Toolshoip Buyer (m/f), Augsburg

"Technical Perfection and automotive passion" is what defines Faurecia. We design, engineer and provide the best in technology, systems and services for automobile makers in every major market on all five continents. If you share our ambition for technical perfection and our passion for all things automotive, Faurecia has a career for you.

"Faurecia, a driving force…for your professional growth."

Missions

• Ensure supplier selection from the agreed supplier panel: identify and consult suppliers, manages supplier RFQ based on panel given by the Commodity Buyers.
• Negotiate or participate with the BG Commodity Buyers in supplier negotiations and in the final choice of supplier (leads sourcing committee process to select suppliers from list provided by Commodity Buyers)
• Track performance during the program phase: manage suppliers, compare costs with objectives, ensure quality during the program phase, respect delivery deadlines and in particular ensure that the program phase are respected
• Negotiate Engineering Change Requests
• Lead the global steering and sourcing committee meetings for the program and ensure that the purchasing assumptions are optimized on a global basis, considering local and global sourcing options and selecting the option with the best landed cost and performance
• Create catalogue of components in line with group strategy and specifically IdP

Profile

• Minimum Education Level: Bachelor's or Master's degree in Engineering or Business.
• Nice to have: Professional Purchasing Qualification

Experience :

• Minimum 5 to 8 years of experience including a program buyer or program manager experience in an industrial environment
• Experience working in an international environment
• Nice to have: Previous International Assignment

Skills and competencies:

• Understanding of product design, development and production launch processes
• Knowledge of supplier cost structures
• Understanding of purchasing commodity strategy
• Fluent English
• Strong written and oral presentation skills
• Good planning, organization and project management skills
• International mindset
• Ability to work in a matrix organization
• Global leadership of a functional team

Nice to have:

• Knowledge of APQP and program management in automotive
• Another language depending on the region
• Strong analytical capabilities
• Results oriented