Technical Buyer (Metals - Automotive Sector)

Technical Buyer (Metals - Automotive Sector)

Marlex Recruiting
Marlex Recruiting
Arbucies, SpainOn-siteCompetitiveAdded 8 days agoMid · 5+ years

This job was originally posted in Catalan and automatically translated to English.

Job Description

At PAUL MARLEX we collaborate with one of Europe's leading minibus manufacturers, with an international presence, production plants in Spain and Romania, and its own commercial offices, which is currently undergoing a strategic transformation process. For this reason, they need to hire a TECHNICAL BUYER with experience in purchasing metal-related materials.

As part of the Purchasing and Procurement Department, the main tasks of the selected candidate, directly related to the purchase of metal-range products, both raw materials (iron, steel, stainless steel, sheet metal, aluminum, etc.) and transformation processes (cutting, bending, folding, welding, epoxy coating, painting, etc.), will be defined across two areas of activity:

Regarding RfQ processes – Supplier Qualification:

  • 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 being bought.
  • Request, evaluate, and negotiate quotations with suppliers, according to the strategy defined for the family to which the component subject to purchase/procurement belongs.
  • Directly negotiate commercial terms of the relationship with suppliers (price, productivity, Incoterm, safety stock, etc.), taking into account current regulations and necessary certifications, in order to pass the qualification process for the supplier in question.
  • Once the supplier is qualified, follow the product industrialization process, ensuring the purchase launch to 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, both primary and secondary.
  • Ensure the technical quality of the components to be purchased, with the aim of contributing to the company's efficiency and productivity.
  • Ensure the supply service level, including after-sales and aftermarket service from suppliers, detecting any possible incidents and/or issues related to quality and product procurement that may arise.

What is offered?

  • Join a leading and consolidated company in its sector, where the selected candidate can grow professionally, learning new things every day, and having the opportunity to work with full autonomy.
  • Stable project, with a competitive salary and flexible working hours.
  • Distribution of part of the Group's results among all members of the organization.

You are the ideal candidate if…

  • You have technical training, preferably in Engineering, with additional training in purchasing management and/or supply chain being valued.
  • You bring at least 5 years of experience in a similar role, in an industrial environment, leading and participating in purchasing and procurement processes, being accustomed to interpreting drawings and technical product specifications, and having participated in/led supplier qualification processes.
  • You have experience managing purchasing processes by families or categories.
  • You are available for international travel and have a command of the English language.
  • You are a team player, unafraid to make decisions, able to work autonomously, and are proactive and agile in problem-solving.

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