Job Description

Represents purchasing activities on program team and vice-versa

Build and lead an effective team of Project Purchasing buyers, project Purchasing planner and Launch Leader.

Partner with Program Managers to represent purchasing and communicate program requirements/vehicle line overview.


RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Ability to work effectively cross functionally, both internally and externally and build relationships

- Experience with commodities (metals, stampings, castings, plastics, resins, paint, electronics, etc.)

- Experience handling commercial issues with suppliers and assessing supplier performance

- Proven competence in negotiating skills

- Professional interpersonal verbal and written communication skills


PREFERRED CRITICAL SKILLS:
- Automotive industry experience

- Knowledge of procurement software

- Knowledge of materials management

- Capable of interpreting market data

- Able to read blueprints and to understand basic engineering documents

- Solid knowledge of contract law and its applications regarding purchasing processes

Additional Job Description

Pré-requisitos:

• Ensino superior completo
• Inglês fluente
• Sólida experiência em compras
• Capacidade de trabalhar de forma eficaz em várias funções, tanto interna quanto externamente, e construir relacionamentos
• Experiência no gerenciamento de questões comerciais com fornecedores e na avaliação do desempenho do fornecedor
• Competência demonstrada em habilidades de negociação
• Habilidades excepcionais de comunicação interpessoal, verbal e escrita
• Alto nível de capacidade analítica onde os problemas podem ser extremamente complexos
• Habilidades organizacionais desenvolvidas, incluindo a capacidade de priorizar, lidar com vários projetos simultaneamente e cumprir prazos

Habilidades Críticas Preferidas:

• Capacidade de trabalhar globalmente, de forma independente e autodirigida;
• Negociação;
• Comunicação;
• Pensamento analítico;
• Gerenciamento de carga de trabalho;
• Gestão de Relacionamento;
• Gestão de Fornecedores;
• Julgamento de dados;

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