Acquisition Purchasing Leader

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Date: Apr 23, 2025

Location: Puebla, MX

Company: OP Mobility

Missions:

• During OEM quotation phase: Acquisition Purchasing Leader is responsible for purchasing quotations of all commodities thanks to cost models or database usages or commodity buyer’s support.
• When necessary, A-SPM also sends RFQs to suppliers, builds synthesis and proposes a Purchasing price commitment to the APM*
• Applies and strictly respects purchasing and sales strategies and PO deontology rules.
• Works closely with commodity buyers or Commodity Leaders to set up the best purchasing strategy for the advanced project.
• Defines the purchasing hours needed in development if PO is awarded.
• Defends Optimized Purchasing prices and contributes to PO competitiveness & attractiveness for the project under quotation.
• Purchasing acquisition file, Gap to target, Order intake.

Acquisition Process Responsibility:

• During acquisition, to establish with the acquisition team the purchasing perimeter for quotation.
• To define by him/herself purchasing quotations for some commodities thanks to supplier offers or internal cost models & purchasing databases.
• For other commodities, to coordinate commodity buyer’s activity to define a strategy and obtain optimized quotations.
• To build or participate in the construction of databases and cost models with commodity buyers or Commodity leaders.
• To fill in the “Purchasing file” and to send data to APM as a commitment.
• To ensure the traceability of all the collaboration by keeping and updating all the necessary information in the adequate system (Keops, eCosting, ...).
• To defend purchasing prices and strategies during Advanced Milestones.
• To challenge and defend SPM hours budget if needed.
• If PO is awarded, to check with APM if ERP* is still aligned with Purchasing file and to organize the transfer of all acquisition data (Purchasing file + suppliers offers + cost model) to Program Purchasing.
• To apply and adhere to all procedures.
• To participate in the development and/or test of new digital tools for costing or to RFQ the suppliers and then use it for quotation once they will be deployed.

Management Responsibility:

• Disciplinary lead of Acquisition Purchasing Department across Europe.
• Train and develop employees.
• Represent Purchasing during all Acquisition processes across the perimeter.
• Represent Purchasing in all cross-functional and/or cross-Divisional initiatives related to Acquisition.
• Liaise with Commodity-Teams to develop and improve cost models.
• Promote and train on the use of all acquisition-related tools and processes.

Qualifications:

• 10 years experience in total; 5 years experience in Automotive industry.
• Knowledge of project management in automotive or plastics industry.
• Automotive global requirements, good command of English (B1).
• Knowledge of the markets.
• Purchasing knowledge / Commodity strategy management.
• Technical negotiations.
• Finance & cash management.
• Very good Excel knowledge.
• Supplier quality knowledge.
• Good ability in communication & Leadership.
• Team player.
• Customer orientation.
• Rigor & result-oriented.
• Multi-task abilities / Multi-cultural knowledge.