Strategic Buyer - Bradford, United Kingdom - BorgWarner

BorgWarner
BorgWarner
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Bradford, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

Tom O´Connor

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Description

Operational:

  • Negotiate long term agreements for NPI and Series production components
  • Select suppliers for NPI and Series production components through effective use of proven procurement skills in an automotive environment
  • Formulate and implement relevant commodity strategies taking into account the Sales Forecast, LRP and known Market Conditions,
  • Recommend supplier process utilization by interpreting blueprints and evaluating customer needs
  • Evaluate part designs with engineering, quality and suppliers to obtain maximum efficiencies and best costs.
  • Develop and report weekly KPI's to measure progress against corporate goals
  • Develop and maintain a system to show benchmark component cost data
  • Understand market trends including competitor Sourcing and the Global Supply Base for specific commodities
  • Control short and long term capacity management at Local Suppliers and Support Capacity management at Global Suppliers in conjunction with the relevant GCM
  • Lead crisis management activities
  • Support Global corporate purchasing activities
  • Project work as appropriate and other duties as assigned

Reporting:

  • To plan, organise, track and disseminate information related to production suppliers.
  • To maintain complex spread-sheets containing supply base data.
  • To maintain confidentiality of all work and personnel matters.
  • Responsible for ensuring all actions contribute positively to the Company's overriding objective of quality, by complying at all times with any relevant procedure that pursues this aim.

Person Specification:

  • Bachelor's degree in Business, Engineering or related field (preferable). MBA (desirable).
2. 3 years purchasing experience within the automotive industry.


  • Computer literate (MS Office).
  • Good written, verbal and presentation skills.
  • Excellent negotiation skills.
  • Proven ability to develop and execute Commodity Strategies
  • Experience of International Purchasing (preferable).
  • Willing to Travel and hold a current International Driver's License

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