Commodity Purchasing Specialist- PCB

Commodity Purchasing Specialist- PCB

FORVIA HELLA is a listed international automotive a company of the FORVIA Group FORVIA HELLA stands for high-performancelighting technology and vehicle electronics and with the Lifecycle SolutionsBusiness Group also covers a broad service and product portfolio for the spareparts and workshop business as well as for manufacturers of special currently around 34000 employees at over 125 locations the company isactive worldwide and generated adjusted sales of 8.0 billion in the fiscalyear 2025.

YOUR TASKS

• Analyze 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
• Prepare and implement a commodity strategy with defined strategy teams align with function team to execute it in every commercial activity.
• 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.
• Lead the new parts sourcing process with function team to achieve the sourcing excellence as: follow the sourcing rule on time sourcing meet target BP & sourcing saving contribution and in line with the global commodity strategy.
• Manage the saving of delegated material annual spending: time payment and business practice green field cost gap the material
• 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.)
• Supplier management excellence: supplier daily communication business development individual supplier strategy definition supplier escalation management and others.
• 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.
• Consolidate the annual material requirements within a material group and steer central negotiations with suppliers to achieve optimum purchasing prices through bundling.
• 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.
• Create standardized international purchasing processes methods and tools within the global network and strengthen purchasing power towards suppliers world-wide.
• Aligning tasks and decisions with supervisors if necessary.
• Functional lead of the employees in the competence responsibility
• Guiding instructing and supporting employees in function-related tasks

• University degree (technical or economics);
• Experience minim 5-8 years in strategic purchasing desired preferably in automotive industry;
• Strong data sensitiveness analytical Skills.
• Pro-active and program management mindset.
• Knowledge of contract law controlling and Microsoft Office;
• Fluent business English is mandatory.

Monica Ji

Required Experience:

IC