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Country: Romania (RO)
City: Arad
Worksite / Location: Arad
Job Function: ECS_Operations (Purchasing)
Job Discipline:
Job Family: Operational Purchasing
Founded in 1929, Yazaki is a Japanese full systems supplier of wire harness, electrical, data products and solutions enabling vehicle electrification, connectivity, and autonomy integration. More than 235,000 committed and highly motivated employees in 45 countries make us one of the most successful international automotive suppliers. Join a family-owned company committed to being environmentally friendly in every aspect of its business, contributing to society, and inspiring trust. To strengthen our team, we are looking for a Indirect Purchasing Buyer in our plant in [[location]].
RESPONSIBILITY:
Purchase indirect materials, goods, and services to ensure that the company operational needs are met, considering cost, quality and delivery targets and to ensure continuity of supply;
Develop and implement purchasing strategy for their specific purchasing products & services in -line with Yazaki Group Purchasing and plant needs;
Lead negotiations with the suppliers and strategic partners; preparation & presentation of the awarding decision;
Market analysis - review and validate RFQs and Sourcing package;
Validate the Cost savings in their aria of responsibilities;
Build local / regional supplier panel:
- define target list of suppliers for RFQ;
- supplier relationships management;
Contract negotiation and signing – standardize contracts for supply and services;
Create, send and track the purchase orders to the suppliers;
Monitor all open purchase orders and follow-up deliveries;
Work with operations to identify areas of cost optimization, implement actions by consolidating, managing and standardizing the spend;
Ensure compliance to company guidelines, purchasing policies and procedures during supplier negotiations and contracts award process;
Understand and follow European Purchasing roles & responsibilities and support Category buyers’ supplier strategies (preferred supplier base, reduction of suppliers, payment terms etc.)
QUALIFICATIONS
Bachelor’s Degree (Business Administration, Engineering, Accounting, Law or a related field, is a plus).
Previous experience in a purchasing, with knowledge of purchasing, negotiation, commercial understanding and cost breakdown, is appreciated.
Fluent in English
Willing to learn and integrate within a country & regional purchasing team.
Able to identify and add value, reduce costs and input to business improvements
Comprehensive understanding of MS Excel, MS Word, PowerPoint and industry standard purchase order software platforms (SAP, Coupa, SRM)
At Yazaki, we are committed to providing equal employment opportunities for everyone which extends to all aspects of the employment relationship.
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