Senior Purchasing Specialist

What is the job about?

Your main responsibilities:

• Responsible for identification of new suppliers, work with auditors to preapprove the supplier, run audits and follow up on Audits and define strategy for Casting, Machined parts and Fabricated parts.
• Responsible for commercial finalization/Negotiation/Managing any price increase/work out year on year cost out activities for the assigned commodity.
• To work closely with Cross functional team to evolve cost out ideas through Resource/localization/Bundle Buy and other sourcing levers.
• Responsible for supplier relationship for Local suppliers in close cooperation with the local unit and Purchase management.
• Responsible for regular contact and follow-up with the suppliers related to performance against QCD (Quality, Cost and Delivery) targets and agreed supplier development activities.
• Responsible for collecting requirements, expected consumption (forecast) etc. from production and relevant local units.
• Provides participants to the Supplier Satisfaction Survey and follows up towards the suppliers concerning the results of the SSS.
• Manages/drives meetings between the operational units and suppliers according to the SRM (Supplier Relation Management) strategy, guidelines, and agreements.
• Responsible for development dialogue with suppliers and implementation of actions.
• Identifies and drives supply chain improvements in cooperation with the local units,
• Works with local key suppliers on business development, sharing strategies, technology road maps, future Cooperation and sustainable sourcing initiatives.
• Works closely together with the relevant Supplier Quality to follow initiated supplier development activities
  

Your Background

• Has 8-10 years experience in a similar job/area position
• Strong communicator towards both internal and external stakeholders
• Rich experience to work with operations functions like SCM, Production, etc.
• Experienced in handling mechanical categories like Castings - both Sand and Investment process (Material: CI/SG/SS), machined parts, weld/fabrication parts and coating (plating, painting and powder coating).
• Strong negotiation and escalation handling
• SAP MM – Module (mandatory)
• Willing to travel (Percentage 25 %)
  

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