O pozici
Antolin is a leading global automotive supplier; we are experts in designing, manufacturing, and supplying innovative solutions for vehicles around the world. Our product portfolio includes trim, headliners, and cockpits, as well as lighting and other interior systems. We offer comprehensive solutions with a focus on quality, safety, and sustainability. Our products are used in many of the world’s leading car brands. In fact, Antolin equips nearly 700 vehicle models around the world.
With 136 manufacturing plants and offices in 23 countries, Antolin has achieved this strong industry presence through 75 years of working with our customers in order to develop a complete cycle of component manufacturing, from their conception and design, through the development and validation stages, to their industrialisation and sequenced delivery.
We are working hard on spearheading the transformation that the automotive industry is currently experiencing with regard to vehicle interiors by collaborating with our customers. We do so in order to develop more sustainable and technologically advanced vehicles that are also adapted to the new needs and requirements of their passengers.
As part of this transformation, Antolin is committed to a sustainable business model that focuses on and creates value for all its stakeholders, including its customers, employees, investors, suppliers, and society as a whole.
Co budeš dělat
- Define and execute commodity strategy to ensure the timely and cost-effective acquisition of goods, identification of cost-saving-opportunities and establish long-term supplier relationships
- Supplier panel management: Introduction of new and competitive sources of supply as well as development, standardization, harmonization and bundling of suppliers (including "global" and "best cost country" sourcing). Selection of strategic partners is included
- Continuous cost optimization for the assigned commodities by contributing to the realization of identified value adding and saving targets by implementing and leveraging corresponding value levers, including the implementation of developed measures and tools for cost and value optimization
- Design and execution of tendering processes: Incorporation of purchasing requisitions without a frame contract, tender strategy and planning, risk analysis, tendering, pre-selection, negotiation and preparation of award decisions as well as contract implementation and management.
- Responsible for leading negotiations with suppliers (supported by operational buyers) and to visit current suppliers when required.
- Demand planning and management: Analysis of historical demand, creation of demand forecasts based on the planning of business areas and harmonization, standardization and bundling of requirements as well as specifications management, e.g., technical simplification.
- Analysis of relevant supplier markets: Reporting on purchasing market developments regarding competition, demand, pricing, innovation and own positioning
- Provision of relevant data for strategic decisions
- Coordination of and involvement in Supplier Relationship Management activities, incl. supplier risk management and improvement of supply chain sustainability (in line with Grupo Antolin methodology)
- Supports in Make-or-Buy decisions in deciding whether manufacturing a product in-house or purchasing it from an external supplier.
- Communication with stakeholders and data requests management: Contact person, constructive sparring partner and assistance for stakeholders regarding the respective product group(s) as well as for the respective existing or potential suppliers
- Fulfilment of all Antolin procedures
Koho hledáme
- Educational requirements: Business Administration, Industrial Engineering or comparable qualification
- Min. 5 years of experience in purchasing direct material, particularly in in the Automotive Sector
- Preferable 5 years of experience with plastic components or plastic resins, and in best case including post moulding process
- Experience analysing and challenging plastic parts cost break downs
Benefity
- We can offer you a competitive salary, benefits and valuable OEM discounts.
