"Technology is our passion"

We are reliable, dynamic, and passionate about technology. Our teams are key innovators in the automotive industry. We operate research, development, and production facilities across 12 locations worldwide. Together with more than 4200 employees, we provide our customers with advanced technical expertise and strong innovation capabilities.

To better support the implementation of our development strategy, we are looking for a Purchasing Specialist based at our location in Cisnădie.

Job Description

Role-specific Responsibilities

• Supports purchasing activities within the assigned commodities and ensures alignment with internal processes and performance expectations.
• Contributes to other purchasing areas (e.g., Non-Production Materials, Electronics, and Project Purchasing) as needed to ensure department performance and workload alignment.

Packaging Commodity Responsibilities

• Manages daily purchasing activities related to packaging, ensuring competitive costs, required quality levels, and on-time availability for production needs.
• Conducts benchmark activities to compare packaging concepts, materials, suppliers, costs and performance, identifying improvement opportunities.
• Supports localization initiatives by identifying and assessing potential local packaging suppliers and evaluating alternative materials that meet technical and commercial requirements.
• Monitors supplier performance and resolves discrepancies related to deliveries, quality issues, pricing deviations, or invoicing errors.
• Collaborates proactively with Production, Logistics, and Quality to ensure packaging continuity and address any issues that may impact operations.
• Provides timely communication and escalations regarding risks, delays, capacity constraints, or supply chain disruptions affecting packaging materials.

Packaging Commodity Responsibilities

• Specific attributes of mechanical components
• Conducts benchmarking for pricing, technology, delivery performance and supplier competitiveness.
• Identifies and evaluates potential new suppliers for mechanical components.
• Consolidates and bundles existing suppliers to reduce complexity and support competitiveness.
• Collaborates closely with the Global Commodity Manager to align activities with the mechanical commodity strategy.
• Provides first-level support in the plant for mechanic-related purchasing topics.
• Participates in escalation processes and communicates risks or deviations to stakeholders.
• Maintains accurate master data and supports analysis, reporting and documentation.

Tooling management

• Maintains full visibility of all tools located at suppliers, including lifecycle, condition, changes and investment needs.
• Coordinates tooling refurbishment, replacements, transfers and end-of-life planning.
• Collects and validates tooling data from suppliers to support budgeting and risk evaluation.
• Identifies tooling suppliers and benchmarks offers to support decision-making.
• Negotiates commercial conditions for new tools and tooling changes.
• Collaborates with Change Management, Global Purchasing, Quality and Production on tooling topics.
• Supports escalation processes related to tooling performance or risks.

Ideal Candidate

• Bachelor’s degree in Economics, Engineering, or a related field
• Minimum 3 years of professional experience in purchasing or supply chain
• At least 3 years of experience in a similar role, preferably in an industrial/ automotive environment
• Strong working knowledge of ERP systems (SAP or similar)
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Office, especially Excel and PowerPoint
• Demonstrates strong negotiation and conflict-resolution abilities
• Communicates clearly and professionally in both verbal and written form
• Understands of procurement processes, supplier evaluation and cost-analysis methods
• Ability to interpret technical documentation (drawings, specifications, BOMs) is an advantage
• Fosters a culture of respect, collaboration, and transparent communication
• Advanced command of English (spoken and written)
• Strong cost-awareness and ability to secure competitive conditions without compromising quality
• Analytical thinker with high attention to detail
• Innovative and solution-oriented, with the ability to challenge the status quo
• Proactive approach and ability to work independently
• Strategic thinking and structured decision-making
• Strong analytical and evaluation capabilities
• Effective team player with a collaborative approach
• High commitment to quality, accuracy, and continuous improvement

Benefits

• Attractive salary package (including meal vouchers, holiday bonus, Easter and Christmas bonuses)
• Transportation allowance
• Opportunity to work in a competitive environment
• Access to professional development programs
• Discounts/free medical services at Clinica Medica

For 70 years, Swoboda has been a dynamic, continuously growing family-owned company. In Germany, the Czech Republic, Romania, the USA, Mexico, and China, we offer excellent development opportunities. Team spirit, exciting projects, creative freedom, and a matrix organization are the foundation of our success.

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