Electronics Commodity Buyer

Electronics Commodity Buyer Location Pacesetting. Passionate. Together. HELLA is a listed, internationally positioned automotive supplier operating under the umbrella brand FORVIA. Within this de facto group, HELLA stands for high-performance lighting technology and automotive electronics. At the same time, the Company covers a broad service and product portfolio for the spare parts and workshop business as well as for manufacturers of special-purpose vehicles with its Lifecycle Solutions business group. HELLA has around 36,000 employees at more than 125 locations worldwide and generated consolidated sales of € 6.3 billion in the fiscal year 2021/2022.

YOUR TASKS

Support in ensuring and coordinating adequate information flow between suppliers and the program buyers Support in driving commodity purchasing processes for specific Hella products, preparation of sourcing activities Align tasks and decisions with Business Partner and/or supervisor if necessary. Manage intercultural and trustful relationships by creating and adding value from international project team setups through utilizing the cultural diversity in the project. Support definition of material cost changes (budgeting) in agreement with the Hella domains and superior to create an aligned planning basis and to achieve business division objectives. Support in ensuring alignment capacity for pre-series and launch business at supplier, managing stock increases, packaging and logistics related topics in case of bottlenecks or insolvencies. Support in challenging the technical solutions for purchased parts in terms of cost efficiency and challenge the project team to ensure and overachieve targeted costs. Supporting the identification and achievement of cost potentials resulting from Design-to-Cost (DtC). For that, an understanding of the product engineering process and the material manufacturing process is needed.

YOUR QUALIFICATIONS

Proven working experience as a buyer within the automotive industry. 2+ years of procurement experience Bachelor's degree in business, supply chain, engineering or related field Prior experience with SAP is preferred Exposure to electronics related products is preferred but not required Why Forvia Hella? Hybrid work schedules and flexible core hours Industry leading health benefits program Lucrative PTO policy Competitive 401K matching Extensive career and training opportunities Annual Bonuses Onsite Wellness Center / Workout Facilities On campus restaurant as well as employee water and coffee services Team and company wide events And much more! Please feel free to apply if you do not meet 100% of the positional requirements. Forvia Hella is dedicated to the development and future advancement of all of our employees. Take the opportunity to reveal your potential within a global company that offers you the best possible conditions for progressing in your career. Please send us your application through our careers portal, citing reference number req18124.

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