Senior Buyer (m/f/d)- R&D and IT Services

HOLON GmbH; München; Vor Ort; EUR 70.000 - 90.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

A leading technology company in Munich is seeking a Senior Buyer R&D and IT Services to shape the future of autonomous transportation. You will manage the supply portfolio strategy, scout and implement supplier partnerships, and foster innovation in automotive development cycles. Ideal candidates have a Master's degree and several years of procurement experience in the automotive or high-tech industries. This role offers opportunities for both national and international engagement.

Qualifikationen

• Several years of experience in hardware and/or software development services purchasing.
• Understanding of automotive software development processes and requirements.
• Ability to assess new supplier partners in collaboration with R&D.

Aufgaben

• Create and own the supply portfolio strategy.
• Scout and implement suitable supplier partners.
• Manage all procurement activities in the product development cycle.
• Conduct supplier visits and audits.
• Evaluate supplier offers regarding price, quality, and risk.

Kenntnisse

Negotiation experience

Fluency in English

Intercultural skills

Ausbildung

Master's degree in Business Administration, Economics, Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or Mechanical Engineering

Jobbeschreibung

Your tasks

You have a passion for shaping the future of autonomous, inclusive and sustainable people transportation and want to take a key role in orchestrating the collaboration between our R&D and external development partners? Then the open position as Senior Buyer R&D and IT Services might be the perfect next step in your personal development journey! We are looking for an experienced purchasing professional who enjoys working in an agile product development cycle and who has the strategic ambition to integrate the most suitable market know-how in the areas of software development & validation services, automotive cloud services, vehicle design services and many more into our business model. In this course you will contribute significantly to the HOLON Purchasing Team’s mission to establish a reliable and resilient partnership ecosystem to contribute to our company's future product design.

The respective scope of responsibility is as follows:

• Creating and owning the supply portfolio strategy in in the field of software development & validation services, automotive cloud services and vehicle design services
• Scouting, selection and implementation of suitable supplier partners based on market analyses and competition benchmarks
• Establishing sustainable and performant supplier relationships fostering reliability and innovation within our vehicle and electronics architecture development cycles
• Managing all procurement related activities in the product development cycle with focus of supplier's contribution to relevant project milestones
• Assessing (commercial, technical & quality) new supplier partners in collaboration with the R&D and Quality teams
• Conducting supplier visits and audits to ensure continuous performance by our partners
• Evaluating supplier offers regarding price, quality, delivery time and risk
• Ensuring timely service performance and supplier deliverables throughout all project phases
• Communication of market trends and purchasing strategies towards various internal stakeholders
• Identifying and implementing cost optimization potentials by implementing suitable development partnership steering models
• Coordinating supplier specific escalations with affected internal stakeholders

Your profile

• Completed (Master-) studies in one of the fields of Business Administration, Economics, Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, Mechanical Engineering or comparable
• Several years of professional experience in hardware and/or software development services purchasing, preferably in the automotive and/or high-tech electronics industry
• Comprehensive understanding of complex automotive (software) development processes and of strategic requirements towards respective external development partners
• Significant negotiation experience in complex and mile-stone-driven procurement settings in international contexts
• Strong intercultural skills and availability for international and national business trips
• Fluency in English language, further language skills are a plus

Your Personality