Friction category lead buyer Europe

Description

Market intelligence and budget preparation :

• Collect European, category, supplier specific information
• Propose strategic path to Global Category Manager
• Provide economic insights and trends on European market
• Propose new ideas of savings or cost avoidance
• Active participation in budget preparation and achievement

Perform sourcing and ensure commercial supplier performance

• Send RFQ to suppliers
• Prepare cost estimation (for BU during acquisition phase), including request of “should cost” to Cost Engineering team
• Negotiate and formalize contracts
• Organize and lead the sourcing decisions in her/his area of responsibility based on the category strategy and Business Units expectations
• Negotiate annually or on spot with suppliers (prices, payment terms, tooling, commercial clauses, …)
• Report KPI by part number and supplier

Manage supplier base

• Maintain and develop contacts with suppliers
• Develop supplier panel
• Ensure commercial supplier performance and compliance
• Contribute to projects to optimize supplier performance

Support plants

• Support Business Unit plants in any operational discussions with suppliers in case of escalation requested (quality, delivery, …)