Direct Buyer

Job Description

Industry: Motor Vehicle Manufacturing
Seniority for this role: Entry level
Push boundaries. Explore ideas. Reshape tomorrow. Join Garrett and grow your career while helping top vehicle brands accelerate towards a cleaner, safer, and smarter future. Garrett is the true pioneer of automotive turbocharging dating back more than 60 years and continues today as the world’s leader in turbo technology solutions and an experienced supplier of electric boosting products and automotive software to support passenger cars, commercial vehicles and off-highway equipment. With a worldwide footprint of engineering centers, testing labs and manufacturing facilities, Garrett serves all major automotive companies to implement key differentiated technology offerings. Join our team as a Direct Buyer ! What You’ll Do: Leading Supplier Selection: Drive the selection process for suppliers in line with our commodity panel strategy. Owning Project Deliverables: Manage cost, APQP, milestones, and compliance for sourced components, ensuring smooth transitions from prototypes to mass production. Identifying Opportunities: Suggest resourcing opportunities and contribute to VE ideas for GBE projects. Executing Actions: Implement VE, resourcing, and logistics productivity actions in collaboration with the commodity organization. Managing Changes: Handle post-SOP engineering changes with suppliers and secure savings in the first year after award. Handling Issues: Address logistics, capacity, and quality issues as the first point of contact for plant supply chain and quality teams. Negotiating: Validate and negotiate charge-back amounts with suppliers. Implementing Plans: Execute procurement mitigation action plans and define first-level actions for gap closure. Supporting Compliance: Collect information related to trade, compliance, and sustainability. Driving Productivity: Achieve productivity objectives and track supplier performance. Providing Feedback: Ensure action plan tracking and provide feedback to the commodity team What We Need: Experience: Min 3 years experience in Procurement Education: Bachelor degree preferably in Engineering, Economics or Business Administration. Language Skills: Advanced English proficiency. BENEFITS Meal tickets 13th salary Private medical insurance A fixed monthly amount received on the Benefits platform with which you can choose from services such as: Extended health insurance for employees and dependents Dental care Online and offsite shopping discounts Private pension Vacation vouchers Transportation: Metrorex/STB monthly subscriptions or Fuel card Access to various events (paintball, escape room, laser tag, rafting, wakeboarding, movie, theater etc.) LEARN & DEVELOP Extensive online and on-site training programs Support for Green Belt Six Sigma Certification Peer2Peer Training program: learn and teach one another, offer advice, and engage Career growth & promotion opportunities International work environment RELAX & WELL-BEING Sports and Social Club: trainer in the Office program and weekly online Nutrition Sessions for all Garrett employees Friendly working environment, alongside talented and dedicated people Networking area Bookster Great coffee, tea and spices Weekly Fruit Day Employee assistance program for all our employees (professionals ready to listen and speak with you on all subjects) Flexible working hours 26 vacation days per year for all our employees Hybrid work environment: 2 days Work from Home per week Show more Show less