Buying Professional - EA Compact Sub-Station (CSS)

Smart infrastructure from our company makes the world a more connected and caring place - where resources are valued, where impact on the world is considered, where sustainable energy is delivered reliably and efficiently. It provides the flexible infrastructure to allow society to evolve and respond to changing conditions. Technology and the ingenuity of people come together to be at one with our environments and to care for our world. We do this from the macro to the micro level, from physical products, components and systems to connected, cloud-based digital offerings and services. our company offers a broad portfolio of grid control and automation; low- and medium-voltage power distribution, switching and control; and building automation, fire safety and security, HVAC control and energy solutions.
Early involvement of Procurement and suppliers in the product development/manufacturing process as well as monitoring current products in order to
minimize the overall costs. Taking account of the interface partner functions for (product) development. Quality, logistics and material group management (commodity management) as information interchange and assisting in selecting the most efficient suppliers.
Areas of Responsibilities :
1. Early Procurement Involvement
Be actively involved in the product development/manufacturing process as well as undertaking and pushing forward cost reduction measures (design to cost, target costing, standardization, key data, etc.) to achieve the target costs for materials and reduce the overall material costs by fulfilling the necessary functions. Closely align with R&D community in the BU and Procurement (Commodity Managers, Buyers)
2. Early Supplier Integration Include suppliers and conduct cost-benefit analysis workshops, innovation workshops and concept competitions with key suppliers in order to concentrate on the key functions of the components/projects.
3. Analysis Initiate market observation, conduct and provide market information/analyses on international technology and price trends in order to obtain new suppliers and new technologies in the supply chain.
4. Alignment of Technology Roadmaps Introduce and follow up given cross-functional Procurement strategies to ensure the linkage of commodity strategies and technological market trends.
5. Strategy alignment Support activities planned by the lines of business in order to harmonize and implement the technological line-of-business strategies with procurement strategies.
6. Strategy deployment Drive sourcing decisions with interface partners in order to incorporate technological knowhow and safeguard security strategies.
7. Business support Be involved in and provide corresponding support for projects in lines of business in order to provide optimum input for quotes, workshops, scope of material (BoM assessment) and realization of potential for savings in the project.
8. Supplier Management: Technology Assess and develop suppliers from the technological standpoint (if necessary, jointly with interface partners) in order to concentrate on the best suppliers.
9. Knowledge management Participate in workgroups and work in projects in order to stay informed and keep and others informed, and exert influence at an early stage.
SCM-Procurement Digi Skills : Has profound knowledge and broad experience. Analyzes, interprets, structures, and presents extensive and/or complex data and information on the topic. Has application experience in complex environments (some interdependencies, variables, uncertainties). Successfully
executes ambitious tasks, independently choosing the optimal solution or method from different options. Finds solutions in complex environments and for broad organizational/professional issues and/or unpredictable problems.