Productivity Buyer Supervisor

PT Ichikoh Indonesia; Bekasi; On-site; IDR 200,880,000 - 334,800,000; Full time

Job summary

PT Ichikoh Indonesia, an automotive lighting supplier, is seeking a Productivity Buyer to drive annual productivity targets for a dedicated site. You will manage supplier relationships and lead VAVE projects to improve plant P&L.

Based in Bekasi, you will negotiate with suppliers, monitor performance, and collaborate with R&D, Quality and Supply Chain to implement cost-reduction and value-engineering initiatives. Fluency in English is required for global operations.

Qualifications

• Experience in industrial purchasing, preferably within the automotive sector.
• Strong negotiation skills and the ability to influence internal and external stakeholders.
• Analytical ability to analyze complex cost breakdowns and market trends.
• Proficiency in English is mandatory for global operations.

Responsibilities

• Cost Reduction (Productivity): Identify and implement technical and commercial productivity levers and negotiate price decreases with suppliers.
• Supplier Management: Monitor supplier performance and lead regular reviews; main contact for serial production issues.
• Budget & Reporting: Build annual purchasing budget and report productivity progress using internal tools.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Work with Quality, Supply Chain, and R&D on productivity ideas.
• Resourcing & Risk Management: Manage supplier risks and mobilize resources to optimize supplier base.

Skills

Negotiation

Analytical skills

Languages: English

Job description

The Productivity Buyer is responsible for achieving annual productivity targets for a specific site or product line. You will manage the commercial relationship with suppliers and lead technical productivity projects (often referred to as VAVE - Value Analysis/Value Engineering) to improve the P&L of the plant.

Key Responsibilities :

Cost Reduction (Productivity):Identify and implement technical and commercial productivity levers. This includes negotiating price decreases with suppliers and working with R&D to validate technical changes that reduce costs.

Supplier Management:Monitor supplier performance (Quality, Cost, Delivery) and lead regular performance reviews. You will be the main point of contact for suppliers regarding serial production issues.

Budget & Reporting:Build the annual purchasing budget for your perimeter and provide regular reporting on productivity progress (actual vs. target) using Valeo’s internal tools (like PuMa).

Cross-Functional Collaboration:Work closely with the Quality department (to ensure supplier compliance), Supply Chain (to optimize logistics costs), and R&D (for technical productivity ideas).

Resourcing & Risk Management:Manage supplier risks and, when necessary, lead resourcing projects to move business to more competitive or reliable suppliers.

Required Profile & Skills:

Experience:Previous experience in industrial purchasing, preferably within the automotive sector.

Negotiation:Strong negotiation skills and the ability to influence internal and external stakeholders.

Analytical Skills:Ability to analyze complex cost breakdowns and market trends.

Languages:Proficiency in English is mandatory, as Valeo operates in a global environment.

We are an Automotive company that was founded in 1997, located in the Industrial Area MM 2100 Cibitung, with our flagship product is the Automotive Lighting to supply almost all major car maker in Indonesia, as well as export to several countries in the world. To that end, we are currently in need of some positions to be able to contribute in PT. ICHIKOH Indonesia, jointly promote the company, for our common prosperity. The positions needed are as follows: