- The Strategic Buyer leads the procurement trade goods overall sourcing strategies, including development of category and supplier strategy roadmap, aligning w/ the product roadmaps, future technology needs.
- Supplier key account function for ODM/OEM/JDM partners.
- Responsible for commercial topics: frame contracts negotiation, price negotiations and cost reduction within span of control.
- Supplier Sourcing & Selection.
- Supplier performance evaluation and management.
- Supplier relationship management and risk control.
Key Responsibilities
Development of Category and Supplier Strategy Roadmap
- Alignment w/ project procurement and respective brand leaders on products roadmaps, future technology needs.
- Market scouting on own responsible categories / material fields.
- Participating important fairs to source new suppliers.
- Development and finalization of category and supplier strategy roadmap continuously to fulfill the business needs.
Supplier Sourcing & Selection
- Identify, evaluate, and responsible for onboarding of qualified vendors to support business needs.
- Support negotiation of new awardings with project buyer to ensure total cost, year of year reduction, risk, and strategic fit.
- Ensure supplier selection aligns with commodity/category strategies and company processes.
- Participating and support all awarding proposals for new projects.
Cost Management & Commercial Ownership
- Lead negotiations frame contracts including Corporate Agreement, Quality Assurance Agreement, Logistic Agreement, Frame Conditions Agreement w/ key suppliers, etc.
- Driving cost reduction KPI’s including annual price negotiation, technical savings, payment term, consignment and logistic terms optimization.
Supplier Performance Evaluation and Management
- Leading supplier performance score card evaluation in digitalized ways including major aspects: Cost, Logistic, Quality.
- Leading quarter business review meetings with key suppliers and high levels.
- Participating onsite supplier audits.
- Supporting supplier performance development in all aspects.
- Support escalations in case of severe logistic or quality incidents.
Supplier Relationship Management and Risk Control
- Supplier risk monitoring and control in financial, compliance, cyber risk, CSR, etc.
- Supplier / product EOL management, commercially responsible to reduce liability risk.
Qualifications
Education
- Bachelor’s degree in supply chain management, Business, Engineering, or related field (preferred).
Experience
- 3+ years in Purchasing/Procurement, Strategic Sourcing, or Supplier Management within project‑based environments.
Skills & Competencies
- Strong negotiation, commercial, and contract management skills.
- Proactive risk identification and escalation.
- Cross‑functional communication and stakeholder management across Engineering, Quality, Logistics, and Finance.
- Analytical/problem‑solving capability; familiarity with should‑cost modeling and cost breakdowns.
- Proficiency with ERP and MS Office.
- Strong ownership mindset, clear communication, and bias for action in fast‑changing environments.
- Experience with supplier risk analysis, innovation scouting.