Senior Buyer

Senior Buyer

About the role
Adecco is hiring Senior Buyer for our client, a leading Automotive Manufacturing company based in Abu Dhabi, UAE. This is an exciting opportunity to join a dynamic organization that values innovation, teamwork, and professional growth

Job objective of the Position
Responsible for sourcing and the contractual coverage of all direct material for respective category whilst aiming to mitigate commercial risk, optimizing commercial advantage and providing security of supply. Leads the supplier selection and is the expert for commercial negotiations. Creates and deploy sustainable purchasing strategies for material categories. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to optimize purchasing processes and systems, and identify improvement opportunities that drive profitability.

What you will Do?

•  Assume the role of “expert” for the categories. Understand, track, and forecast the global supply base, markets, technology, cost structure and drivers, and competition.
• Initiates and executes bid/RFQ process. Ensures competitive price offers are sought for the respective material categories.
• Act as a commercial interface between suppliers and other relevant departments on new projects and activities.
• Manage the supplier selection process to achieve the best performance towards Company procurement priorities of Delivery, Quality, Competitiveness and Product Development.
• Prepare, lead and coordinate the implementation of agreements and purchase orders in line with Company requirements and in compliance with internal procedures and legal regulations as export restriction regulations.
• Negotiate contracts, improve pricing and terms & conditions with suppliers and review opportunities to make business savings, utilizing negotiation, procurement best practice tools and methods.
• Monitor the Supplier Performance and advise on Supply Market and Supplier issues which may present any risk or opportunity to the organization. Proposes risk mitigation activities.
• Provide analysis on costs; initiate and manage cross-functional cost reduction activities in the respective material categories.
• Liaise with engineering & supply chain functions to review opportunities for continuous improvement and innovations originating from the supply markets.
• Maintain vendor master data. Ensures that the supplier base knows, respects and follows Company Code of Conduct and OHSE Policies and Procedures.
• Act as single point of contact for commercial escalations with the supplier; lead the enforcement of the contractual obligations.
• Works within the limits of authority as defined by the line manager.

If you are interested, we want to hear from you!

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