Automotive Purchaser
Reporting to the Procurement Director, the Regional Procurement Manager will be primarily responsible for developing the regional sourcing strategy to reach company and procurement objectives. The regional procurement Manager will be accountable for all end-to-end Procurement activities related to its region.
Your Role
Define the regional prospection strategy
Analyze the gap between the need and our current supply network and turn it into an action plan.
Run the action plan to close the gap and reach the volume objectives
Integrate supplier stock into our publishing catalog.
Identify and approach new potential suppliers and create business opportunities
Place stock order to build the inventory considering the timing and cash flow situation.
Negotiate the best possible deal on continuous supply, configurable supply, and bulk orders.
Owner and accountable for the supplier relationship, you will support the operative buyers in specific day-to-day tasks.
Put in place a Service Level Agreement with strategic vendors and review the performance yearly.
Monitor the sourcing activities such as spending, tracking order, volume, inventory, and payments.
Maintain market intelligence on market trends, dealers, brands, and any macroeconomics factors.
Hunting for specials bargains/promotion and liaising with the central team.
Report activity on a structured way and weekly basis.
Profile
University degree in business administration, supply chain, and/or procurement.
At least 3 years of experience in relevant purchasing or selling positions (products and services).
Behave as an ethical procurement specialist.
Knowledge in the automotive industry
- Good negotiation skills.
Strong business acumen, solution, and result-oriented.
Analytical, able to deal with a multicultural environment.
Excellent communication.
Fluent in English and one of the following languages Hungarian, Spanish, Italian, Czech, Croatian, German, Romanian,Polish….
Business trips 30% of the time in Europe.
Please send your CV and application letter
We believe in diversity and inclusion, and we strive always to have a diverse pool of talents. We will still love to hear from you if you feel you miss some requirements on our wishlist. Use your cover letter to share why you are the right person for this role. We might see something in your experience we love anyway and might invite you for an interview. If you do not apply, you will never know!