CATEGORY BUYER at Gentherm
Budapest, , Hungary -
Full Time


Start Date

Immediate

Expiry Date

31 Aug, 25

Salary

0.0

Posted On

31 May, 25

Experience

0 year(s) or above

Remote Job

Yes

Telecommute

Yes

Sponsor Visa

No

Skills

Good communication skills

Industry

Marketing/Advertising/Sales

Description

Join our multinational team, where we care about You, your individual development and team collaboration.
As a dynamically growing company with unique products and the Global Leader in Comfort and Climate Seat Technology we are a continuously evolving by developing exceptional automotive comfort and wellness products.

Responsibilities
  • Develop and execute global/regional category strategies in alignment with Global Category Director,
  • Support and execute global category strategies for foams, sensors/thermostats, adhesives, films and label,
  • Lead contract negotiations and developments with local suppliers to ensure consistent commercial terms and conditions,
  • Conduct regular regional benchmarking activities for assigned sub-categories to determine best in class suppliers,
  • Negotiate annual/semi-annual pricing based on regional indices, market factors, and global benchmark data,
  • Qualify new suppliers in collaboration with category strategy,
  • Improve efficiency in terms of reliability of supply and price as well as risk management,
  • Work closely with our Business Unit Interface to identify and execute cost saving opportunities for new customer RFQ,
  • Ensure early involvement of SQD in case of new suppliers and/or materials and on-time PPAP approval,
  • Conduct purchasing of materials and select supplier and second sources for the components out of an approved supplier list,
  • Ensure complete maintenance of master data and workflows in all relevant systems,
  • Collaborate with engineering to confirm technical approval of supplier offers and required validation,
  • Support and execute cost reduction ideas,
  • Confirm material availability and lead time for the components
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