Analyst-Purchasing

SMP Automotive Global
Cottondale, AL Full Time
POSTED ON 6/10/2024
Special requirements / qualification profile

Qualifications

  • Commercial and /or technical training
  • Engineer or economist with degree specializing in materials management/purchasing with a strong technical understanding
  • Experience in the specialist’s area of expertise: Parts, Tools, Devices, Capex, MRO, etc.

Proficiency

  • Experience in managing manufacturing processes, productivity, and efficiency measurements
  • Product and market knowledge
  • Ability to use Microsoft Office Suite software (WORD, Excel,PowerPoint, etc.) at intermediate level (minimum).
  • PC/DP skills - also SAP R3
  • English language skills
  • Willingness for customer-oriented cooperation in project management teams

Objective Of The Position

Cost, quality and on-time procurement in the associated specialist purchasing areas in the context of the targets

Main Duties

  • Develop purchasing policies and strategies in-line with the company objectives and SMP purchasing global strategies
  • Secure approval from management on any policy and/or strategy changes
  • Plan and manage capital and expense budget
  • Review and make recommendations to management team for ways to improve procedures and reduce costs
  • Support Finance, Materials, GSP and other related departments for information sharing and request
  • Develop and promote purchasing program sourcing policy and strategy aligned with SMP Purchasing to support competitive and efficient parts/materials sourcing activity of purchasing operations
  • Track in-cycle cost improvement status of purchasing operations and report to management.
  • Track program purchasing costs and operations with the roadmap/action plan progress and report to management
  • Track the progress of supplier launch readiness (including TO/PO issues and tooling fabrication status)
  • Elevate issues to management team as necessary to resolve issues
  • Detection of synergy potentials
  • Preparation of purchasing strategies after consultation with specialist departments
  • Support and participation in projects
  • Personnel planning and management of subordinate employees

Special responsibility:

  • Commitment to achieve the material purchasing goals set in the framework of the budget / project allocations
  • Compliance with the regulated processes in the quality process instructions for the best possible benefit of the company

Functions at a mid level within the organizational hierarchy

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