Principal Commodity Buyer – electronic modules

Location: Częstochowa

ZF is a global leader in driveline and chassis technology as well as active and passive safety technology. The company has a global workforce of around 137,000 with approximately 230 locations in some 40 countries. ZF is one of the largest automotive suppliers worldwide.

www.zf.com

The ZF Global Purchasing Team in Czestochowa is responsible for providing global and sustainable competitiveness for ZF and its suppliers. The team manages the supply chain in order to provide our customers with the best products.

• Manage the strategic supply base to ensure ZF has an approved bid list to support the needs of the business, and run the sourcing process to select suppliers for new business awards
• Manage the commodity savings forecast to ensure the OP savings target is achieved
• Drive cost reduction relentlessly using various tools such as VAVE, GCS and Best Practice Greenfield cost targets
• Develop and implement a Part Family Strategy to guide the long-term direction of the commodity in order to achieve business unit objectives
• Drive the planning process to agree cost reduction, savings and sourcing timing targets with the business unit
• This position will also require some travel, globally or regionally depending on assigned supply base.

• Bachelor or Master degree: preferred course of study to be Purchasing, Supply Chain or a technical field;
• At least 5 years of experience in direct material purchasing preferably in the automotive industry;
• Fluent English;
• Demonstrated performance in working cross-functionally and/or within a matrixed organization and working independently to obtain results;
• Experience within direct purchasing, including experience negotiating with suppliers and managing the supply base post-negotiations preferred;
• Proven negotiator with a robust cost reduction and savings delivery track record;
• Self-motivated personality;
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint);
• SAP knowledge is an advantage.

• Career opportunities;
• Private medical insurance;
• Benefits package;
• Discounts on goods and services;
• Work in a multinational team.