What are the responsibilities and job description for the Commodity Buyer position at Purem Novi Inc?
Objective of the Position: Responsible for supporting operational, tactical and strategic procurement initiatives, and supplier performance management, with resolution of events for given sub-commodities within the procurement team, while supporting the NA BU team.
Essential Accountabilities:
The position incumbent ensures that
- Develop knowledge of commodity and supply base; support development of regional strategy in concurrence with global strategy for the BU region.
- Assist in execution of the global and regional strategies.
- Negotiate prices for assigned commodities and programs.
- Assist in RFQs, sourcing analysis, PO issuance, and sourcing board recommendations.
- Monitor and process CN’s.
- Support Commodity Managers and Senior Manager with maintaining MaCo initiatives, reports for relevant commodities.
- Support shared services team with invoice resolution, payment amounts, tooling payments, and other accounting topics as needed.
- Actively use the tools, MaCo, SLM, Softcon, and SAP
- Lead resourcing activities, alternative technology and supplier identification.
- Actively support VA/VE initiatives.
- Provide monthly reports as directed.
- Learn contract details, support budgeting process, maintain vendor records.
Secondary Accountabilities:
The position incumbent ensures that
- Conduct all business related activities for, and on the behalf of, Eberspaecher within the limits of applicable local, state, and federal legal requirements.
- Provide support to, and compliance with, all local and corporate Eberspaecher Health, Safety & Environmental (HSE) policies, procedures and other HSE related requirements.
- Quality - Demonstrates accuracy and thoroughness and follows all ENA polices related to TS16949 and ISO 14001; looks for way to improve and promote quality.
- Other duties as assigned.
Requirement Profile:
Professional Background / Basic Qualification / Work Experience:
- Bachelor’s Degree in Supply Chain Management or related field.
- Minimum of three years of purchasing experience within the given sub-commodity group (preferably Automotive).
- Knowledge of their commodity based on prior employment or studies.
- Minimum three years’ experience in Cost Analysis and Supplier Negotiations
- To perform this job successfully, an individual should be proficient in Microsoft Office.
- SAP experience a plus.
- Ability to travel domestically by car or plane.
Technical Expertise:
- Ability to read and comprehend instructions, short correspondence, and memos, and write simple correspondence.
- Analytical- Synthesize complex or diverse information; Collects and researches data; Uses intuition and experience to complement data; Designs work flows and procedures.
- Business Acumen- Understands business implications of decisions.
- Knowledge of continuous improvement of products for manufacturability.
- Project Management- Develops project plans; Coordinates projects; Communicates changes and progress; Completes projects on time and budget; Manages project team activities.
- Strives to continuously improve expertise.