Project Commodity Buyer Mechanics

Profile:

• Economics and/or engineering studies background, combined with Purchasing expertise

• Presentation, facilitation and negotiation competencies

• Intercultural competencies

• Automotive Experience

• Fluent English skills

• Special requirements: willingness to travel

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Responsabilities:

Target of the position

• Safeguarding 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-matrix

• Active support for safeguarding the Supply Chain

• Responsible for the targeted budget incl. chances & risk management for the relevant commodity/commodities

• Support of a competitive pricing of the Bill of Material during project acquisition phase in alignment with Sales for the relevant commodity/commodities

• Safeguarding 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 area

• Support within qualification and development of suppliers in new sourcing markets

• Safeguarding of the BQEE-process

Key Tasks

• Safeguarding of the budgeted material prices and relevant action plans

• Safeguarding of the Procurement guidelines

• Market screening => early recognition of trends and action fields

• Ensure “in time, in quality, right volume, right pricing, right deliveries” for Production material

• Bidderlist alignment with Global Commodity Management and execution of project reviews incl. maintaining the sourcing planning

• Ensure competitive awardings incl. transparency on costs (Cost Break Down, VAVE, Cost-Walk) and handling of change management

• Ensure early involvement of competition already during the development phase for preparing a robust sourcing decision

• Safeguarding of Carry-over-parts procurement, capacity clarifications with suppliers, price negotiations in alignment with Global Commodity Management

• Application of „Advanced Negotiation Strategies “

• Active support of Claim Management in alignment with Claim & Commodity Management

• Support of internal and external customers in terms of problem solutions, if needed by getting the support also from suppliers

• Supporting BoM evaluation for dedicated parts

• Alignment of Bidders List and Sourcing Strategy with GCM

• Responsible for full Sourcing process (RFI/RFQ, negotiation, awarding, contracting)

• Industrialization of component/supplier together with crossfunctional team (BQEE)

• Tooling Management for individual components

• Execution of Change Management for dedicated parts

• Supplier 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 GCM

We offer
We 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.