About Us
JOB DESCRIPTION
GKN Automotive is the market leader in conventional, all-wheel and electrified drive systems and solutions. With a comprehensive global footprint, we design, develop, manufacture and integrate an extensive range of driveline technologies for over 90% of the world’s car manufacturers.
Role purpose
Responsible for sourcing products and local suppliers (CG0) for commodities not managed centrally, typically outsourced manufacturing/subcontracting, requiring local knowledge and coordination with manufacturing capacity and outsourcing strategies.
Key Responsibilities
* Procurement
Achieve procurement goals or support others following established systems and protocols.
* Contract Requirements: Identify contract needs and write specifications for existing and new contracts.
* Contract Management: Coordinate activities of subcontractors and suppliers, acting as primary contact within an established plan.
* Buying: Support vendor negotiations and manage buying for assigned products/services.
* Data Collection and Analysis: Produce reports by gathering data from standard sources.
* Document Preparation: Prepare documents using standard office applications, gather and summarize data for reports.
* Sourcing: Collect market information to support decision-making.
* Cost Accounting: Evaluate costs and identify profitability opportunities.
* Operational Compliance: Support change initiatives with analysis and project updates.
* Information and Business Advice: Resolve queries and provide policy/procedure information.
* Stakeholder Engagement: Arrange actions, meetings, and events to support engagement.
Values & Behaviours
* Ingenious: Manages complexity, applies financial indicators, makes effective decisions.
* Collaborative: Builds relationships, navigates organizational dynamics.
* Principled: Holds accountability, communicates effectively, manages challenging conversations.
* Driven: Prioritizes work, adopts new technologies early.
Skills
* Data analysis, costing, negotiation, contract management, supplier management, compliance, policy interpretation.
Technical Competences
* Supplier negotiation, reporting, KPI monitoring, communication skills, cost analysis, problem-solving, teamwork, strategy implementation.
Essential Competences
* BS in procurement, business management, or engineering.
* Experience in international procurement, 3-5 years in purchasing, supplier evaluation.
* Fluent in English, international mindset.
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