Senior Buyer

Company Description

Hybrid Office Schedule (60/40)

Do you want beneficial technologies being shaped by your ideas? Whether in the areas of mobility solutions, consumer goods, industrial technology or energy and building technology – with us, you will have the chance to improve quality of life all across the globe. Welcome to Bosch.

 Position your career for long term success by joining the world's most admired motor vehicle parts supplier as ranked by Fortune for the third consecutive year.

Job Description

Commercial Buyer responsible of supplier strategy & mentoring aligned to core business field strategy and needs.  Roles includes activities such as contracting, sourcing process, planning and price negotiations, support serial delivery and quality topics, maintenance of operative systems. Also, role includes project management to participate and secure new product launch and product cost optimization

This role has contact with local and international networking (internal and external).

Key tasks will include:

• Understanding and then driving the material field strategy in your region with cross functional support
• Work closely with the strategic buyers and purchasing quality to select the best cost-effective and qualified suppliers to meet the deadlines of the project for the business.
• Efficiently navigate with the different purchasing tools to effectively send RFQ’s to the approved suppliers, and then compile the comparison of quotes to make an informed sourcing decision that result in the request for approvals.
• Follow up on Business plan targets
• Ensuring awarded suppliers achieve program launch requirements
• Leading annual price negotiations
• Driving cost reduction initiatives internally and with suppliers
• Driving change management for procured parts (ECR) and interface to material field and quality purchasing within the purchasing organization.
• Purchasing representative in simultaneous engineering teams in an international environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor degree in Engineering, Business Administration or similar:
• 3+ years of supply chain experience
• SAP or similar ERP (Purchasing).
• Microsoft Office (Outlook, Excel, PowerPoint).
• Power BI or Tableau a plus.
• Ability to generate networking (internal and external).
• Ability to travel up to 15 - 20%.

Indefinite U.S. work authorized individuals only. Future sponsorship for work authorization is not available.

Additional Information

Comprehensive Benefit Offering – All benefits are effective DAY 1!

• Medical, Dental & Vision 
• Life and Supplement Life
• Long and Short Term Disability
• Paid Time Off & Holidays
• 401K – with generous company match
• In addition to 401K, additional retirement benefit 100% company paid
• Annual bonuses
• Tuition Assistance
• Paid Volunteer Time
• Associate Discounts on Bosch products like home appliances, power-tools, thermal products like tank-less water heaters and more

** It is the policy of Bosch to provide Equal Employment Opportunities to all individuals based on merit, qualifications and abilities. Bosch does not discriminate in employment opportunities or practices on the basis of race, color, religion, gender (including pregnancy), national origin, age or any other characteristics as protected by law.