Advanced Purchaser at Original Equipment Solutions in China, China

Responsibilities

Commercial responsibility for the BOM Cost of a Segment's Project

• Calculate Bill-of-Material (BOM) during acquisition phase
• Develop concepts of cost efficient design with R&D.
• Responsible to meet BOM cost before SOP
• Design-to-cost activities to achieve material cost committed during acquisition phase (PCIS).
• Negotiate with suppliers to get best possible cost. Involve Commodity Management in these negotiations if necessary.
• Responsible to control the supplier related mile-stones during development phase
• Secure Early Supplier Involvement.
• Continuous requesting of Feedback from SQM regarding supplier APQP status.
• Follow-up on Material and Supplier qualification status.
• Ensure full usage of Supplier selection and development tools, such as Maturity Evaluation, Supplier Component Review, Supplier APQP, Risk Evaluation and Mitigation.

Handle technical changes until SOP

• Responsible to monitor and control the sourcing process and Supplier Selection
• Implement international sourcing strategies for OESL with the Global Cluster Organization.
• Secure proper RfQ process via SupplyOn.
• Analyze SupplyON data maintenance and sourcing process fulfillment.
• Monitor usage of supplier and product group strategy.
• Cost Reduction programs, Re-DTC actions after SOP
• Support Cost Management (CoMa) activities for further cost optimization of Segment's product group.
• Innovation on Material and Processes.

Increase Localization share

• Establish and qualify potential supply base with the Global Cluster Management in Europe, Asia and Americas to secure localization of components at our production plants
• Act and compel colleagues to behave as ambassadors for Quality and Safety
• Be dedicated to maximizing internal & external customer satisfaction by demonstrating ownership, dedication towards ensuring high-quality results and process-orientation
• Owning the quality of all outputs in the dedicated responsibility area as process member or process owner
• Strive for “Zero Incidents” and “Zero Accidents” by demonstrating ownership and acting as a role model for a safe environment

Sustainability

• Act and inspire colleagues to challenge the status quo in order to create sustainable solutions
• Innovate and/or create solutions to support our corporate sustainability strategy
• Respect CT standards and targets for sustainability

Qualifications

- Engineer or equivalent technical degree or adequate working experience (at least 5 years)

• 2 or more years of professional experience in Purchasing or other relevant functions in Automotive sector
  Project and/or Process Experience
• Proven experience in Purchasing functions or Project Management
  International Experience