Associate Buyer

at  BMW

As an independent group of companies, the BMW Group has a commitment to creativity and breakthrough ideas that goes well beyond the racetrack. In order to continuously create ultimate driving machines, we drive our growth and design excellence by staffing our teams with individuals who are innovative and always looking for the next great idea. If you share our vision and view yourself as an independent, creative thinker, we invite you to join our team in this exceptional role located in Woodcliff Lake, NJ.
Our Purchasing team provides the BMW Group with products and services at the best possible quality / total cost ratio on a long-term basis. They work on improving the BMW Group’s competitive position by being professional, committed, and capable colleagues, who cooperate with internal and external partners on the basis of trust.
The Associate Buyer is a shared service function for Procurement of goods, aftersales parts and supplier services in a cost-effective manner with consideration of quality, sourcing reliability, sustainability, meeting the requirements and needs of their process partners with the adequate priority.

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES:

• Serve as the First contact point for pruchasing department via internal system (askpurchy).
• Performs cost/price negotiations by using cost-/price analysis.
• Supports internal customers (commodity/project related) as well as the other buyers.
• Arrange and negotiate projects pertaining to the purchasing department.
• Ensure compliant documentation according to local law and BMW Group guidelines.
• Use local purchasing systems and reports.
• Update purchasing data bases and systems, e.g. with supplier data, market data.
• Achieve the KPIs and targets given by central department.
• Support the reliability, quality and performance of the suppliers and improve the suppliers together.
• with support from the business departments regarding technical aspects.
• Support, in close cooperation with legal and other departments, that all contractual and commercial
• issues of the potential contract are addressed.
• Create, amend, and audit purchase orders-based purchasing guidelines.
• This is a hybrid role that requires regular attendance in the office.

REQUIREMENTS:

• Bachelors in Business Administration, Economics, Finance or similar
• 0-2 years of experience in purchasing or similar functions
• Strong written and verbal Communication skills
• Excellent time management

Please refer the Job description for details