Quotation Program Buyer - Global Automotive

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We work with international companies across EMEA to drive their business outcomes with the best-in-class Procurement people. Please read this carefully to find out if this offer is for You.

Our Partner - Plastic Omnium Lighting - is a prestigious Automotive company providing the best solutions and components to major OEM Car Producers globally. Plastic Omnium is a new company on the Krakow map, as it just acquired the Lighting business from Varroc, to broaden the product portfolio and offer best-in-class, complex car front, and rear solutions. In Krakow, we can find its Global Strategic Procurement Headquarters, which is looking for experienced, purchasing, quality, and quotation experts that will manage the global activities in both direct and indirect commodities.

Currently, we are looking for a Quotation Program Buyer, that will provide estimations of costs from Purchasing function perspective regarding the Bill of Material elements for new projects quoted to OEMs. If you feel strong in one of the following areas: electromechanics, electronics, tooling & assembly, this might be what you are looking for.

You will:

• Develop the maturity of Commodity cost models. Understand the structure, detailed breakdowns and cost driver evolution in time within the market trends
• Align cost evolution forecast with Commodity specific roadmaps of cost optimization
• Execute Commodity Strategy, utilizing a defined global supplier panel, supporting multiple Plastic Omnium Lighting production plants
• Support cross-functional teams of New Business Pursuit to achieve targets of Programs won for Plastic Omnium.
• Follow the Program Gate regime to comply with Purchasing process according to Automotive standards and Quality policies.
• Most of all - be a member Global Strategic Procurement Management team

Do not hesitate to apply if you like to do things that matter.

You have:

• Minimum of 3 years of relevant purchasing experience (automotive industry background as advantage)
• Knowledge of relevant Commodity cost drivers, breakdowns and models, global suppliers and market situation evolution (tooling&assembly or electromechanics or electronics)
• Excellent analytical skills including TCO and LPP modeling
• Experience in cross-functional team set-up
• Positive mindset and multicultural fit
• Excel proficiency, Microsoft package, SAP knowledge.

Currently, on the market, there are various roles that sound similar. What we offer is different.

This is not just about delivering savings - this is about using your skills and working directly with the top management and worldwide locations, at the 'brain' of the company, which will give you the ability to see and hear the results of your work straight away.

So if you feel this sounds right for you - You know what to do.