SAM 215_Advance Purchasing Engineer

1.Control the supplier-related milestones during the product development phase with on-time component sourcing
2.Ensure involvement of suppliers at an early development phase (e.g. ESI) if requested (concept phase)
3. Maintain and document supplier and material status (e.g. for Gate Reviews)
4.Drive and control the change management process for components towards the suppliers, categories and SQM until SOP

5.Lead the sourcing team in accordance to the automotive sourcing process, tracking of sourcing planning and execution from kick-off to supplier nomination
6.Drive the sourcing to achieve best cost and quality ( capacity ), meeting all project milestones, to guarantee supplier nomination at PLC gate 55
7.Send request for quotation to selected suppliers, order B/C component samples, support category purchasing in negotiations
8.Safeguard supplier risk exposure related to well-known risk clusters (geo-hazard, geo-political, financial, technical, supply)
9.Create and maintain sourcing documentation until official nomination (eSign)
10.Track component development and validation together with SQM until successful SOP
11.Commercial responsibility for the material costs of the BA products, generate and maintain bill of material (BOM) view
12.Actively participate in design-to-cost activities during product concept/development phase to achieve material cost targets during acquisition phase (PCIS -> customer award)
13.Calculate and control BOM during acquisition and project phase to meet target cost of the BA product

1. University degree in Economics/Technical studies or relevant professional experience. Experience in working with international teams on purchasing issues.

2. Understanding and capability to collaborate with different foreign cultures

3. Management skills, tools and techniques which ensures a strategic, profit and resulted oriented handling (Balanced Scorecard, Benchmarking, etc.)

4. Collaboration skills (team skills, conflict management, open-mindedness, networking)

5. Communication skills, including Presentation and Negotiation techniques to operate in different cultures

6. Problem solving and decision making tools and techniques

7. Project management skills, tools and techniques

8. Sourcing  Process  and Product Life Cycle (PLC) knowledge

9. Purchasing Management (including standards of Quality system requirements, policies and norms 

10. Knowledge of Risk Management

11. Technical understanding of specific components

12. Commercial knowledge, includes contract law etc.

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Since its spin-off in September 2025 AUMOVIO continues the business of the former Continental group sector Automotive as an independent company. The technology and electronics company offers a wide-ranging portfolio that makes mobility safe, exciting, connected, and autonomous. This includes sensor solutions, displays, braking and comfort systems as well as comprehensive expertise in software, architecture platforms, and assistance systems for software-defined vehicles. In the fiscal year 2024 the business areas, which now belong to AUMOVIO, generated sales of 19.6 billion Euro. The company is headquartered in Frankfurt, Germany and has about 87.000 employees in more than 100 locations worldwide.