Senior Buyer - Langenzenn, Deutschland - Rotork

Beschreibung

Key Responsibilities and Outcomes:

• Manage the supply base for the Langenzenn facility and continue to develop the optimum supply base for Rotork balancing cost, quality and supply resilience.
• Lead price and contract negotiations with plant specific suppliers with support from the Regional Procurement Manager
• Lead site focused New Product Development Procurement activities by providing Procurement support through the Rotork Development & Launch Process (RDLP).
• To define, manage and maintain and appropriate set of vendors with appropriate contracts / price frameworks with guidance from both Regional Procurement Manager and the Global Commodity Managers.
• Follow the Rotork GSS Procurement processes to ensure the effective delivery of both Major and Minor Procurement Projects.
• Work closely with the local plant Global Supply Chain Team to understand key operations performance metrics for the plant and ensure balanced Procurement decisions are taken considering all cost elements.
• Understand key supplier performance metrics and work with the Supplier Development and Quality Engineers (SDQE) where development actions are required to drive performance improvement in the longer term
• Ensure effective risk monitoring of suppliers using relationships and tools in order to flag high risks.
• Working with the Supplier Development & Quality team and Global Commodity Managers to implement Value Add Value Engineering (VAVE), Design for Manufacture (DfM), Value Stream Mapping (VSM) and Should Costing opportunity evaluation for your site.
• develop Key Supplier Long Term Agreements

Qualifications & technical knowledge

• 10+ years Procurement related experience including supplier contract development
• Relevant Engineering Industry experience
• Strong Procurement background with evidence of strategy development
• Advanced knowledge of full Microsoft Suite (especially Excel).
• Familiar with MRP systems ie D365, SAP, Oracle

Personal specification

• Delivery & output focused
• Commercial acumen
• Strong communication and presentation skills
• Negotiation, interpersonal, and leadership skills
• Fluent in English
• Fluent in German

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Rotork is the market-leading global flow control and instrumentation company, helping our customers manage the flow or liquids, gases and powders across many industries worldwide.

Our purpose is Keeping the World Flowing for Future Generations.

For over sixty years, the world has relied on us to create the things that keep everything moving. From oil and gas to water and shipping, pharmaceuticals, and food- these are the flows on which our modern world depends.

Today we're respected and admired for our people, performance and products. Our success flows from our commitment to engineering excellence, and that is what we will always pursue, safely and sustainably.

Rotork is going through an exciting period of change and growth, building on our existing market leadership. It's a great time to join us and make an impact in shaping the future of our business.