Purchasing Specialist

Role Overview

• Cross functions forecast collection for material procurement planning and supply chain preparation.
• Safety stock strategic regularly review, adjustment planning and achieving.
• PO management for PO processing, confirmation, delivery, shortage alert and tracking.
• Make adjustments to the schedule to accommodate near-term orders that differ from the agreed sales and operations (S&OP) plan.
• Establish critical inventory parameters — such as safety stock settings, replenishment quantity and launch quantity — taking into account constraints and input, such as lead time and order cycle time.
• Work with procurement and suppliers on service-level agreements to align lead times and minimum order quantities.
• Delivery risk problem solving, and escalation.
• Urgent response steps activate and tracking once material shortage happen.
• Issues coordination incl. good receiving, invoicing, payment, final acceptance.
• Develop monthly inventory budgets with finance and measure performance Material safety stock /shipping frequency on time adjustment based on actual situation.
• Report on back orders, short stock, excess items and slow-moving inventory to the parties concerned.
• Analyse supplier performance, inventories to determine how to increase inventory turns, reduce waste or optimize customer service.
• Excessive material risk mitigation leading and coordination.
• Correct master data maintenance.
• Data and supporting documents organizing for day to day needs.
• Defining risk materials list and regular update.
• Multiple resource, business contingency plan proposal for supply chain optimization.
• Compliance transaction study cooperating with other functions.
• Cross function communication for supply chain judgement.
• Transparent in Global procurement, BU Sourcing and Plant Purchasing.
• Achieve individual DPI/KPI.
• Monthly/ weekly statistic output and failure indicator following up.
• Help or give the guidance to the planning buyer SAP/ Ariba Key User System enablement.
• Finish other tasks assigned by superior on time.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree in Supply Chain Management, Logistics, Engineering or equivalent
• Min 5 years of experience in/a a Purchasing role.
• Teamwork player, open mind, fast learning and good communication;
• Knowledge of MRP;
• Experience with SAP, Ariba;
• Core member in IT platform development project team.
• Proficient in English/German language.
• Experience on new plant set up project.

Benefits

• Personal and professional growth opportunities in a Greenfield Project of a recognized MNC
• A chance to actively contribute to AT&S success and to create value
• A secure position with long-term career perspective in an internationally expanding environment
• Attractive and competitive compensation package