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OPmobility · 2 days ago

SITE PURCHASING INDIRECT BUYER

Greenville, SC

Full-time

Onsite

Mid Level

3+ years exp

OPmobility is a world-leading provider of innovative solutions for a unique, safer and more sustainable mobility experience. The Site Purchasing Indirect Buyer will support operations by managing supplier relationships, identifying market opportunities, and implementing cost reduction programs to enhance plant performance.

AutomotiveManufacturingSustainability

Responsibilities

Manages the activities in line with the POAE governance rules, purchasing policy and in the respect of the processes in place

Is the owner of the plant supply base: is accountable for the local supply base and evaluate it through a vendor rating process once a year

Is responsible for the risk management with the support of the Finance department (financial health of suppliers, penetration rate, …)

Compares the MRO costs and purchasing conditions with the ones of the other POAE plants – Benchmark the data and identify opportunities of improvement

Contributes to the plants synergies, developing the conditions with the other buyers to leverage the volumes and optimize the costs

Manages the supply base relationships according to PO purchasing policy. Solve the issues with the suppliers

Follows and reports the MRO performance through the standard KPIs. Commit on savings. Reports monthly and declare the savings achieved in the respect of the processes and rules in place

Leads the negotiation with the suppliers: Ensures a fair competition between suppliers. Makes sure 3 competitors at least compete to provide best technical solution and lowest landed cost

Manages the Purchasing requests flow and launch the RFQ process for the plant

Prepares the sourcing recommendations and present them in sourcing

After sourcing approval, manages the ordering process in the respect of the law, in line with the legal constraints and obligations and PO policy

Manages the plant contracts and implement, for the plant, the global contracts managed by the lead buyer

Optimizes the order to pay process, proposing solutions for recurrent purchases

Manages the order to pay process, tracking the supplier activities to be managed up to full achievement and payment of the supplier

Promotes the technical savings proposed by the suppliers

Takes part and lead the internal working groups for technical savings identification or problem solving

Defines the purchasing strategies for the scope of commodities, identifying the market opportunities and key drivers

Coordinates the other MRO buyers network for the scope of commodities

Builds up the data bases for the scope of commodities

Defines the supply base for the commodities. Manage the relationships with the players

Drives the RFQ and propose the sourcing choices to the various plant representatives and Purchasing management

Delivers and commit on the savings for the scope of work

Negotiates contracts reaching POAE objectives in terms of costs, quality, delivery, flexibility

Drives the coordination with the buyers to provide good feedback on the activity, deploy the business knowledge and provide a forum for discussion and exchanges, fostering a trust climate conducting to best practices, performance and achievement and motivation

Supports and drive the team members in line with the objectives

Assesses the team members in terms of skills and performance

Participates to the recruitment process and yearly assessment

Manages the activities in line with the POAE governance rules, purchasing policy and in the respect of the processes in place. Is responsible for the good use of POAE information system tool

Consolidates the performance and report the team activity and achievements to the Plant Director and the BU/Operations MRO manager

Qualification

Purchasing Process KnowledgeTechnical NegotiationsRisk ManagementSupply Base ManagementFinance & Cash ManagementLogisticsMarketsProject ManagementTeam PlayingMulti-taskingLeadershipCustomer OrientedCommunication SkillsOrganizational Skills

Required

Technical or business background with specialty in purchasing

Previous experience 3 years in a purchasing department in an industrial & international environment

Knowledge of the markets (local, regional, global)

Purchasing Process Knowledge: In supply base management (supplier selection, supplier ranking, supplier development, commodity strategy)

Sourcing process

Order to pay process

Technical negotiations

Companies & commercial laws

Project management

Finance & cash management

Risk management

Logistics (consignment, VMI incoterms)

English Fluent

Good ability for communication (verbal, written)

Leadership

Team playing & cooperation

Customer and result oriented

Rigorous & organized

Multi task abilities & strong reactivity to new events

Preferred

Previous experience in industrial indirect purchasing is a + (Scope Maintenance, Repair, industrial consumables and services, CAPEX and lost packaging)