Project Buyer
About this position
Responsibilities
• Support project award during CAA stage with competitive costs
• Voice of segment strategy in the project, and voice of the project to the segments
• Build up project supplier target panel from pre-SOCO with commodity organization (RSL/BGSL) to bundle awards
• Propose VAVE ideas to project team and follow the VAVE actions to optimize components/materials cost
• Proceed all negotiations/auctions before sourcing to achieve project CAA target cost
• Leverage commodity organization to reach pre-sourcing, sourcing decisions and meet project targets and offset with supply base quick savings imposed by customers
• Ensure timely sign off with the segments of all supplier contracts related the project (from development contracts to mass production)
• Manages achievement of all project milestones related to suppliers
• Define and control communication flows and contents between project teams and suppliers
• Ensure capacities for all components are covered for his project, in liaison with the commodity organization
• Ensure all daily tasks follow internal audit rule, such as Financial audit and V5000 audit
Requirements
• Bachelor's degree in any fields
• Experienced in sourcing, proficient in cost analysis and supplier negotiation
• 3 years background in automobile industry is an advantage
• Experienced in managing new component development at supplier side
• A few years of experience to handle injection and electronics commodities
• Familiar with SAP and other systems related to supplier management/components development management
• Fluent in Thai and English. Chinese is a plus