Full-Time Advanced Purchaser (Global Coordinator)

Advanced Purchaser (AP) is the purchasing representative from aquisition phase through the product development starting with the concept phase until SOP and support purchasing activities in series production.

AP is leading the planning and execution of component sourcing and act as the interface to the purchasing categories. AP actively participate in the material strategy development derived from the BA technology roadmap and translate this in a tangible strategy input for category management.

Meeting participants mainly from global team:

• Global category in Germany and China
• Platform developer and manager from Germany and other European locations
• Global Program Manager from Europe
• APs from regions depending on demand (optional)

Key contact to global platform development:

• Early involvement in new material/technology development
• PUR Feedback to decision maker(s)
• Definition of global introduction scenario
• Steering global roll-out

Continuous monitoring of the supply base of give Key Component:

• Status of all current suppliers
• Global volume share of key suppliers
• Regional specific requirements on key components
• Definition of supply base strategy for 3-5 years
• Alignment with Product Line leader and PUR management Base on the defined strategy
• Searching for new suppliers
• Evaluation of new suppliers based on business needs
• Coordinating CAT PUR and SQM to introduce targeted suppliers

Global Key Component Coordinator is:

• Hosting an overview of all ongoing sourcings on Key Component in all regions
• Releasing with other Shareholders the key component sourcing
• Steering the sourcing decision inline with the defined supply base strategy

Requirements:

1. MS Offices
2. Automotive PUR Tools to perform data analysis
3. Other reporting tools within Aumovio
4. Fluent English to enable international team work
5. 3rd Language (German, Japanese, Korean)
6. Professional in English written
7. Study with technical background
8. Electromechanical knowledge from previous job required (more mechanical than electronic)
9. 5 years experience or more in Automotive
10. Oversea experience
11. Not only actionist
12. Analytic and systematic way of solving problems
13. Capability to summarize complex context
14. Result oriented and „I deliver“ mentality

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