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You will receive a best in class, total compensation package that provides a comprehensive benefits program with real financial value.
About the Role:As a Project Buyer, you will Improve site competitiveness through serial materials cost reductions in liaison with Business Group and Group organization:
Responsibilities Also Include:
- You will define and implement technical/re-sourcing/logistics/VPS materials productivities and reservoir in line with budget requirements, in collaboration with the segment organization
- You will support the commodity organization (Segment Leaders) to reach the site negotiation objectives
- You will drive in front of the MSC material productivity actions and bring suppliers in, in line with budget timing
- You will monitor supplier relationship wherever assigned the role of Key Account Purchasing (KAP) for a given supplier, when not covered by Group commodity organization
- You will implement PG/PL worldwide materials standards in the site(s)
- You will build up the site(s) budget together with the Site Purchasing Manager and in liaison with the Segment Leaders
- You will implement mitigation action plan at site level
- You will insure coverage of logistics protocols for all bought out parts
- You will strictly apply the V5000 supplier integration axis standards (internal referential, certifications, procedures, purchasing tools, information systems)
KPI's:- Shared: Purchasing index
- Specific: Purchasing Index for commodity under respective scope for technical/re-sourcing/logistics/VPS levers in respective site(s); supplier rationalization indicator; productivity reservoir; quality incidents
What you should have:- You should have a Bachelor's Degree in Business, Finance, Supply Chain, Logistics, Engineering or similar and related field.
- You have a minimum of 4 years experience in purchasing, preferably in automotive manufacturing or in another manufacturing environment.
- You have SAP experience is preferable
- You have purchasing experience with electronics or plastics commodities is preferable
- You have strategic sourcing / purchasing experience is preferable
Job:Productivity Buyer
Organization:RO/PL Industrial
Schedule:Full time
Employee Status:Regular
Job Type:Permanent contract
Job Posting Date:2026-10-02
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- one of the largest global innovative companies, with more than 20,000 engineers working in Research & Development
- a multi-cultural environment that values diversity and international collaboration
- more than 100,000 colleagues in 31 countries... which make a lot of opportunity for career growth
- a business highly committed to limiting the environmental impact if its activities and ranked by Corporate Knights as the number one company in the automotive sector in terms of sustainable development
