Responsible for Product Purchasing of all Product Group(s) along the complete life cycle. Strategic, Quality and Target Cost responsibility and accountability for related Product Group(s). Main contact interface to Commercial, Quality, assure aligned messages from Plant and BU to the Purchasing Community. Escalation management for Purchasing related issues (commercial, supplier quality, logistics)
Responsibilities include ;
Product Line Purchasing (Value Stream oriented) - Issues related to deliveries, capacity with the suppliers
Buyout Purchasing : Responsible for sourcing of Finished Goods [Power Tools all BUs] locally in collaboration with Global Purchasing teams.
Ratio Projects Planning (RPP) - Identifying and Driving Ratio projects (end to end) to support VS / Plant in terms of achieving cost savings
Component Localization - Identify Localization potentials, supplier selection and implementation of the projects
New Product development for all new products (platform / transfer) - development to Handover of parts to the respective VS for series production
Tooling (EWAK) Management - Utilization of tooling budget, Keeping track of Tool life and ordering of Follow on Tool to ensure Business continuity
Dual Sourcing - Developing alternate sources for Critical components, Enhancing Capacity with the existing suppliers.
Audits - related to Commercial approvals, adherence to processes / procedures
Business Plan / CF workings - Support for BP, CF activities - RPP planning, Source change, quota change
Data Management in PILUM modules - PUE, TLM, Sourcing