Advanced Purchasing Engineer for SMY (TM)

Job Description:

As Advanced Purchasing Engineer you are Purchasing Representative in the quote and project team from acquisition phase to project SOP and responsible for all material specific topics, in detail for:

Commercial evaluation of the material - BOM (Bill of Material) for all specific products of Business Area Smart Mobility (SMY) and Services for Europe Segments:

* Calculation of Bill-of-Material (BOM) in quote and development phase;
* Responsible for material target achievement: tracking of actual BOM costs versus award BOM (PCIS), definition of countermeasures together with project team and escalation to management of supplier, Category and Segment Management;
* Supporting cost-optimization-concepts in quote and project team for securing commercial targets during development by using technology and supplier benchmark activities and seeking for innovative and competitive supplier ideas;

Implementing and transferring Continental?s material strategy into project life as interacting contact partner of project team with Category Purchasing:

* Continuous exchange and alignment of Business Area strategy with supplier and material strategy with Category Purchasing and Central Engineering;

Defining and controlling the project milestones and steering countermeasures with early escalation towards suppliers:

* Including actively relevant suppliers in all development steps;
* Securing usage of newest material components in BOM (Component Review Meetings) for best competitiveness and material supply;

Driving actively sourcing process:

* Responsible for all supplier quotations (Request for Quotation - RFQ) and securing competition by tailored supplier choice in alignment with sourcing team;
* Implementation of supplier and material strategy;
* Securing sourcing process including milestone tracking, Audit relevant documentation and participation and escalation in project review meeting within the segment;
* Supporting actively cost reduction programs for specific products after SOP by introduction of new components and/or suppliers (re-design to cost).

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Job Requirements:

* Academic degree in business administration or engineering;
* Management skills, tools and techniques which ensures a strategic, profit and resulted oriented handling (Benchmarking, Presentation, etc.);
* Human relations skills (team skills, conflict management, open-mindedness, networking);
* Communication skills including Presentation and Negotiation techniques also operating in different cultures;
* Problem solving and decision-making tools and techniques;
* Procurement Process and Product Life Cycle (PLC) knowledge;
* Risk Management knowledge;
* Technical understanding of specific components and automotive requirements.

What we offer:

Pay for Performance:

* Achievement Bonuses and Rewards;
* Relocation Bonus for non-Timisoara Residents;
* Recommendation Bonuses for new team members;
* Flexibility Program including flexible hours, mobile work and sabbaticals.

Wellbeing:

* Health & Wellness (Private Health Insurance, Life Insurance, Sport activities etc.);
* Different discounts (glasses, tires, medical, shopping);
* In-house restaurant & coffee corners.

Life-Long Learning:

* Technical, Soft Skills & Leadership trainings;
* Dedicated Programs and Conferences;
* Free Language Courses (English, German, French etc);
* Access to e-learning platforms;
* Career development opportunities (local and international);
* Internal development communities (Experts, Agile Community of Practice, Artificial Intelligence etc).