Regional Purchasing Manager

Job Highlight

• The Regional Purchasing Manager (m/f/d) is accountable for all purchasing-related tasks with reference to the direct material mgmt. for the RRC production site in China and in Vietnam.
• The jobholder is responsible to meet defined project requirements, to achieve purchasing targets for defined KPIs regarding material costs, quality and availability and to continuously improve the local purchasing competence.
• The jobholder is furthermore determining the supplier selection, supplier awarding and supplier qualification process in close cooperation with the global purchasing team and all other stakeholders.

Job Description

The jobholder is mainly responsible for the tasks / work packages as follows:

1.    Purchasing Tasks prior SOP:

·        Coordination of all project-related purchasing tasks, especially to meet defined project targets regarding material costs, quality and availability under consideration of the requested level of maturity

·        Attending the x-functional project team meeting sessions as purchasing representative

·        Supplier selection and awarding in alignment with the global purchasing organization and all project stakeholders

·        Launch mgmt. to secure a smooth SOP

·        Initiating and mentoring of cost down projects

·        Initiation of the escalation process, if targets are endangered

2.    Purchasing Tasks after SOP:

·        Local purchasing coordinator for relevant change requests

·        Execution of benchmark inquiries and regular supplier negotiations

·        Execution of supplier relocation projects for pre-defined materials

·        Continuous development of the local purchasing organization

3.    Miscellaneous:

·        Global lead for a dedicated commodity (tbd.)

·        Data input provision for the regular supplier assessment

·        Operational order mgmt. for direct and indirect material (e.g. required as substitute from “Purchasing Specialist”)

Job Requirement

Education

Bachelor degree in economics or technical studies, preferably in business administration or industrial engineering or a comparable qualification

Experience

Sound professional experience in materials management (>5 years), ideally in purchasing of electronic and/or mechanical components, well-grounded skills in x-functional project work;
Experience with development projects and project purchasing, ideally in combination with work experience in a European or US-located company;
Solid management and leadership responsibility required

Languages

Chinese – business fluent

English – business fluent
Further language, e.g. German, Vietnames etc., are advantageous

IT Skills

MS Office, especially MS Excel & PowerPoint

SAP MM

Additional Skills

Team player with strong communication skills;

Accomplished negotiator with high strategic and analytical skills;

Self-paced, assertive personality with high target-orientation and hands-on mentality;

Flexibility and ability to work under pressure;

Willingness to travel