Manager Purchasing

**Descripción**:
From the Hi Talent division of the Crit Group, we are selecting a **Purchasing Manager** for one of our clients located in Palau de Plegamans and who carries out his activity in the Automotive sector

**What will your functions be?**
- Team Lead of regional Program Purchasing Team for assigned customer business unit
- Coordinate GSC processes with Purschasing Director
- Capacity Planning of program buyers regionally
- GSC program purchasing reporting regionally
- GSC program purchasing processes
- Responsible for the selection of the suppliers for prototypes and production parts - aligned with GSC strategy and Program team requirements for the headquarter
- Initiate the RFQ's and negotiates and executes all contracts on the specific programs
- Responsible for the program from Quotation through lifecycle of that program (except Resins)
- Responsible to utilize the tools to assist in should cost analysis for the components related to the specific program
- Responsible to plan and execute the information and purchase orders to support the production ramp up with the suppliers (incl. initial Sampling; prototypes; and preproduction parts)
- Responsible to ensure that that the required timely Q - documents are received from the supplier
- Coordinate the tracking and analyses cost changes on the respective programs
- Initiate the process of in time-planning of the service
- Responsible to ensure the purchased components are integrated into the logistic concept (packaging, transport method etc.) and involving the materials and logistics analyst in this process
- Verify capacities and acquire cost regarding carry-over parts (incl. expanded tooling capacity for the additional quantities)
- Care for key supplier integration into program team
- Report the program characteristics to supervisor and inform the team about important program issues

**What is offered?**
- Stable position with indefinite contract
- Fixed salary to be determined by experience and worth
- Full time

**Requisitos**:
**What will make you succeed?**
- Bachelors degree
- 2-3 years commercial working experience
- Knowledge in Value-, Design
- and Price Analysis
- Ideally Software Skills in Excel, ERP Systems - SAP, Sharepoint, etc.
- English language skills are required

**What will make you succeed?**
- Organizing and Priority Setting
- Self Development
- Customer focused and Drive for Results
- Compassion, Ethics and Values
- Developing Direct Reports and Others
- Business Acumen and Action orientated
- Conflict Management and Dealing with ambiguity