Senior Engineer - Purchase (Plastics & Tooling)

Job Description

Role & responsibilities Create and ensure a significant competitive advantage for BSH on a total cost of ownership basis for assigned material groups by creation and implementation of a common sourcing strategy, maintaining supplier portfolio, convoy negotiations Responsible for regional strategic purchasing of plastic parts and global strategic purchasing of resins (PS, ABS, MB) Reporting, strategy implementation, trouble shooting, implementation of material group strategies. Initiation of projects regarding cost engineering, value stream, supplier enabling together with Supplier management Problem-solving reporting topics, Costs, capacity, quality, contracts, trouble shooting. Communication, strategy, coordination, Supplier market scouting, new developments (Quarterly) Secure compliance with laws, the norms and the BSH-internal guidelines. Preferred candidate profile Skillset: Product and Market knowledge Purchasing, factory and corporate processes Change-management. Coordination and Conflict resolution ability Social competence Assertiveness English in written and spoken. Negotiation and communication skills Experience required: 5+ years professional experience in supply chain management with a focus on purchasing (preferable) Experience in processes driven companies and art of functions in international companies. (preferable) Experience in exposure to handle inter-cultural problems. Negotiation experience and ability to stand pressure. Time and multi-task management ability Responsibilities: Implementation of material group and supplier strategy given by GPU/REM Material group and market analysis & development, alignment and implementation of material group and supplier strategy/portfolio (incl. strategy approval process) for local or delegated spend. Supplier management (e.g. ensures supplier technical capacities, evaluates risk & performance, triggers supplier development, supplier visits, triggers & supports supplier release, manages supplier base, ensures SAP data maintenance, etc.) Support of regional negotiation & awarding (e.g. drives Rfx, negotiation & awarding process on project, material group or supplier level). Ongoing alignment with GPU/REM in case of delegated spend. Production material: steering: MPC planning, ratio reporting and communication of pooling successes and input for the monthly savings report. Responsible for TCO performance of considered commodities/categories.