PROGRAM BUYER

Plastic Omnium; Barcelona; Presencial; EUR 45.000 - 55.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

A leading automotive solutions provider in Barcelona seeks a Purchasing Manager to oversee purchasing activities for various projects. The ideal candidate has at least 5 years of experience in purchasing within the automotive or plastics industry and is fluent in English. Responsibilities include managing budgets, negotiating with suppliers, and leading sourcing activities. This role emphasizes continuous improvement and teamwork within a diverse and inclusive environment.

Servicios

Diversity and equality focus

Formación

• Minimum of 5 years in purchasing with knowledge of project management in automotive or plastic business.
• Strong ability for communication and team collaboration.
• Experience in finance & cash management.

Responsabilidades

• Responsible for all purchasing activities related to the program excluding CAPEX.
• Manage closed purchase orders and follow payment schedules.
• Identify project risks and opportunities to plan and coordinate activities.

Conocimientos

Purchasing knowledge

Technical negotiations

Crisis Management

Leadership

Customer oriented

Rigor & result oriented

Good ability for communication

Team playing

Fluent English

Knowledge of project management

Educación

Bachelor of Engineering or Science or Business School with purchasing speciality

Descripción del empleo

Hungry for challenges? Join a group with innovation at its heart and contribute to the automotive revolution!

OPmobility is a world‑leading provider of innovative solutions for a unique, safer and more sustainable mobility experience. Innovation‑driven since its creation, the Group develops and produces intelligent exterior systems, customized complex modules, lighting systems, clean energy systems and electrification solutions for all mobility companies. With a €11.4 billion economic revenue in 2023, a global network of 152 plants and 40 R&D centers, OPmobility relies on its 40,300 employees to meet the challenges of transforming mobility.

Our ambition? Provide automakers with cutting‑edge equipment and solutions to develop tomorrow’s clean and connected car.

Competences requirements

• Knowledge / Qualification

• Previous Experience (If relevant)

• Key technical competencies

• Key behavioural competencies (On top of PO Group competencies)

• Other requirements

• Bachelor of Engineering or Science or Business School with purchasing speciality

• Minimum of 5 years in purchasing and knowledge of project management in automotive or plastic business

• Purchasing knowledge
• Technical negotiations
• Companies & commercial laws
• Project management
• Finance & cash management
• Logistics (consignment, VMI incoterms)
• Crisis Management
• English fluent
• Good ability for communication
• Leadership
• Team playing
• Customer oriented
• Rigor & result oriented

Missions

• KPI and/or main deliverables

• Is responsible for all purchasing activities related to the program (excluding CAPEX).
• Is responsible for the Q, C, T of suppliers free sourced his project.
• Is responsible with the lead buyer for sourcing activity.
• Is responsible for the purchasing budget (hours & money) allocated for the project.
• Is in charge to manage closed purchase order for his project and to follow payment schedule.
• Is responsible for the non event launch related to supplier.

• Gap to target, PPAP on time, tier2 readiness, project hours management (status & forecast), contribution to cash in/cash out, work packages OPTIMAP

Activities

Is in charge of following activities.

Sourcing process:

• In the respect of the purchasing policy, he/she establishes the supplier short list for the project with the lead buyers.
• Gathers all key information for complex RFQ and identifies the market constraints, the targets, the time schedule for each activity.
• Negotiates according to the quality, cost and deadline project’s targets.
• Proposes and compares alternative solutions.
• Addresses the sourcing recommendation to the Sourcing Board. He/she writes the contracts and implements them.

Ordering and payment :

• Manages purchase request and purchase order related to his project.
• Follows payment schedule to suppliers.

Coordination & tracking:

• Identifies the project’s risks and opportunities, to plan each activity, to coordinate them internally & externally and to track them up to final realization.
• In case of critical topic related to supplier and QCT, he leads associate task force, and escalates to commodity team and management.

Supplier quality & non event launch:

• Participates in project plan definition and follow-up (lead by the Supply Quality).
• Supports Supplier Quality on major road blocks.
• Attends launch readiness and tracks purchasing deep red points.
• Implements Tier 2 readiness process with objective of non event launch related to suppliers.
• Organizes project transfer to the commodity buyer / country buyer.

Project Management :

• Defines initial Statement of Work of purchasing perimeter including extended team, regarding project perimeter, development budget (hours, hourly rate, travel cost), split of activity between SPM and extended team and Optimap Work Packages
• Leads functionally the extended team activity for his /her project.
• Prepares project status (RPM document) for his manager who attends milestones reviews.
• In charge to follow critical topics identified during RPM or milestones review.
• Follows purchasing processes and procedures.
• Updates the project database.

Budget management:

• Validates at the beginning of the project provisional budget (hours and cost) in accordance to initial project perimeter and project objectives.
• Ensures the follow up of hours budget of project and put in place a convergence plan in the event of a gap to the budget.

Continuous Improvements:

• Participates in continuous improvements workshops.
• Active participation in lessons learned at the end of the project.

As a responsible company, OPmobility pays particular attention to diversity and equality within its teams and the Group commits to treat all job applications equally.