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Project Buyer - Window Regulator Motor
As a successful family-owned company on a path to global growth, the Brose Group offers challenging responsibilities and exciting career opportunities to performance-driven, skilled specialists with solid professional knowledge and proven career expertise who wish to contribute to our company’s success.Your Tasks
- Responsible for all purchased parts that apply to a customer project regarding costs, quality and deadlines.
- Coordinate changes regarding purchased parts from the acquisition stage through EOP.
- Lead the development and execution of sourcing strategies for assigned projects, focusing on high-value, critical components and establishing long-term partnerships with preferred suppliers.
- Drive the procurement of materials from the NAFTA market, ensuring the most competitive cost and quality outcomes through advanced negotiation and supplier management.
- Conduct in-depth cost and value analyses in collaboration with cross-functional teams, including engineering, production, and product management, to identify and implement cost-saving opportunities.
- Proactively investigate and recommend material substitutions and alternative manufacturing processes to optimize cost, quality, and supply chain resilience.
- Provide expert support to production teams, overseeing change management processes for technical modifications of purchased parts and leading the implementation of cost-effective improvements.
- Initiate, track, and report cost avoidance measures throughout the product launch phase, ensuring alignment with organizational financial targets.
- Serve as the primary purchasing contact for all customer team members, offering guidance and support on complex procurement activities.
- Oversee the issuance and management of RFQs (Requests for Quotation) prior to SOP (Start of Production) and for engineering changes, both during launch and current production phases.
- Lead the consolidation of supplier proposals and set target prices in close coordination with relevant departments, ensuring alignment with overall business objectives.
Your Profile
- 5-8 years experience in similar position
- Fluent English is a must
- Experience in cost breakdown analysis, Bill of Materials, Engineering drawing interpretation and Supply Chain Management is desirable
- Knowledge and understanding of context in international movement of goods, taxes, etc.
- Strong negotiation skills