Advanced Purchaser (Global Coordinator)
Your tasks
Advanced Purchaser (AP) is the purchasing representative from aquisition phase through the product development starting with the concept phase until SOP and support purchasing activities in series production. AP is leading the planning and execution of component sourcing and act as the interface to the purchasing categories. AP actively participate in the material strategy development derived from the BA technology roadmap and translate this in a tangible strategy input for category management.
Work location: Changchun or Shanghai
Meeting participants mainly from global team:
-Global category in Germany and China
-Platform developer and manager from Germany and other European locations
-Global Program Manager from Europe
-APs from regions depending on demand (optional)
-> See also „Key Component Coordinator
– Global Contact Matrix Key contact to global platform development:
-Early involvement in new material/technology development
-PUR Feedback to decision maker(s)
-Definition of global introduction scenario
-Steering global roll-out Continuous monitoring of the supply base of give Key Component:
-Status of all current suppliers -Global volume share of key suppliers
-Regional specific requirements on key components
-Definition of supply base strategy for 3-5 years
-Alignment with Product Line leader and PUR management Base on the defined strategy:
-Searching for new suppliers -Evaluation of new suppliers based on business needs
-Coordinating CAT PUR and SQM to introduce targeted suppliers Global Key Component Coordinator is:
-Hosting an overview of all ongoing sourcings on Key Component in all regions
-Releasing with other Shareholders the key component sourcing
-Steering the sourcing decision inline with the defined supply base strategy
Your profile
1. MS Offices
2. Automotive PUR Tools to perform data analysis
3. Other reporting tools within Aumovio
4. Fluent English to enable international team work
5. 3rd Language (German, Japanese, Korean)
6. Professional in English written
7. Study with technical background
8. Electromechanical knowledge from previous job required (more mechanical than electronic)
9. 5 years experience or more in Automotive
10. Oversea experience
11. Not only actionist
12. Analytic and systematic way of solving problems
13. Capability to summarize complex context
14. Result oriented and „I deliver“ mentality
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About us
大陆集团专业开发前沿性技术与服务,以人和货物运输为着眼点,致力于打造可持续且可联动的交通方式。集团成立于 1871 年,作为一家科技企业,它负责为车辆、机器、交通及运输行业提供安全、高效、智能且经济实惠的解决方案。2021 年,大陆集团实现营收 338 亿欧元,目前在 58 个国家和经营地雇用 190,000 多名员工。2021 年 10 月 8 日,集团庆祝其成立 150 周年。
汽车子集团专业从事研发被动安全、制动、底盘、运动及运动控制系统等技术,其服务范围包括:创新型解决方案(针对辅助和自动驾驶、显示及操作技术);音频和摄像解决方案(用于车辆内部);以及应用于交通服务的智能信息与通信技术(面向车队运营商和商用车制造商)。另外,涉及互联技术、车辆电子以及高性能计算机的一系列综合性专业活动,亦强化了集团的产品与服务实力。
Continental develops pioneering technologies and services for sustainable and connected mobility of people and their goods. Founded in 1871, the technology company offers safe, efficient, intelligent and affordable solutions for vehicles, machines, traffic and transportation. In 2021, Continental generated sales of €33.8 billion and currently employs more than 190,000 people in 58 countries and markets. On October 8, 2021, the company celebrated its 150th anniversary.
The Automotive group sector comprises technologies for passive safety, brake, chassis, motion and motion control systems. Innovative solutions for assisted and automated driving, display and operating technologies, as well as audio and camera solutions for the vehicle interior, are also part of the portfolio, as is intelligent information and communication technology for the mobility services of fleet operators and commercial vehicle manufacturers. Comprehensive activities relating to connectivity technologies, vehicle electronics and high-performance computers round off the range of products and services.