Assistant Manager - Purchase (Commodity Buyer)

Asst Manager Purchase ( IAM)

Role Summary

The Commodity Buyer is the purchasing specialist for mainly one in exceptional cases more - defined material groups / Commodity like Media, Chemical. Plastic and Stamping , . He/she manages all tactical sourcing activities with the suppliers in his/her responsibility (= “One voice to supplier”). /she reports functionally to the Commodity Leader and Regional MGM( Material Group management)

Main Tasks

•  Executes MGM strategies and initiatives and applies defined supplier panels in alignment with Regional MGM
• Supports Regional MGM and reports regarding negotiations, supplier selection in projects, supplier panel optimization, ratio projects(Saving Project), KPI 11 development(Purchase Saving), supplier development, initiated sourcing decisions, etc. 
• Supports planning and forecasting in agreement with Regional/Global MGM (Global commodity manager)
• Manages RFQs and price estimations in customer or market projects and in serial production for his/her commodity within the Hub and for prototypes if prototype supplier will be serial supplier.
• Conducts RFQs also for defined global projects (across Hubs) in alignment with the Regional MGM.
• Initiates and manages re-sourcing, dual sourcing and continuous improvement activities (KPI 11(Purchasing Saving ) and supports Ratio Project Management, e.g. “BCC” or VA/VE
• Actively supports and acts in close collaboration with PMPs (Project management Purchase)by providing “in-time” price- and other project relevant information, e.g. sourcing status, supplier feedback on timing and specification
• Negotiations & agreements about purchase price and supplier commercial contracts (KPI 11) incl. sourcing decision preparation
• Contract management over supplier / parts life time for all contracts in his responsibility
• Organizes Technical Reviews in close collaboration with ASQ and R&D 
• Initiates target price / cost analysis calculation (pre- and post SOP)
• Overall responsibility for internal releases and changes of supplied material / parts / tools in projects and in serial production
• Manages escalation issues in alignment with Regional MGM
• Maintains commercial material / supplier relevant data in SAP R3 and eCONN
• Supports supplier quality assurance (KPI 41/42) , complaint management and "top focus" supplier meetings in cooperation with ASQ, SQA and SQD
• Monitoring of tool life time and capacity; negotiation and purchasing of follow-up tooling
• Interface Management to local Supply Chain. 
• Ensure that all the requirements of IATF 16949, ISO 14001 & 45001.

Experience

Education and work experience：

 • Bachelor’s in engineering/Tooling or related Tool and Die making

• 10-20 years 

Experience Level

Mid Level