Key Responsiblitites And Authorities
- Management and administration of open orders and spot buys (issuance, modification, extensions, archiving) for direct material parts and tools located at vendors in cooperation with designated Strategic (Commodity) Buyers.
- Management and administration of indirect material purchase process in cooperation with designated Strategic (Commodity) Buyers – indirect.
- Controlling and administration of supplier cost and lead time for POs (open orders and spot buys).
- Managing suppliers feedback and removing constraints related to POs.
- Moderation and leadership in supplier-related commercial issues.
- Management of service parts procurement (availability, negotiation of commercial conditions.
- Management and coordination of Purchase Requisition process inside Nexteer.
- Operating ERP system (QAD and EAM) for purchasing module (data management, creating/changing vendor data, PO data).
- Managing price update process on the basis of foreign exchange and material index rates (fx, economics), engineering changes (design) and Material Cost Improvement Process (MCIP) in cooperation with designated Strategic Buyers, Advanced Purchasing Leaders and MCIP Manager.
- Managing cost recovery process – issuance, follow up with suppliers, escalation and moderation of technical discussion with Supplier Quality and other key stakeholders
- Cooperation with Advanced Purchasing Leaders and Project Managers and designated Strategic Buyers in issuance and materialization of timely deliveries of samples in pre-production phase and for running engineering changes.
- Cooperation with Logistics department in materializing of timely deliveries and eliminating eventual backlog.
- Leadership of commercial aspects of cooperation with suppliers for parts in production phase (3 months post-Start Of Production) including negotiating price for program extensions, price increase avoidance, supplier resourcing and others.
- Leadership and cooperating with MCIP Manager, SQ, Product Engineering and other key stakeholders in Supplier Change Request process (including analysis of commercial aspects of suppliers’ production process change or purchase specification change).
- Morocco Specific – identification, assessment and benchmarking of local supply base, including support for Strategic Buyers in removing language barriers, executing timely response (follow up) and location-driven support (joint supplier visits, assessment visits with Supplier Quality, etc.).
- Morocco Specific – Leadership in implementation of shared purchasing process’ and procedures as well as GSM tools and systems.
Key Qualifications
- Master of Science degree (Mechanical Engineering or Economics)
- Experience in Procurement Process’ (1-2 years as minimum).
- Fluent in usage of MS Office applications.
- Language Skills – English at advanced level is a must.
- Self-disciplined in acting up to established process’ and procedures.
- High level of personal integrity.
- High level of communication skills and attitude to effectively moderate problem resolution utilizing proper stakeholders.
