Advanced Purchaser

Responsible to control the supplier-related milestones during the product development phase in time sourcing- Involvment of suppliers at a very early point of time- Continuous tracking and feedback of APQP / PPAP status from SQM- Follow-up on supplier and material status- Drives and controls the change management process for components towards the suppliers and CM/SQM- Ensures a smooth and comprehensive hand-over to Plant PurchasingReporting structure among the PLC gates (Additional)- Participation in IPTS (project open issues list) meetings (Additional)- Analyze future material needs of BUs and be responsible for technical changes until SOP- Responsible to control the sourcing process for pre-selection of supplier- Ensures availability of NDA with each involved supplier- Requests for quotation- Adherence to supplier and material strategies- Supports final negotiations in conjunction with Category Purchasing- Ensures in time Supplier Component Review e.g. by organizing/inviting the meetings.- Creates and updates the Sourcing Documentation until official e-signEnsure availability of Maturity Evaluation and updates from the project team (additional)- Identify missing or not up-to-date audits / GQA and request (re-)audit/completion from responsible SQM. (future)- Support by cost Reduction Programs (CRP) for BU’s products after SOP- Re-design to cost / CRP program- Responsible for sourcing after SOP for BU-specific parts or if the BU has triggered the sorucingCommercial responsibility for the material costs of the BU products.- To calculate and control Bill-of-Material (BOM) during acquisition phase- Develop concepts of cost-efficient design with R&D to enable customer award- Responsible to meet BOM costs before SOP- Design-to-cost activities during the product development phase to achieve material cost committed during the acquisition phase (PCIS)Responsible to order B/C-samples for the location/projects.