For one of our clients, international producer of the roof systems for automotive industry, OTTO Polska Specialist Staffing is looking for the candidates interested in the job offer:
Operational Buyer
Nr ref.: MO/OBP/06/2015
Workplace: Poznań, woj. wielkopolskie
Main responsibilities:
• Supporting operations and logistics department in solving supplier performance problems
• Coordinating the change requests of running projects, which require involvement of purchasing, participating in change committee meetings
• Control and prepare Top focus Supplier for Business review within Operational alignment
• Position is a hands-on role with committed responsible for the successful execution of logistics and purchasing activities within the KPI chain
• Performance in analyzing and solving supplier performance problems, in alignment with operations and logistics in escalation towards supplier
• Facilitating the resolution of performance problems with suppliers, commodity buyers and logistics departments
• Supplying progress information concerning missing product availability and/or probable delivery failures
• Cooperation with commodity buyers and operational buyer from other locations
• Commercial activities with suppliers that rise from change requests are handed over to the respective commodity buyer and follow up by the operational buyer
• Execute implementing VA / VE and lifecycle projects by coordinating and following up on purchasing issues, e.g. support the commodity buyers in getting supplier offers
• Top focus supplier performance
• Change control in supplier base (forecast and actual)
• Potential VAVE / Lifecycle opportunities within Operations
• Reporting to the Plant Manager and the Purchasing Director in the headquarter of the company in the Netherlands
Employer’s offer:
• Permanent employment based on employment contract (full-time)
• Competitive, market-based salary, appropriate to the qualifications and experience
• Opportunity to grow within the organization, trainings
• Good atmosphere, work within the international environment
• Opportunity to „build up” the company – participation in a green-field project
Requirements:
• Higher technical education (engineer degree, preffered education in the field of mechanics, automation, electrotechnics, commodity)
• Experience in working in the automotive industry in the purchasing department
• Very good knowledge of English on the level, which enables easy communication (oral and written), knowledge of German or other languages will be an additional asset
• Willingness to frequent business trips
• Knowledge of ISO / TS and VDA requirements, 6Sigma Green Belt problem solving, Statistics
• Ability to work in a team, flexibility
• Very good communication and negotiations skills
