Program Buyer
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Job overview
Freudenberg Group is hiring a Program Buyer. The Program Buyer analyzes and evaluates supplier quotations and cost estimates. This role involves selecting series suppliers with management, defining purchase orders and scheduling agreements in the ERP system, and managing key saving projects to achieve material cost-saving targets. The buyer also evaluates technical and commercial feasibility of products and negotiates prices.
Key focus areas include Analyze and evaluate supplier quotations, Perform cost estimates, and Select series suppliers with Purchasing Manager / Commodity Manager.
Successful candidates bring University Degree In Technical/Commercial Or Comparable Field, Technical Know-How In Main Commodities, and Project Buyer Automotive Industry. Important skills include Technical Know-How In Main Commodities, Project Management Skills In Automotive Industry, Quality Management In Automotive Industry, and Negotiation Skills. Preferred (not required): Analysis And Evaluation Of Supplier Quotations, Cost Estimates, Selection Of Series Suppliers, and Define Single PO.
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Full job description
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Responsibilities:
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Analysis and evaluation of supplier quotations.
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Cost estimates.
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Selection of series suppliers together with Purchasing Manager / Commodity Manager based on Supplier Portfolio.
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Define single PO, Tool PO, Scheduling Agreements in ERP System
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PO for prototypes, samples, serial and spare parts .
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Responsible for optimized product cost in close cooperation with development
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Cost evaluation, value analysis, evaluation of alternative materials or production processes on product level.
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Evaluation of technical and commercial feasibility of products.
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Price negotiation on product level.
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Manage Key Saving Projects to achieve BU material cost saving targets.
Qualifications:
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University degree in technical/commercial or comparable field.
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Project Buyer automotive industry (min 1 year).
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Purchasing assistant in spare parts purchasing (min 3 years).
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Technical know-how in main commodities such as (e.g. Compounds, stampings, aluminum die casting, tubes, extrusions ...).
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Project Management skills in automotive industry.
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Quality management in automotive industry.
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Negotiation skills.
The Freudenberg Group is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to diversity and inclusion. Employment opportunities are available to all applicants and associates without regard to race, color, religion, creed, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, or related medical conditions), gender identity or expression, national origin, ancestry, age, mental or physical disability, genetic information, marital status, familial status, sexual orientation, protected military or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.
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