Pacesetting. Passionate. Together. HELLA, one of the leading automotive suppliers worldwide, has shaped the industry with innovative lighting systems and vehicle electronics. In addition, the company is one of the most important partners of the aftermarket and independent workshops. What motivates us: Shaping the mobility of tomorrow and fostering the central market trends such as autonomous driving, efficiency and electrification, connectivity and digitization as well as individualization. Every day, 36,000 employees worldwide are committed to this with passion, know-how and innovative strength.

YOUR TASKS

1. Analyze the purchasing market taking into account the needs and requirements of the relevant Product Centers and Hella Companies. Prepare and update supplier matrix, prepare qualified supplier evaluations and support buildup of alternative suppliers to meet or overachieve purchasing targets in the dimensions of “Cost”, “Time” and “Quality” in alignment with the responsible party from Product Centers and Business Division.

2. Prepare and implement a purchasing strategy for complex material groups with defined strategy teams. Establish a standard and optimized supplier basis worldwide to realize synergies by bundling purchasing volume, concentrating on efficient suppliers and optimizing the global process chain.

3. Negotiate supplier frame contracts, define sourcing concept and realize sourcing activities incl. but not limited to sending RfQs, negotiating and nominating suppliers for tools and components within the material group (new projects, lifetime extensions, change management, etc.).

4. Support definition of material cost changes (budgeting) in agreement with the Hella Companies and superior in order to create an aligned planning basis and to achieve business division objectives.

5. Generate measures for commercial and technical optimization of components or purchase volume to reduce costs and improve quality and security of supply

6. Analyse suppliers in cooperation with the suppliers, identify opportunities for improvement and derive corresponding qualification measures, involving internal organizational units, in order to optimize the process chain between the supplier and Hella.

7. Ensure global transparency and consolidation of supplier and material data in order to guarantee a standardized data basis available to everyone.

8. Consolidate the annual material requirements within a material group and prepare and carry out central negotiations with suppliers to achieve optimum purchasing prices through bundling.

9. Support initiation of talks, carry out negotiations and prepare contracts to reduce costs, as well as to optimize procedures between supplier and Hella and to enforce Hella interests taking into account schedules, quality, quantity and delivery conditions.

10. Create standardized international purchasing processes, methods and tools within the global network and strengthen purchasing power towards suppliers world-wide.

11. Align tasks and decisions with Material Group Manager and supervisor if necessary.

YOUR QUALIFICATIONS

• +3 years of experience in the automotive industry / purchasing area.
• Bachelor's degree or engineering.
• Advanced computer skills (Windows, MS Office, and Outlook); SAP experience is preferred.
• Advanced verbal communication skills, including negotiation and influencing.
• Knowledge of automotive product validation processes and documentation required.
• Advanced knowledge of supplier development and sourcing in a manufacturing environment, ideally experience in electronic and electromechanics.
• Collaboration skills, flexibility and assertiveness.

Take the opportunity to reveal your potential within a global, family-run company that offers you the best possible conditions for progressing in your career.

Please send us your application through our careers portal, citing reference number req14678