CATEGORY LEAD BUYER at Gentherm
Budapest, Közép-Magyarország, Hungary -
Full Time


Start Date

Immediate

Expiry Date

30 Jun, 25

Salary

0.0

Posted On

31 Mar, 25

Experience

10 year(s) or above

Remote Job

Yes

Telecommute

Yes

Sponsor Visa

No

Skills

Good communication skills

Industry

Other Industry

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 category strategies for plastic and rubber,
  • Qualify new suppliers in collaboration with category strategy,
  • Negotiate annual pricing based on regional indices, market factors, and global benchmark data,
  • Managing new program sourcing,
  • Work closely with our Business Unit Interface to identify and execute cost saving opportunities for new customer RFQ,
  • Handling escalations from the category buyers,
  • Lead contract negotiations and developments with local and global suppliers to ensure consistent commercial terms and conditions,
  • Conduct regular regional and global benchmarking activities for assigned sub-categories to determine best in class suppliers,
  • Improve efficiency in terms of reliability of supply and price as well as risk management,
  • Ensure early involvement of SQD in case of new suppliers and/or materials and on-time PPAP approval,
  • 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 component
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