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OPmobility

SITE PURCHASING INDIRECT BUYER

OPmobility, Greenville, South Carolina, us, 29610

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Hungry for challenges? Join a group with innovation at its heart and contribute to the automotive revolution! 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 €11.4 billion economic revenue in 2023, a global network of 152 plants and 40 R&D centers, OPmobility relies on its 40,300 employees to meet the challenges of transforming mobility.

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

Main Missions

Supports the operations, bringing value through the suppliers (cost, on time delivery, quality) and contributing to the plant performance through the supplied products and services.

Identifies the market opportunities (economical, technological and geographical) to satisfy the plants needs.

Manages the supply base to answer proactively to the plant needs taking all criteria of performance into account.

Elaborates and implements the cost reduction programs (productivities through price reduction, cost optimizations). Benchmark the costs with the other plants POAE.

Manages the various commodities with a good understanding of the drivers and technical processes.

Is responsible for the RFQ process and recommend the business awards in front of the sourcing committee in observation of the deontology rules and in the respect of the objectives set in terms of quality, cost and delivery.

Is in charge of the “order to pay” process: manage the process respecting the spend authorization rules. Track the conditions of application of the contracts up to the final payment of the supplier.

Manages any crisis with the suppliers.

Responsibilities

Manages the activities in line with the POAE governance rules, purchasing policy and in the respect of the processes in place.

Is the owner of the plant supply base: is accountable for the local supply base and evaluates it through a vendor rating process once a year.

Is responsible for the risk management with the support of the Finance department (financial health of suppliers, penetration rate, …).

Compares the MRO costs and purchasing conditions with the ones of the other POAE plants – Benchmark the data and identify opportunities of improvement.

Contributes to the plants synergies, developing the conditions with the other buyers to leverage the volumes and optimize the costs.

Manages the supply base relationships according to PO purchasing policy. Solve the issues with the suppliers.

Follows and reports the MRO performance through the standard KPIs. Commit on savings. Reports monthly and declares the savings achieved in the respect of the processes and rules in place.

Leads the negotiation with the suppliers: Ensures a fair competition between suppliers. Makes sure 3 competitors at least compete to provide best technical solution and lowest landed cost.

Manages the Purchasing requests flow and launch the RFQ process for the plant.

Prepares the sourcing recommendations and presents them in sourcing.

After sourcing approval, manages the ordering process in the respect of the law, in line with the legal constraints and obligations and PO policy.

Manages the plant contracts and implements, for the plant, the global contracts managed by the lead buyer.

Optimizes the order to pay process, proposing solutions for recurrent purchases.

Promotes the technical savings proposed by the suppliers.

Takes part and leads the internal working groups for technical savings identification or problem solving.

Lead buying Activities – The MRO Buyer can take responsibilities in some lead buying activities: defines purchasing strategies for the scope of commodities, identifying the market opportunities and key drivers; coordinates the other MRO buyers network; builds up the data bases; defines the supply base; drives the RFQ and proposes sourcing choices; delivers and commits on the savings for the scope of work; negotiates contracts reaching POAE objectives in terms of costs, quality, delivery, flexibility.

Coordination Activities – The MRO Buyer can take responsibilities in coordination activities: drives the coordination with the buyers to provide good feedback on the activity, deploy business knowledge and provide a forum for discussion and exchanges, fostering a trust climate; supports and drives the team members; assesses the team members in terms of skills and performance; participates to the recruitment process and yearly assessment; consolidates the performance and reports the team activity and achievements to the Plant Director and the BU/Operations MRO manager.

Desired Profile

Technical or business background with specialty in purchasing.

Previous experience 3 years in a purchasing department in an industrial & international environment.

Previous experience in industrial indirect purchasing is a + (Scope Maintenance, Repair, industrial consumables and services, CAPEX and lost packaging).

Knowledge of the markets (local, regional, global).

Purchasing Process Knowledge

Supply base management (supplier selection, supplier ranking, supplier development, commodity strategy).

Sourcing process.

Order to pay process.

Other Requirements

Technical negotiations.

Companies & commercial laws.

Project management.

Finance & cash management.

Risk management.

Logistics (consignment, VMI incoterms).

English Fluent.

Good ability for communication (verbal, written).

Leadership.

Team playing & cooperation.

Customer and result oriented.

Rigorous & organized.

Multi task abilities & strong reactivity to new events.

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.

Seniority level Not Applicable

Employment type Full‑time

Job function Purchasing

Industries Motor Vehicle Manufacturing and Plastics Manufacturing

Location: Greenville, SC; Salary: $73,300.00–$96,150.00

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