Job Description

Plan, source, develop, introduce and maintain parts in order to achieve a commercially competitive advantage for the Group.Duties:

• The identification and development of local and import parts and tooling in order to meet project requirements.

• Establish benchmark pricing and perform value analysis to ensure competitiveness.

• Conduct quotes and sourcing activities via various purchasing systems and prepare and present recommendations for managerial decision-making purposes.

• Seek and develop new supply sources, nationally and internationally.

• Negotiate supplier price adjustments.

• Negotiate and maintain commercial contracts with suppliers.

• Perform capacity planning to ensure supplier tooling and facilities can adequately support production requirements.

• Incorporate engineering changes or quality improvements into existing components.

• Identify local sources of supply for potential export components to the Group.

• Prime project management accountability for ensuring components is approved by Engineering or Quality and introduced into production or exported.

Requirements:

• Have a recognized university Diploma / Degree in the following disciplines
• Purchasing, Logistics, Commerce, Finance, Business Management, Public Management or a technical qualification (Polymer, Electrical, Mechanical, Mechatronics, Quality, Operations or Production Management).
• Have a minimum of 3 years purchasing experience in the automotive or supplier industry.

Essentials:

• Possess negotiation and problem-solving skills.
• The ability to communicate across all levels within the Company (oral and written).
• Have good presentation skills.
• Above average computer literacy, especially SAP and MS Office package.
• Have a good understanding of financial analysis and costing ability.
• Have business management and project management skills.
• Have customer interface and conflict management skills
• Be self-motivated and driven.

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