Project Purchasing

Schaeffler is a dynamic global technology company and its success has been a result of its

entrepreneurial spirit and long history of private ownership. Does that sound interesting to you? As a partner to all of the major automobile manufacturers, as well as key players in the aerospace and industrial sectors, we offer you many development opportunities.

General Information:

We are searching for a new colleague, a person with a strong background in Purchasing Automotive Electronics, who enjoys driving topics and coordinating sourcing teams.

Your Key Responsibilities:

• Lead sourcing and procurement of electronic components such as semiconductors, PCBs, sensors, and other active or passive devices.
• Evaluate and align technical specifications with Engineering to ensure optimal components selection, cost efficiency and supply feasibility.
• Conduct RFQ, benchmark offers, and drive negotiations with suppliers to achieve strategic targets in cost, quality, delivery and innovation.
• Identify, assess and develop suppliers in line with technology roadmaps and localization strategies.
• Purchasing Representative in Project team from acquisition phase until SOP, sub-Project Manager for Purchasing content, ensures early involvement of purchasing and supplier.
• Supporting activities planned by the business field to harmonize business strategies with purchasing strategies and implement them in day-to-day activities.
• Follow-up on supplier and material status during product development phase, e.g. requests for quotation, in-time sourcing, continuous feedback of APQP / PPAP status from SQM.
• Push design to cost / target cost process to attain the target costs derived from target costs workshop for materials.
• Reduce total material costs by fulfilling the required functions.
• Perform Cost Reduction Programs (CRP) for BU's products after SOP, push Re-design to cost and CRP programs.
• Project support for medium to high complex projects in business fields to deliver, on time, all related matters by optimum inputs for quotes, workshops, BOM evaluation and implementation of potential savings in the project.
• Support technical change process after SOP, is offering support for the Second Sourcing to secure permanent supplies with competitive terms.
• Contributes by providing input/development and to implementation of purchasing strategies to have influence at supplier level and thus provide competitive proposals for product improvements.
• Offer support for the carrying out benefit analysis workshops with key suppliers to concentrate on the key functions of the components/project.
• Contribute to the preparation of sourcing decisions to guarantee sourcing decisions that correspond to the sourcing strategy.
• Offer support for the Market analysis (national/international) to acquire new suppliers and new technologies in the deployment of suppliers.
• Carrying out supplier evaluation to concentrate on the best suppliers and improve the current supplier base.
• Provide support on local purchasing topics for market analysis and localization efforts and visit potential suppliers.

Your Qualifications:

• Degree in Business Administration, Electrical Engineering.
• Experience in Automotive Project Purchasing - Electronics know-how is required.
• Autonomous, driven, passionate by a challenging & dynamic environment.
• Very good communication and networking skills, strong moderator and being able to sustain management presentations.
• Experience in working in interdisciplinary teams.
• Very good Microsoft Office skills (including xls, ppt).
• Business fluent language skills in English (spoken and in writing), German is a plus.
• Ability to negotiate and operate in different cultures and to work under pressure.

Our Offering:

• Onboarding & Integration: we help you settle in quickly through our onboarding program and a team that supports you.
• Health & Life Insurance: we provide private health plans and life insurance, so you can have peace of mind.
• Discounts: enjoy discounts from our partners on activities, trainings, goods etc.
• Bookster Subscription: are you a passionate reader? Then you can borrow your favorite books from the Bookster Library.
• Professional Development: with our variety of projects and teams, you'll be able to learn new skills, develop and shape the career path that fits you best.
• Bonuses: performance bonuses reward your achievements, and thorough referral bonuses we thank you for helping our team grow.
• Gift for Special Occasions: celebrate Easter, 8th of March or the Winter Holiday.
• Vacation Days: we truly believe in long-term partnerships, and we're committed to supporting your well-being with a generous vacation policy from the start of your journey with us.
• Meal Tickets: we're happy to offer meal tickets as part of your everyday benefits, helping make your lunch breaks more enjoyable.
• Flexibility: you can balance your work and personal life with arrangements tailored to your job and responsibilities.

As a global company with employees around the world, it is important to us that we treat each other with respect and value all ideas and perspectives. By appreciating our differences, we inspire creativity and drive innovation. In this way, we contribute to sustainable value creation for our stakeholders and society as a whole. Together, we advance how the world moves.

Exciting assignments and outstanding development opportunities await you because we impact the future with innovation. We look forward to your application.

Your Contact

Vitesco Technologies Engineering Romania SRL

Andreea-Adriana Dulau