Buyer

Toyota Boshoku Europe N.V.; Wrocław; Hybrid; PLN 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

1 year contract with extension

Flexible working schedule

KPI-based yearly bonus

Group insurance

Private medical care

Lunch allowance

Social fund benefits

Car leasing program

International work environment

Job summary

Toyota Boshoku Europe – Poland is seeking a Buyer to manage commercial activities for car seat and interior components suppliers. The role includes conducting supplier selections, price negotiations, and coordinating with internal teams on design and localization for new projects.

The ideal candidate holds a bachelor’s degree in economics or engineering, with automotive industry experience, fluent English, and willingness to travel. A German language skill is a plus.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in economics or engineering.
• Commercial and/or project experience in automotive industry is desirable.
• Fluent in English; German is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Commercial management of car seats and interior components and materials suppliers (metal, plastic, PU, textile).
• Control & manage suppliers based on safety, compliance, quality, cost & delivery.
• Create & execute sourcing strategies.
• Investigate new parts and materials suppliers for projects.
• Conduct supplier selections and price negotiations per project requirements and timelines.
• Negotiate prices for annual price reviews.
• Monitor raw material market and engineering changes impacting costs.
• Manage commercial problem solving between suppliers and plants.
• Collaborate with internal stakeholders for design/development of outsourced parts and localization.
• Propose and execute cost-reduction activities for outsourced parts and materials.

Skills

Fluent English

German (plus)

Negotiation

Team player

Education

Bachelor’s degree in economics or engineering

Job description

Toyota Boshoku Corporation is an innovative automotive interior parts manufacturer.

Our product lineup includes seats, headliners, filtration and powertrain components, as well as textiles and exterior components. With more than 50.000 colleagues working in our 90 group companies, we strive to provide a safe and comfortable automobile interior space for people all over the world.

Toyota Boshoku Europe – Poland is the newly opened branch of Toyota Boshoku Europe, the Europe & Africa headquarters of Toyota Boshoku. The Wrocław branch plays an important role towards Toyota Boshoku Europe’s expansion strategy, while strengthening Toyota Boshoku’s footprint in the EA region.

Currently we are looking for a Buyer in our office in Wroclaw center.

Job description:

• Commercial management of Car seat and interior components and materials suppliers such as Metal, Plastic, Polyurethane and Textile commodities.
• Control & manage the suppliers based on suppliers’ performance on safety, compliance, quality, cost & delivery.
• Create & execute sourcing strategies.
• Investigate new parts and materials suppliers for new and running projects
• Conduct supplier selections and price negotiations based on project requirements and time schedules, and report results to management
• Conduct price negotiation for “annual price review” activity
• Monitor raw material market and engineering changes and reflect to purchasing costs
• Manage commercial problem solving activities between suppliers and plants
• Collaborate with internal stakeholders for design/development of outsourced parts for new projects and localization activities
• Propose and execute cost reduction activities for outsourced parts and materials
• Reports to Assistant Manager of Buyer team

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in economics or engineering
• Commercial and/or project experience in automotive industry
• Experience in manufacturing process is a plus and eagerness to learn new production methods
• Fluent in English, German considered as a plus
• Valid “B” Driving license, confident to drive
• Open to travel for short & mid term
• Flexibility and adaptability are very strong assets for this function
• Able to build sustainable and professional relationships
• Good negotiation skills in a result-oriented way
• A real team-player in a multinational organization

What we offer:

• Competitive Salary in line with your experience.
• 1 year contract with extension to permanent contract;
• Flexible working schedule (start between 7:00-9:00) and 2 x a week working from home.
• Yearly bonus based on KPI`s.
• Group insurance as part of the selected UNIQA package
• Medicover private medical care package.
• Medicover Sport Card.
• 15 PLN daily allowance on SmartLunch app.
• Social fund benefits – holiday benefit, Christmas allowances.
• Possibility to take advantage of preferential car leasing for employees and their family members under the Toyota Family program.
• International work environment and continuous learning opportunities.