Brief description of the position/ Range of responsibility:

• The team of project buyers is coordinating the activities between the multifunctional teams (R&D, Quality assurance, Finance, Logistics) called “Fachteam” and the buyers in the various commodities of Purchasing. In the launch phase of a new car project the project buyers are actively driving information collection in the Fachteams, requested for purchasing activities, to ensure on time supplier nomination for new projects, perform project-purchasing evaluations.

Key Tasks:

• Responsible for collection all technical information / technical requirements in the multifunctional teams, which are requested to do purchasing activities, to ensure on time supplier nomination for new projects, perform project-purchasing evaluations.
• Responsible for central coordination for product cost workshops related activities between buyers in and multifunctional teams, align technical and economic feasibility, represents purchasing in cost workshop.
• Responsible for central coordination for bottom-up material cost calculation between buyers and Fachteams.
• Responsible for tracking and pushing the activities in Fachteam forward in regards of project timing, to ensure on time supplier nomination, implementation of big technical changes.
• Represent purchasing in several meetings or committees and escalate timing issue and find solution within Fachteam in critical situations.
• This position should track and push the activities in Fachteam forward in regards of project timing.
• This project buyer will – for aligned B parts and C parts (non-heavy-items) track quality status (e.g. Note 1) and track the call-off-readiness in the pre-series / launch phase of a new car project.

Qualification and Skills:

• Bachelor degree or above in Business, Economics, Purchasing, Material, Engineering or Automotive Industry Related Areas
• Deep knowledge of purchasing within vehicle industry (Automotive or others/similar). Working experience in OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturer) is a plus.
• Ability to handle the complexity of interfaces.
• Proficient networking skills.
• Practical problem-solving skills.
• Good communication and relationship skills in creating and fostering working relationships within Purchasing, internal business units and suppliers.
• Fluent Spoken and written in English. Fluent Spoken and written in German is a plus.