Senior Strategic Buyer

    - The Strategic Buyer leads the procurement trade goods overall sourcing strategies, including development of category and supplier strategy roadmap, aligning w/ the product roadmaps, future technology needs. - Supplier key account function for ODM/OEM/JDM partners. - Responsible for commercial topics: frame contracts negotiation, price negotiations and cost reduction within span of control. - Supplier Sourcing & Selection. - Supplier performance evaluation and management. - Supplier relationship management and risk control. Key Responsibilities Development of Category and Supplier Strategy Roadmap - Alignment w/ project procurement and respective brand leaders on products roadmaps, future technology needs. - Market scouting on own responsible categories / material fields. - Participating important fairs to source new suppliers. - Development and finalization of category and supplier strategy roadmap continuously to fulfill the business needs.Supplier Sourcing & Selection - Identify, evaluate, and responsible for onboarding of qualified vendors to support business needs. - Support negotiation of new awardings with project buyer to ensure total cost, year of year reduction, risk, and strategic fit. - Ensure supplier selection aligns with commodity/category strategies and company processes. - Participating and support all awarding proposals for new projects.Cost Management & Commercial Ownership - Lead negotiations frame contracts including Corporate Agreement, Quality Assurance Agreement, Logistic Agreement, Frame Conditions Agreement w/ key suppliers, etc. - Driving cost reduction KPI’s including annual price negotiation, technical savings, payment term, consignment and logistic terms optimization.Supplier Performance Evaluation and Management - Leading supplier performance score card evaluation in digitalized ways including major aspects: Cost, Logistic, Quality. - Leading quarter business review meetings with key suppliers and high levels. - Participating onsite supplier audits. - Supporting supplier performance development in all aspects. - Support escalations in case of severe logistic or quality incidents.Supplier Relationship Management and Risk Control - Supplier risk monitoring and control in financial, compliance, cyber risk, CSR, etc. - Supplier / product EOL management, commercially responsible to reduce liability risk.Qualifications Education - Bachelor’s degree in supply chain management, Business, Engineering, or related field (preferred).Experience - 3+ years in Purchasing/Procurement, Strategic Sourcing, or Supplier Management within project‑based environments.  Skills & Competencies - Strong negotiation, commercial, and contract management skills. - Proactive risk identification and escalation. - Cross‑functional communication and stakeholder management across Engineering, Quality, Logistics, and Finance. - Analytical/problem‑solving capability; familiarity with should‑cost modeling and cost breakdowns. - Proficiency with ERP and MS Office. - Strong ownership mindset, clear communication, and bias for action in fast‑changing environments. - Experience with supplier risk analysis, innovation scouting.