Senior Commodity Buyer Seixal

Senior Commodity Buyer
Seixal
Seixal, Setúbal, Portugal

The Senior Commodity Buyer is responsible for the procurement of assigned components and materials. As part of the Purchasing team, the individual will provide inputs and implement strategies in alignment with plant and global procurement initiatives.

Major Responsibilities:

1. Overachieve Year over Year Cost Savings target for the respective commodity
2. Execute sourcing process from RFQ to Contract / PO release, ensuring full alignment with involved functions, including the Global Commodity Management team
3. Implement Global Commodity Strategy ensuring alignment on all sourcing projects
4. Meet sourcing metrics such as project cost targets,
   -
   - year performance, sustainable savings, payment terms, and incoterms
5. Collaborate with the Global Commodity Management team to communicate plant requirements and execute commodity strategies
6. Continuously benchmark commodities to ensure competitive landed costs using cost breakdowns, raw material economics, cost modeling, supplier suggestions, and
   - saving workshops
7. Manage and develop supplier relationships to achieve cost savings and continuous improvement
8. Manage QVC (Quality, Volume & Cost) requirements for each sourcing project, including volume extension and capacity planning
9. Act as escalation point for supplier shortages and quality issues; negotiate cost claims
10. Work with Program Launch Buyer, Supplier Quality, and Engineering during sourcing and project reviews
11. Comply with all policies and procedures related to the sourcing process

Position Requirements

1. Engineering or business degree with a minimum of 8 years' experience in global supply management, preferably in major automotive companies
2. Results-oriented team player with strong relationship management skills
3. Ability to build business cases and perform NPV and payback analyses
4. Strong technical knowledge of processes, technologies, and cost drivers, including cost modeling tools
5. Knowledge of automotive supplier qualification standards
6. Excellent interpersonal skills to interact across functions and levels
7. Fluent in English (written and spoken)