Client Description:
Adecco Human Resources is looking for a Purchasing manager for its client, an important manufacturer of wagons in Europe.
Responsibilities:
· Guarantee the committed budget for the Plant on KPIs (PPI, PPM, OTD, LCC, T&Cs) decrease the need of cash and improve the supply chain to decrease the inventory level.
· Set objectives, perform annual appraisals, train and recruit purchasers in accordance with the company Director.
· For company category Buyers participate in the elaboration of a purchasing strategy. Apply the defined strategy.
· For local commodities (including NPR and Investment), define and lead the purchasing strategy to achieve the target. Provide the company competitive advantages in the areas of materials, supplies, investments, and services.
· Guarantee the Purchasing Performance in Projects.
· Be involved upstream, guarantee Cost Control, planning, fulfill Project needs.
· Challenge the Bill Of Material in order to propose price and cost reductions.
· Improve the quality delivered by the Suppliers. Reach PPM targets, recover COPQ cost from suppliers, qualify suppliers accordingly to the Activity needs, guarantee that the engineering processes allow suppliers to meet the targets (soundness of the specification, design freeze, control plan for each part).
· Guarantee that group purchasing methods, rules and tools are used and applied in the plant.
· Participate proactively in improving the Group purchasing performance
Candidate Profile:
· Purchasing professional; skilled negotiator
· High level of technical understanding.
· High leadership skills.
· Fluent in English, other languages are a plus
· Experience in a globalized industrial environment
· Working experience in cross-functional teams
