Abroad Experience International - Buyer - English (plus another language) - Roosendaal area
| Type baan: | Permanent |
| Locatie: | Zuid-Holland, The Netherlands |
| Salaris: | Negotiable |
| Talen: | Engels, Frans, Duits |
Details van de adverteerder
- Naam:Abroad Experience International
- Geplaatst:08-03-2012
- Code:18282187-4852
Buyer
Main Tasks
This role will be responsible for parts local sourcing, non intercompany suppliers management. He\She will be asked to manage all issues related with suppliers relationship like parts buying price list establishment and maintenance, major shortages issues and backorders management. The daily routine will also involve the buyer with problem solving and variances discussion with suppliers (quality, quantity, pricing). The buyer is supposed to work in close coordination with Inventory manager, parts logistic team, and a new data analyst position the company is going to open at the same time. The scope of this new position will be also to optimize inventory and reduce overall parts logistic costs due to local sourcing activities. This position is supposed to achieve 300K USD savings per year.
Main Tasks / Responsibilities
To drive Local Sourcing activities to ensure parts prompt availability at lower total costs. Establish relationship with new local vendor and maintain if not extend current relationship with current ones. Work closely with the logistic and inventory teams to achieve parts operational excellence in support of company vision, including on-time delivery, delivered quality, productivity improvement/cost reductions, purchased goods quality and delivery.
- Provide support to Spare Parts, PDI, Paint, Maintenance, Quality, Inside Sale and Shipping areas.
- Work closely with inventory management team to drive operational improvements, order fulfillment, shipping, receiving and coordinating processing issues.
- Review parts metrics including inventories, quality, fill rates, back orders, profitability and sales.
- Research new local sources to replace current intercompany parts supply wherever make sense from a total costs point of view.
- Deliver 300K USD annualized savings through renegotiations and resourcing activities.
- Escalate with supplier pending shortages, back order, transport and collection issues.
- Support the identified variation in the incoming receiving, invoicing, P. Orders processes till the final resolution.
- Participate actively to support parts strategic business development plan.
- Join the annual supplier quality evaluation meeting and take responsibility for the outcome, as appropriate
- Support Director for Supply Chain in parts business budget preparation.
- Approve Purchase Orders according to Delegation of Authorities.
- Demonstrated ability in problem solving activities and creating change.
- Proven ability to handle multiple priorities in a continuously changing environment.
- Support the parts flow process in accordance with accepted JIT practices and lean concepts.
- Demonstrated ability of bench market current supply base for continuous costs improvement.
- Good verbal and written communication skills: ability to establish and maintain partnerships with suppliers and internal resources to support customer requirements.
- Understand and support company policies and procedures.
- Perform other duties as assigned
Education / qualifications
- A 4 year degree in Engineering or Business (or equivalent experience) required.
Skills:
- Fluent English in both written and speaking form; knowledge of a second language between German, Italian, French is not strictly requested, although it may be a differentiator in the selection criteria
- Demonstrated skills in teamwork activities
- Proven purchase experience
- Knowledge of continuous improvement methodology ( JIT, Kanban, Kaizen techniques, etc.)
- Ability to interact professionally with all levels of internal colleagues, as well as vendors and outside clients
- Good communication and people skills
- Experience with budget processes
- Proficient in Microsoft Office products
- Able and willing to change the status quo and effectively champion change
Preferred Previous Experience:
A minimum of 5 years' experience in purchasing and supplier management experience in a lean environment. May have multi functional background (i.e. welding, paint, and assembly processes). Must be performance driven.
Main Tasks
This role will be responsible for parts local sourcing, non intercompany suppliers management. He\She will be asked to manage all issues related with suppliers relationship like parts buying price list establishment and maintenance, major shortages issues and backorders management. The daily routine will also involve the buyer with problem solving and variances discussion with suppliers (quality, quantity, pricing). The buyer is supposed to work in close coordination with Inventory manager, parts logistic team, and a new data analyst position the company is going to open at the same time. The scope of this new position will be also to optimize inventory and reduce overall parts logistic costs due to local sourcing activities. This position is supposed to achieve 300K USD savings per year.
Main Tasks / Responsibilities
To drive Local Sourcing activities to ensure parts prompt availability at lower total costs. Establish relationship with new local vendor and maintain if not extend current relationship with current ones. Work closely with the logistic and inventory teams to achieve parts operational excellence in support of company vision, including on-time delivery, delivered quality, productivity improvement/cost reductions, purchased goods quality and delivery.
- Provide support to Spare Parts, PDI, Paint, Maintenance, Quality, Inside Sale and Shipping areas.
- Work closely with inventory management team to drive operational improvements, order fulfillment, shipping, receiving and coordinating processing issues.
- Review parts metrics including inventories, quality, fill rates, back orders, profitability and sales.
- Research new local sources to replace current intercompany parts supply wherever make sense from a total costs point of view.
- Deliver 300K USD annualized savings through renegotiations and resourcing activities.
- Escalate with supplier pending shortages, back order, transport and collection issues.
- Support the identified variation in the incoming receiving, invoicing, P. Orders processes till the final resolution.
- Participate actively to support parts strategic business development plan.
- Join the annual supplier quality evaluation meeting and take responsibility for the outcome, as appropriate
- Support Director for Supply Chain in parts business budget preparation.
- Approve Purchase Orders according to Delegation of Authorities.
- Demonstrated ability in problem solving activities and creating change.
- Proven ability to handle multiple priorities in a continuously changing environment.
- Support the parts flow process in accordance with accepted JIT practices and lean concepts.
- Demonstrated ability of bench market current supply base for continuous costs improvement.
- Good verbal and written communication skills: ability to establish and maintain partnerships with suppliers and internal resources to support customer requirements.
- Understand and support company policies and procedures.
- Perform other duties as assigned
Education / qualifications
- A 4 year degree in Engineering or Business (or equivalent experience) required.
Skills:
- Fluent English in both written and speaking form; knowledge of a second language between German, Italian, French is not strictly requested, although it may be a differentiator in the selection criteria
- Demonstrated skills in teamwork activities
- Proven purchase experience
- Knowledge of continuous improvement methodology ( JIT, Kanban, Kaizen techniques, etc.)
- Ability to interact professionally with all levels of internal colleagues, as well as vendors and outside clients
- Good communication and people skills
- Experience with budget processes
- Proficient in Microsoft Office products
- Able and willing to change the status quo and effectively champion change
Preferred Previous Experience:
A minimum of 5 years' experience in purchasing and supplier management experience in a lean environment. May have multi functional background (i.e. welding, paint, and assembly processes). Must be performance driven.
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