Segment Buyer

Scope of the role of SEGMENT BUYER:

• Drive all necessary actions to achieve the best supplier QCD
performance by managing globally the supplier relationship
• Drive Segment Strategy execution with negotiations in
autonomous way, anticipating Commodity risks and setting
preventive actions

Main responsibilities:

• Ensure to Segment Strategy implementation
• Drive benchmark activities within commodity (RFQ)
• Identify and manage introduction of “New to Develop”
suppliers
• Lead negotiations and recharge COPQ with assigned
suppliers
• Ensure all contracts are signed by the supplier (vs standard),
including tooling contract update
• Identify cost reduction opportunities at assigned suppliers
(supplier’s propositions management)
• Drive the productivity reservoir with the input of the suppliers
and the Business Units
• Support Project Buyers for commodity expertise
• Agree Cost Model with suppliers
• Ensure cash discounts are obtained
• Ensure problem solving in accordance with the escalation
procedure
• Support Commodity Quality Engineer and Commodity
Capacity Planner when problem solving cannot be handled at
their stage
• Coordinate suppliers’ phase out process and strategic
transfers
• Manage supplier tools replacement following Sourcing
Committee procedures
• Review action plan with supplier to achieve QCD Targets
• Manage purchasing data in SAP (IR, SA, SL, PO)
• Risk assessment of Segment supply base
• Manage change request scope through WCM
• Comply with WABCO and Sourcing & Purchasing rules and
policies
• Improve processes in collaboration with S&P Business
Improvement Team


Location: Prague

If you are interested in this position and you believe you are the right candidate for the job, please send us your CV in English.

For further job offers, please connect with us on LinkedIn: https://cz.linkedin.com/pub/petra-novakova/61/584/415

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Company offers:

• Perspective responsible job at a stable international employer
with open company culture
• Very interesting, motivating salary
• Interesting employees benefits
• Immediate start

Automotive industry, manufacture of transport equipment

For a REED´s American client, an automotive company with history longer than 150 years, well known all over the world, I am currently working on building its new PROCUREMENT OFFICE in Prague. I am looking for passionate candidates with professional experience in the area of automotive industry for the roles of SEGMENT BUYERs responsible for different commodities – suppliers all over the world. If you match the criteria below and want to work in international environment (with procurement and quality experts coming from all over the world) and get your desk in a completely new “Google style” office, do not hesitate and apply now!