Purchasing Acquisition Manager North America

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OPmobility is a world-leading provider of innovative solutions for a unique, safer and more sustainable mobility experience. Innovation-driven since its creation, the Group develops and produces intelligent exterior systems, customized complex modules, lighting systems, clean energy systems and electrification solutions for all mobility companies. With a €11.6 billion economic revenue in 2024, a global network of 150 plants and 40 R&D centers, OPmobility relies on its 38,900 employees to meet the challenges of transforming mobility.

OPmobility Lighting covers the entire lighting value chain, from components to complete headlamps, from traditional lighting to intelligent and high-performance products. The business group develops interior and exterior solutions that enable greater design freedom, enhanced safety and driver assistance.

Our ambition? Provide automakers with cutting-edge equipment and solutions to develop tomorrow’s clean and connected car.

Missions : 

• During OEM quotation phase: A-SPM is responsible for purchasing quotations of all commodities thanks to cost models or database usages or commodity buyer’s support.
• When necessary, A-SPM also sends RFQs to suppliers, builds synthesis and proposes a Purchasing price commitment to the APM*
• Applies and strictly respects purchasing and sales strategies and PO deontology rules
• Works closely with commodity buyers or Commodity Leaders to set up the best purchasing strategy for the advanced project
• Defines the purchasing hours needed in development if PO is awarded
• Defends Optimized Purchasing prices and contribute to PO competitiveness & attractiveness for the project under quotation
• Purchasing acquisition file, Gap to target, Order intake

Is in charge of the following activities.

Acquisition Process responsibility:

• During acquisition, to establish with the acquisition team the purchasing perimeter for quotation
• To define by him/herself purchasing quotations for some commodities thanks to supplier offers or internal cost models & purchasing databases
• For other commodities, to coordinate commodity buyer’s activity to define a strategy and obtain optimized quotations
• To build or participate to the construction of databases and cost models with commodity buyers or Commodity leaders
• To fill in the “Purchasing file” and to send data to APM as a commitment
• To ensure the traceability of all the collaboration by keeping and updating all the necessary information in the adequate system (Keops, eCosting, ...)
• To defend purchasing prices and strategies during Advanced Milestones
• To challenge and defend SPM hours budget if needed
• If PO is awarded, to check with APM if ERP* is still aligned with Purchasing file and to organize the transfer of all acquisition data (Purchasing file + suppliers offers + cost model) to Program Purchasing
• To apply and adhere to all procedures
• To participate to the development and / or test of new digital tools for costing or to RFQ the suppliers and then use it for quotation once they will be deployed

Management responsibility:

• Disciplinary lead of Acquisition Purchasing Department across Europe
• Train and develop employees
• Represent Purchasing during all Acquisition processes across the perimeter
• Represent Purchasing in all cross-functional and/or cross-Divisional initiatives related to Acquisition
• Liaise with Commodity-Teams to develop and improve cost models
• Promote and train on the use of all acquisition-related tools and processes

Competencies

• Bachelor or Master degree
• 10 years experience in total. 5 years experience in Automotive industry
• Knowledge of project management in automotive or plastics industry.

• Automotive global requirements, good command of English (B1)
• Knowledge of the markets
• Purchasing knowledge / Commodity strategy management
• Technical negotiations 
• Finance & cash management 
• Logistics (consignment, VMI, incoterms, customs duties, …) 
• Very good Excel knowledge 
• Supplier quality knowledge 
• Good ability in communication & Leadership
• Team player
• Customer orientation
• Rigor & result oriented
• Multi-task abilities / Multi-cultural knowledge
• Flexibility and stress resistance
• Medium & long-term vision ability

As a responsible company, OPmobility pays particular attention to diversity and equality within its teams and the Group commits to treat all job applications equally.

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