developments and series products
• Participating in potential analyses for new suppliers together with SQM (Supplier Quality Management)
• Implementing the product group strategy and collaborating in cross-departmental product group teams
• Creating and maintaining the SupplierSet, considering a strategic supplier pool, optimal conditions, and high delivery quality

Requirements / Education:

• University degree in industrial engineering or comparable education
• Several years of experience in automotive purchasing of electronic and electrical components/assemblies
• Knowledge of internal and external standards regarding automotive development processes (e.g., Automotive SPICE, ISO 26262, IATF 16949)
• Fluent English skills for negotiations
• Procurement market know-how
• SAP and MS Office skills
• Negotiation skills combined with assertiveness

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