Job Summary:
Core tasks
• Responsible and leading related Purchasing related activities in Product Innovation Framework [PIF]; ensuring Time To Market [TTM]
• Support and executing related Purchasing Strategy, Quality and Target Cost responsibility and accountability for the related PDP process to ensure TTM
• Take charge as one of main contact interface to PIF team (Commercial, Supplier Quality) / Assure aligned decision between PIF and excellent team and Material Field Purchasing
• Prepare aligned responsibility in Sourcing Strategy for each responsible product in PIF
• Coordinate Cross Regional Cost Reduction Projects
Job Scope: Responsibilities & Authority
• Definition & Maintenance of a Product Group Purchasing Strategy considering TTM
• As main contact personnel for related Product Group interface among PIF team – Value Stream-Global Purchasing to Business Unit
• Coordinate cross regional RPP activities in the respective new Product (responsibility in creation, implementation, cooperation cross-functionally)
• Early Supplier involvement in TTM to support Product Innovation and Target Cost Achievement (PILUM,
GENESIS, TOMAS)
• Support Annual Price Negotiation by providing new potential business opportunities of Product Group in pipe-line
• Challenge and support Material Field buyers to achieve Target Costing
• Support Material Field Buyers for contracting (e.g. SE-contracts, NDA, Concept Competition etc.)
• Create transparency of costs of Product Group by benchmarking (support the Global Product Champion)
• Responsible for achievement of Best Costs in Product Group (Benchmarking, TCO, RPP) before/after SOP
• Responsible for Product Group related quality activities & target achievement (e.g. ISIR, 8D, VQS, etc.)
• Takes proactive action & care of purchasing related topics/tasks in PIF
• Will be taking charge of plastic and other mechanical commodities.
Cooperation by:
▪ rBU cross functions Excellence Team; Material Field purchasing; Execution Team
