Senior Advanced Purchasing Specialist

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Position Summary

Rivoli, IT, 10098

Requisition: 65851

The Senior Advanced Purchasing Specialist is accountable for high performance and electrification programs and the involvement within multi-functional teams to ensure success of program(s) across Light Vehicle Europe plants.

Responsibilities

- Support successful product launch for new programs with regards to budget, planning, scheduling, stakeholder satisfaction.
- Assist in the compilation of the overall program budget for supply chain costs.
- Challenge the organization on design to manufacture philosophy which will enable a stable process for serial production and a cost-effective design (VA/VE).
- Support regular cross functional Product Launch Team (PLT) meetings to review the program schedule and assign resources to address any open issues. Escalate issues affecting successful Purchasing supply chain delivery.
- Distribute, follow up and co-ordinate sourcing and costing tasks within global purchasing organization for more conventional category purchased items, like fasteners, bearings, seals etc.
- Procurement and cost modeling of more advanced product specific categories like geared products, aluminum castings and power electronics in line with global commodity strategy.
- Responsible for prototype sourcing, launch management, ordering and follow up.
- Lead the launch management activities for Purchasing across Advanced Purchasing LV Europe working with Purchasing Programme Managers and Production Buyers to ensure successful build phase parts delivery on each programme.




- Identify program risks and establish suitable contingency plans with the team.
- Lead the change management within the core team across different platform

Main Opportunities and Challenges

The candidate will have the opportunity to work in a stimulating environment with the possibility to learn about different technologies that apply to a complex product such as Automotive High Performance transmissions and electric drive units.

Requirements

- University Master Degree in Engineering/Economic
- The candidate needs to have a good Purchasing background in structured automotive company (5 years) working within Purchasing environment
- Experience with electrical/electronic components or electrified systems is strongly preferred.
- Experience in supplier management and cross-functional collaboration.
- Exposure to new product development and industrialization processes.

Skills

Hard skills:

Essential:

- Basic knowledge of Supply Chain, Procurement and Change Management experience.
- Problem solving skills.
- Basic negotiations skill
- Excellent office package knowledge
- Fluent English

Considered As a Plus:

- SAP tool
- Experience with global sourcing and supply chain risk management




- Familiarity with automotive quality standards (PPAP, APQP)

Soft Skills:

Strategy - Ability to think and act in a strategic way

- Can lead & act consistent with the company's strategy and values
- Good decision making and sound judgment
- Shows a high degree of intellectual rigor during problem solving

Talent – Ability to build and develop talent

- Demonstrates ability to develop self.
- Shows evidence of continuous learning.

Approach – Ability to demonstrate an effective approach to engagement and problem solving

- Able to build trust and engage others
- Can build or contribute to an inclusive team environment
- Demonstrates strong interpersonal communications
- Exhibits a strong professional presence

Results – Ability to achieve planned results

- Acts with initiative and urgency
- Ability to hold oneself and other accountable for results
- Demonstrates the ability to leverage all available resources to achieve results

Compensation Data

Annual base salary range: EUR 45K - 68K

Join our team of 28,000 problem solvers who are fostering a culture of innovation by leveraging the diverse perspectives of our global team. We believe in facing challenges head-on by finding opportunity and uncovering possibility, where roadblocks and barriers become targets instead of obstacles. We are One Dana with limitless opportunity.

Our Values

- Value Others
- Inspire Innovation
- Grow Responsibly
- Win Together

Compensation Data

Annual base salary range: EUR 45K - 68K

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