Direct Category Buyer and assistant GCM

Description

• Category Buyer for Europe Region,  

Market intelligence and budget preparation

► Collect regional, category, supplier specific information ► Propose strategic path to Global Category Manager based on the information gathered ► Propose ideas for cost reduction/avoidance, Continuous Improvement ► Participate actively in annual budget preparation

Perform sourcing and ensure commercial supplier performance

► Negotiate annually or on spot with suppliers (prices, payment terms, tooling, commercial clauses, capacity issues, EOL…) ► Negotiate and formalize contracts ► Lead the sourcing decisions in her/his area of responsibility based on the category strategy and Business Units expectations / timing ► Prepare cost estimation (for BU during acquisition phase), including request of “should cost” to Cost Engineering team ► Ensure category strategy implementation ► Support BU for VEC initiatives and corresponding negotiations with suppliers ► Report KPI by part number and supplier

Manage supplier base

► Develop regional supply base and manage relationship with local suppliers ► Track local supplier performance and compliance ► Update negotiation strategy based on the situation ► Support BU and Regions in case of supplier issues / escalation