Category Buyer Connection Systems

Yazaki Otomotiv Yan San. Ve Tic. A.Ş.- Yazaki Kotozukuri HUB Turkey YKH-T

QUALIFICATIONS AND JOB DESCRIPTION

Category Buyer Connection Systems

We are looking for an “Category Buyer Connection Systems ” to be member of our Purchasing Organization based in Kurtkoy, Tuzla-Istanbul.

 Key Responsibilities:

•Sourcing responsible for all Business cases related to assigned sub-category and suppliers

•Develop  sub-category strategy , align globally with other regions and deploy among relevant Yazaki Business Units & Central Functions and towards suppliers

•Negotiate and agree tooling costs, component price and conditions with suppliers to achieve overall targets by leveraging category volume bundling, material standardizations and localization/ point of purchase/ supply base optimization initiatives
•Management of Supplier Scorecards (Terms & Conditions, Saving Achievements, Cost Recovery, RFQ Performance, General Service Indicators, etc.) for assigned sub-categories and suppliers. 
•Lead and support benchmarking studies and VAVE activities to identify cost reduction opportunities and to achieve market price levels for new projects and current mass production
•Manage RFQ/ benchmarks, sourcing pipelines and saving projects and present in Sourcing Boards for final implementation along the Purchasing Process

Qualifications:

•Master or Bachelor degree in Business Administration combined with technical background and skills or equivalent Master/Bachelor degree in Commercial/Economical Engineering
•4-6 years of experience in purchasing management activities or equivalent professional record in the wiring harness/ component automotive industry
•Ability to analyze complex data and develop strategies to manage purchasing tasks
•condense and present complex information to key personnel in meaningful reports and compiling presentations

•Very good computer skills (e.g. Microsoft Office);
•You effectively communicate on any level and towards suppliers

•You are a strong team player