Joyson Safety Systems is one of the leading global developers and manufacturers of automobile occupant protection systems with a turnover of ca. 4,8 billion euros and more than 50,000 employees worldwide. We represent innovation and progress. As a reliable and skilled partner of the automobile industry, we design, develop and produce occupant protection systems and components. Our portfolio includes steering wheels, airbags and generators, safety belts, technical plastic components, electronics and sensor technology which we supply to nearly all renown vehicle manufacturers worldwide.
Our team in Arad needs support and we are seeking:
Project Purchasing Manager - BU Seatbelt
Explore your working world.
The Head of Purchasing BU Seatbelt reports directly to the VP EMEA Purchasing and leads the entire seatbelt purchasing
activities in EMEA.The successful candidate will act as an active interface between SB BU, global commodity purchasing and
plant purchasing. They will need to act as a strong business advisor to the VP EMEA Purchasing (direct material), to ensure that
all KPI’s are aligned with the purchasing strategy. The successful candidate will have direct and functional lead of the SB project
purchasing organization.
What you can change — your duties
— Technical management of EMEA project purchasing in the Seatbelt Systems area takes place;
— Introduction and implementation of standards for inquiries and order placements are implemented;
— Capacity and organizational coordination of project purchasing is carried out in alignment with commodity purchasing;
— Coordination of all purchasing activities for customer projects and development projects within international cross-divisional project teams up to the start of series production;
— Participation in design and project reviews takes place;
— New project acquisitions are processed;
— Responsibility for material cost targets and schedules agreed with project management ;
— Participation in cost reduction projects and target costing projects in the development area;
— Contract negotiations as well as supply contract drafting are carried out;
— Supplier selection procedures from preparation to conclusion of international framework agreements, long-term supply agreements and tool rental agreements in cooperation with the project team, series purchasing, supplier quality and development.
Impress us – your qualifications
— University degree in business administration or comparable studies;
— 5+ years demonstrated experience in Procurement Management;
— A strong strategic and analytic thinker with an execution bias;
— Regarded as transformational and/or a change agent;
— Strong collaborative (distance) leader and team coach;
— Comfortable with functioning in a matrix operating environment;
— Multi-cultural and/or global experience;
— Demonstration of JSS core values: team spirit, customer focus, creativity, quality orientation and cost awareness;
— Awareness for absolute data integrity;
— Proficient in Microsoft Office tools, especially Outlook and PowerPoint;
— Excellent Business English proficiency.
What we offer — your benefits
- Health management
- Company canteen
- Further training as well as in-house training
- Free parking
- Flexible working time
- Good transport connections
- Employee events (Christmas party etc.)
Your contact
We look forward to receiving your application! Please send by e-mail to your contact:
Timea Linda Sabau
+40 (257) 203 - 822
TimeaLinda.Sabau@joysonsafety.com.
Your contact will also be available for any queries you may have.