Technical Buyer (Electrical Material and Technical Services)

You are the ideal candidate if...

• You have technical training, preferably in Engineering, and you value complementary training in purchasing management and/or supply chain.
• You have 5 years of experience in a similar position, in an industrial environment, leading purchasing and supply processes, being accustomed to interpreting drawings and technical specifications of products, and having participated in/led supplier qualification processes.
• You have experience in managing purchasing processes by family or by category, especially experience as a technical buyer of direct materials and electrical components.
• You are accustomed to working with industrial design tools and software, and with ERP systems.
• You are available to travel and have a command of the English language.

• Be part of a leading and consolidated company in its sector, where the selected candidate will be able to grow professionally, learn new things every day, and have the opportunity to work with full autonomy.
• A stable project, with a competitive salary and flexible working hours to maximize the balance between professional and personal life.
• Work in an environment of trust and maximum communication, with full transparency.

At PAUL MARLEX, we collaborate with one of the leading European manufacturers of minibuses, with production plants in Spain and Romania, and with their own commercial delegations in France and Italy; they are currently undergoing a strategic transformation process, and for this reason, they need to incorporate a TECHNICAL BUYER who brings experience in the purchasing of electrical material and technical services.

As part of the Purchasing and Supply Department, and working with full autonomy but as part of a consolidated team, the main tasks of the selected candidate, directly related to the purchasing of direct materials, indirect materials, and technical services, will be defined in two areas of action:

• Identify the technical needs of the product, in coordination with the Process Engineering, Product Engineering, and Quality departments.
• Review and understand the technical specifications, drawings, and manuals of the products to be purchased, ensuring the technical quality of the components.
• Request, evaluate, and negotiate quotations with suppliers, according to the strategy defined for the family to which the component subject to purchase/supply belongs.
• Directly negotiate with suppliers the commercial conditions of the relationship (price, productivity, Incoterm, safety stock, etc.), taking into account current regulations and the certifications that suppliers must have in order to pass the supplier qualification process.
• Once the supplier is qualified, follow up on the product industrialization process, ensuring the purchasing launch with suppliers in terms of price, quality, and availability.

Regarding the management of purchasing processes for products in the assigned families:

• Define the purchasing strategy for the assigned material families: market analysis to identify service opportunities, cost structure analysis of the products to be purchased, and develop the network of qualified suppliers.
• Ensure the technical quality of the components to be purchased, with the aim of contributing to the efficiency and productivity of the company.
• Ensure the supply service level, including after-sales service and spare parts from suppliers, detecting any possible incidents and/or issues related to the quality and supply of products that may arise.