Main responsibilities:
• Manage purchasing activities in customer and development projects
• Support category strategy based on product and technology needs
• Identify gaps and drive improvement actions
• Support cost reduction through resourcing and VAVE activities
• Drive purchasing work packages from project decision to serial production
• Prepare RFQ input and support sourcing decisions
• Support supplier negotiations with category purchasing
• Coordinate technical supplier discussions with internal functions
• Manage vendor tooling planning, approval and order release
• Track cost, timing, supplier readiness and escalation topics
• Ensure RFQ-to-SOP readiness and handover to serial procurement
• Manage purchasing risks, mitigation actions and purchasing-related change management
• Maintain project documentation and lessons learned
Requirements:
• Completed BSc or MSc studies in business or engineering
• 2-3 years working experience in the area of purchasing or project management
• Fluent in English, sound knowledge of MS-Office
• Strong communication and negotiation skills
• Process-oriented thinking and experience from cross functional work
• Intercultural competences and used to working in a global environment
• SAP experience is advantage