Material Group Specialist

Pacesetting. Passionate. Together. Since 1899, HELLA, one of the top 40 automotive suppliers worldwide, has shaped the industry with innovative lighting systems and vehicle electronics. In addition, the company is one of the most important partners of the aftermarket and independent workshops. What motivates us: Shaping the mobility of tomorrow and fostering the central market trends such as autonomous driving, efficiency and electrification, connectivity and digitization as well as individualization. Every day, more than 40,000 employees worldwide are committed to this with passion, know-how and innovative strength.

Your Tasks

Material group: Electromechanical Components

• Support the project team by including suitable vendors into the simultaneous engineering processes, starting with the quotation and concept, allocation of new parts, components and tools;
• Participate in the standardization of components and cost reduction by usingvalternative production processes for the manufacturing of the delivered parts and materials of high complexity at a mid purchasing volume;
• Participate at negotiations with vendors and you will prepare confidentiality agreements, development contracts and nomination letters;
• Accompany the purchasing process during the product development, starting with the quotation and concept to the Start Of Production (SOP) (committing to the serial purchaser and ordering production planner);
• You also need to obtain, evaluate and negotiate offers regarding material and individual costs for the start of production with high complexity;
• Benchmark activities, open book analysis, global market analysis.

Your Qualifications

• Technical university degree (engineering);
• Minimum 3 years experience in strategic purchasing, preferably in automotive industry;
• Knowledge of contract law, controlling and Microsoft Office. SAP knowledge MM module would represent an advantage;
• Strong knowledge of negotiating techniques;
• Technical competence in PCB assembly could be an advantage;
• Fluency in English language is mandatory; German language skills represent an advantage.

Take the opportunity to reveal your potential within a global, family-run company that offers you the best possible conditions for progressing in your career.