New Projects Buyer/ Redesign Buyer

Your job:
• Responsible for the management, organization and coordination of purchasing activities for the new and redesign products.

• Continuously optimize procurement processes to enhance efficiency, reduce costs, and improve supplier relationships.

• Create and regularly adjust cost saving projects via defined system/application.
• Supervise implementation of sub-category strategies for key product groups into novelty/redesign projects.
• Conduct RFQ processes, review bids and select suppliers.

• Acts as main interface between Purchasing Department and the R&D Department in the process of product development (from the concept phase till the implementation of the new product in mass production).
• Monitors target costs for all new and replacement parts.
• Responsible for ordering trial series, pilot series and initial stock.
• Organize and release the defined sampling process for the given materials and components.
• Organizes and controls technical and logistics claims of deliveries in close cooperation with Quality and Logistics Departments.
• Development of effective solutions to supply chain problems.

Technical Competencies and Requirements:
• Bachelors’ or Masters’ Degree – technical field will be considered as an advantage.
• Excellent written and spoken English; German will be considered as an advantage.
• Advanced user of MS Office.
• Previous experience into the field of sourcing of electronic components or PCB’s will be considered as an advantage

• SAP experience will be considered as an advantage.

Professional Competencies and Requirements:
• At least 2 years of proven work experience on the same or similar position.
• Proven professional experience in multidisciplinary and multicultural team and environment.
• Professional experience in production company will be considered as an advantage.

Personal Competencies and Requirements:
• Capable of making fast decisions and taking responsibility for the results in dynamic and changing environment.
• Result orientated.
• Focused on the added value for the internal and/or external clients.
• Team player, able to work in a multicultural environment.
• Thinking out of the box, creativity and continuous improvement attitude.
• Flexible, adaptable, open to meet the change and acquire new knowledge and skills.

Contact person: Elvira Hubcheva