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We are looking for a Commodity Buyer for our Technical Center in Valls, Spain.This role focuses on commodity purchasing for T&C component products in Europe with support for other regions, for E-Systems.
Responsibilities: Support the development and implementation of T&C component strategy and own day-to-day actions Single point of contact for suppliers and cross-functional teams for all T&C related activities in Europe Develop new commodity suppliers according to strategy and monitor their implementation within Lear Achieve commodity savings targets by negotiating and implementing Supply Cost Technical Optimization (SCTO) Support the entire product life cycle from the procurement phase of new customer programs through mass production to end of life Lead T&C component commodity initiatives for assigned vendors, including sourcing new and existing T&C component spend (RFQs, benchmarking, negotiation rounds, bid and scenario analysis to source proposal submissions, resources, annual negotiations and special initiatives, etc.)
Management of T&C Directedsuppliers Support the development of regional commodity and supplier strategies Align goals, strategies, actions with plants, program teams and commodity manager Organize and coordinate supplier workshops with Engineering to work on cost reduction ideas and implement them Ensure alignment of resources/processes and global procedures and delegation of authority (DOA) through SRM, SAP and Coupa systems System maintenance with price list updates, supplier contracts, parts approvals and other day-to-day administrative tasks Maintaining a good knowledge of the current market and future trends to support the identification of alternative sources Support plants on logistics and quality issues with suppliers Requirements: Engineering or Business Administration degree preferred with work experience (if possible for automotive and T&C components), not required Very good negotiation skills and knowledge of the English language Good communication skills in a global organization, ability to solve problems and analysis, independent, highly trustworthy person, team player Good time and workload management #J-18808-Ljbffr