Anti-Vibration Senior Commodity Buyer & Segment leader

Anti-Vibration Senior Commodity Buyer & Segment leader
Group Trucks Purchasing


You will join a professional team, creating business value in an open and multicultural, dynamic, and rewarding working climate. We value team players, with energy and creativity, who see opportunities where others see risks, who are willing to drive the change and strive for the best in order to deliver results.
 
Core Mission


As an Anti-vibration senior commodity buyer you will be accountable for the Quality, Delivery, Cost, Feature, Technology, Sustainability and Risk Management, QDCFTSR, of the supplier base on your segments. You will be responsible to make sure that the segment strategy is implemented through the selection of the right suppliers, and by continuously securing supplier QDCFTSR performance by using the tools and purchasing/cross functional network during production and after production for Revenue segments.


Responsibilities
Contribute to segment strategies & be an active member in the global network of commodity buyers
To secure that supplier selection is aligned with the Segment strategy/Segment Business Plan (To be Supplier base, MCL... )
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

As a segment leader you will also have following responsibilities:
Own and develop the segment strategy, consolidate commodity buyers input, and ensure cross functional alignment
Represent GTP in System Component Teams (SCT)
Drive the commodity buyers network and stimulate the business knowledge within the team (Facilitate best practices sharing, cost breakdowns, cost drivers, spend analysis, etc.)
Support Project & Commodity buyers as escalation in negotiations, supplier issues for global segments
Identify synergies with other Business Areas when relevant
Bring together innovations on his/her segments
Facilitator of the segments performance specifically related to material cost
Lead Global segment negotiations

Required Skills
Strong leadership
Ownership / Accountability
Positive mindset
Perseverance
Structured way of working
Business Acumen
Negotiation skills
Strong team player
Learning on the fly
Self-driving and autonomy
Problem solving
Strategic thinking
Proven ability to establish and maintain strong and trustful relations with suppliers
Proven ability to establish targets and drive results
Analytical skills
Willingness to go out on the field
Willingness to learn from others and share best practices
Ability to communicate with facts, to sell concepts and get desired support
Fluent in English, both written and spoken

For any question please contact


Emmanuelle Jeanto, Purchasing Manager Rubber & Cooling, +33 (0)6 65 89 04 44.