Lead Commodity Purchasing Specialist

Lead Commodity Purchasing Specialist

Location Xiamen, China

FORVIA HELLA is a listed, international automotive supplier. Coming together with Faurecia in the FORVIA Group, we build the world's seventh largest supplier of automotive technologies. As a global market leader in high-growth areas, FORVIA employs 157,000 people worldwide. FORVIA HELLA therein stands for high-performance lighting technology and automotive electronics. At the same time, we cover a broad service and product portfolio for the spare parts and workshop business as well as for manufacturers of special vehicles with our Business Group Lifecycle Solutions. With around 37,500 employees at over 125 locations, the Company is active worldwide and generated adjusted sales of € 8.1 billion on a preliminary basis in the fiscal year 2023.

YOUR TASKS

Job Objective Define China Hybrid Parts & Connector Material Group Supplier strategy, Increasing supplier base competitiveness. Observing market situation and technology trend, bring the smart parts design and supplier chain concept into Hella internal operation, supporting company competence increasing. Continuous improving responsible material group cost level by commercial leverage and combining with VA/VE 1 Analyze the purchasing market taking into account the needs and requirements of the relevant Product Centers and Hella Companies. Prepare and update supplier matrix, prepare qualified supplier evaluations and build up alternative suppliers to meet or overachieve purchasing targets in the dimensions of “Cost”, “Time” and “Quality” in alignment with the responsible party from Product Centers and Business Division 2 Prepare and implement a purchasing strategy for highly complex material groups with defined strategy teams. Establish a standard and optimized supplier basis worldwide to realize synergies by bundling purchasing volume, concentrating on efficient suppliers and optimizing the global process chain 3 Negotiate supplier frame contracts, define sourcing concept and realize sourcing activities incl. but not limited to sending RfQs, negotiating and nominating suppliers for tools and components within the material group (new projects, lifetime extensions, change management, etc.) 4 Define material cost changes (budgeting) in agreement with the Hella Companies and superior in order to create an aligned planning basis and to achieve business division objectives 5 Generate measures and support the measure generation for commercial and technical optimization of components or purchase volume to reduce costs and improve quality and security of supply 6 Analyse suppliers in cooperation with the suppliers, identify opportunities for improvement and derive corresponding qualification measures, involving internal organizational units, in order to optimize the process chain between the supplier and Hella 7 Consolidate the annual material requirements within a material group and steer central negotiations with suppliers to achieve optimum purchasing prices through bundling 8 Initiate talks, carry out negotiations and prepare contracts to reduce costs, as well as to optimize procedures between supplier and Hella and to enforce Hella interests considering schedules, quality, quantity and delivery conditions 9 Create standardized international purchasing processes, methods and tools within the global network and strengthen purchasing power towards suppliers world-wide 10 Aligning tasks and decisions with supervisors if necessary

YOUR QUALIFICATIONS
1. Bachelor or above, major in engineering, Mechanical related major is preferred.
2. With 5-year or above working experience in Commodity Group Purchasing, Very good at high level negotiation skill and negotiation strategy, rich experience to cooperate with internal and external stake holder.
3. Familiar with Plastic and Stamping material group manufacture process and cost structure
4. Strong execution ability/ Logic analysis /Quick learner
5. Good written and spoken English
Even if you do not meet all our requirements, do not hesitate to apply to us, because the further development of our employees is very important to us and opens up a wide range of opportunities for you in our company.

FORVIA HELLA stands for the variety of all employees. Inclusion and diversity are firmly anchored in our company culture. We are continuously looking for new team players and welcome applications from all interested parties, regardless of their ethical and social background, age, religion, gender, disability, sexual orientation or identity.

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