Analyst-Purchasing - Cottondale, United States - SMP AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS AL INC

Description

Job Description

Job Description

Special requirements / qualification profile

Qualifications:

• Commercial and /or technical training
• Engineer or economist with degree specializing in materials

management/purchasing

with a strong technical understanding

• Experience in the specialist's area of expertise: Parts, Tools, Devices, Capex, MRO, etc.

Proficiency:

• Experience in managing manufacturing processes, productivity, and efficiency measurements
• Product and market knowledge
• Ability to use Microsoft Office Suite software (WORD, Excel,PowerPoint, etc.) at intermediate level (minimum).
• PC/DP skills - also SAP R3
• English language skills
• Willingness for customer-oriented cooperation in project management teams

Objective of the position:
Cost, quality and on-time procurement in the associated specialist purchasing areas in the context of the targets


Main duties:
Develop purchasing policies and strategies in-line with the company objectives and
SMP purchasing global strategies
Secure approval from management on any policy and/or strategy changes
Plan and manage capital and expense budget
Review and make recommendations to management team for ways to improve procedures and reduce costs
Support Finance, Materials, GSP and other related departments for information
sharing and request
Develop and promote purchasing program sourcing policy and strategy aligned with SMP
Purchasing to support competitive and efficient parts/materials sourcing activity of purchasing operations
Track in-cycle cost improvement status of purchasing operations and report to
management.
Track program purchasing costs and operations with the roadmap/action plan
progress and report to management
Track the progress of supplier launch readiness (including TO/PO issues and tooling
fabrication status)
Elevate issues to management team as necessary to resolve issues
Detection of synergy potentials
Preparation of purchasing strategies after consultation with specialist departments
Support and participation in projects
Personnel planning and management of subordinate employees


Special responsibility:
Commitment to achieve the material purchasing goals set in the framework of the budget / project allocations
Compliance with the regulated processes in the quality process instructions for the best possible benefit of the company

Functions at a mid level within the organizational hierarchy

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