タイトル:  Buyer, Vehicle CAB

＊ You need to submit Japanese CV to apply for this position.

Mission

•Your mission is to drive and achieve all Purchasing Objectives for the assigned portfolio within Purchasing.

•Your role as a Buyer is both strategic & operational, taking care of sourcing, project deliverables and operational maintenance activities.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to segment strategies & be an active member in the global network of commodity buyers.

• Responsible to optimize sourcing activities together with all related functions, Engineer, SQE, Logistic, Cost engineer etc.

• Responsible to secure that supplier selection is aligned with the Segment strategy.

• Responsible of the supplier recommendation in Sourcing Board including Business case, and agreement management

• Responsible to cost KPI/P&L and MCL of owned segments and suppliers

• To secure the outcome of the sourcing in a contractual package, and that all agreements are approved and signed

• Execute agreements with suppliers during production and after production for Revenue segments

• Drive all relevant activities to deliver on QDCFTSR targets during production phase and after production phase for Revenue Parts.

• Monitor, identify and mitigate risks in cooperation with SQ&D team

• Forecast cost evolution for scope of responsibility

• Manage and negotiate product/processes changes during production phase, and after production phase for Revenue segments

• Perform daily purchasing activities related to production orders, logistics and financial flows to the suppliers

• Perform hand-over to Uptime buyer when parts are phased out of production for non-revenue parts.

• Required
• 3-5 years’ experience in Purchasing and/or extensive negotiation experience with a supplier/customer relationship
• Knowledge of Financial analysis, Cost Management, Production & Supply chain and technology
•  Business acumen, MS Office
•  Business, Engineering or related field and or equivalent experience
•  Strong team player, self-starter and the ability to take initiatives  

• Strong communication skills both in Japanese and English
  
  Preferable
• Strong experience of working for Automotive or related company
• Project Management
• Quality Management
• Contract Management
• Relevant process & system knowledge