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Role: Principal Buyer
Company: Global automotive company
Job Type: Permanent
Salary:  Attractive salary + pension, healthcare, life assurance etc
Location:Birmingham

As Principal Buyer you will work as part of the Commodity Group Electronics, in the Commodity Micro/ASICs and reports to the Global Commodity Manager. It drives the execution of the Sourcing strategies and creates and executes the savings short term and long term plan.

The Company
An exciting opportunity to join a world-class global purchasing team responsible for $560M annual spend on a variety of electronics components. The company is one of the world’s largest producers of safety systems, supplying a wide range of vehicle manufacturers including VW, Ford, GM, Mercedes, Peugeot, Renault and Fiat.

What you’ll do
Responsible for strategic sourcing of assigned commodity parts
Manage supply base to include renewal of agreements and assisting suppliers in problem solving and tracking corrective actions
Conduct supplier assessments for potential new suppliers.
Gather and analyse supplier data to prepare analysis and recommendation for supplier selection, with focus on sourcing in low-cost countries
Work with suppliers to develop continuous improvement plans and metrics to monitor performance
Develops and executes sourcing strategies and prepares monthly reports to track and show sourcing strategy and progress, including achievement of spend reduction targets
Interface with internal customers on critical supplier issues as necessary
Some travel, globally or regionally depending on assigned commodities
Provide advise/guidance to Buyers or Senior Buyers within the Commodity or Global Purchasing function and/or lead special projects as assigned by senior leadership

What we are looking for:

Essential:
Solid experience within direct purchasing or equivalent experience, including experience negotiating with suppliers and managing the supply base post-negotiations
Bachelor’s degree  in Purchasing, Supply Chain, Engineering or related area.
Prior experience with global or regional sourcing processes/decision making
Demonstrated performance in working cross-functionally and/or within a matrixed organization and working independently to obtain results
Able to independently troubleshoot issues/concerns and determine course of action
Excellent verbal and written communication, analytical and leadership skills.

Desirable:
Prior purchasing experience involving spend in excess of $50 million
Asian languages skills would be an advantage.
Six Sigma certification or similar continuous improvement training/certification highly desired. 

n.b. To apply for this role you must be able to live and work unrestricted in the UK. Should your application be successful, you will be contacted within the next 7 days.

Tiro Associates Ltd is a specialist Employment Agency and Employment Business assisting with both contract and permanent opportunities in the automotive, aerospace, electronics, engineering and manufacturing sectors. For details of all our current vacancies please refer to tiroassociates.com

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