Project Buyer

Key responsibilities

• Perform project sourcing in development process and initiate supplier qualification process

• Contribute to supplier selection and negotiate contracts for project procurement (underconsideration of TCO and target costs aspects) for new products

• Implement category strategy in prod. development process from earliest stage in close coordination with MGM, ensuring integral Proc. mandate in dev. process

• Provide interface between development, quality and purchasing, in order to improve launch timing, to control price and supplier competition and to show aligned supplier-facing organization

• Actively share best practice across regions, leveraging global APE function for standardized sourcing

• Sourcing from indirect materials from the executing plant

Target capabilities

• 3+ years expertise in advanced procurement engineering and supplier mgmt.

• Profound (technical) knowledge of project procurement, incl. supplier landscapes, function specific needs, key market development and supplier price/ cost-structure

• High degree of independence and strong analytical capabilities to design/ implement strategic initiatives and steer procurement performance

• Profound knowledge in supplier evaluation, supplier development and claims handling

• Procurement expertise in connector or adjacent industry beneficial

• Educated to a degree level in engineeringequiv.), master craftsman, Technical business economist or Procurement specialist

• Profound English skills orally and in writing