Regional Category Buyer

Location: Rosswein, Saxony, Germany

Job ID: R

Date Posted:

Company Name: HITACHI ASTEMO EUROPE GMBH

Profession (Job Category): Customer Service & Contact Center Operations

Job Schedule: Full time

Remote: No

Job Description

Market intelligence and budget preparation:

• Collect regional, category, supplier specific information


• Propose strategic path to Global Category Manager based on the information gathered


• Propose ideas for cost reduction/avoidance, Continuous Improvement


• Participate actively in annual budget preparation

Perform sourcing and ensure commercial supplier performance:

• Negotiate annually or on spot with suppliers (prices, payment terms, tooling, commercial clauses, capacity issues, EOL...)


• Negotiate and formalize contracts


• Lead the sourcing decisions in her/his area of responsibility based on the category strategy and Business Units expectations / timing


• Prepare cost estimation (for BU during acquisition phase), including request of "should cost" to Cost Engineering team


• Ensure category strategy implementation


• Support BU for VEC initiatives and corresponding negotiations with suppliers


• Report KPI by part number and supplier

Manage supplier base:

• Develop regional supply base and manage relationship with local suppliers


• Track local supplier performance and compliance


• Update negotiation strategy based on the situation


• Support BU and Regions in case of supplier issues / escalation

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