EV Buyer

Purpose of the PositionThis position is responsible for a market scouting of electric vehicle components & supplier portfolio of the EV components, costs evaluations, sourcing and supplier nomination process for the EV components. Next ensure and manage procurement activities related to capacity planning, evaluating change requests, issuing contracts, issuing orders (tools and components), tracking parts. Ensuring activities are carried out in accordance with the VW group's procurement processes. Check and negotiate cost optimization during an entire project lifecycle.AuthorityMarket scouting, creating supplier bidder list of EV components, creating and releasing RFQs.Negotiation, Preparation and Presentation of sourcing in sourcing committees.Issue procurement contracts after the nomination and approvals, release and amend part and investment orders, create GRN - capacity agreements with supplier.Support supplier related escalations topics (R&D, Logistics, Quality and related functions).Skills RequiredKnowledge of EV supplier base & material price trends, manufacturingprocesses, product technical information of EV componentsKnowledge for procurement processes and systems, commercial-legalterms and their implication, QMS, EnMS.Communication, Negotiation, Analytical & Assertiveness skills.Reliability & flexibilityKnowledge of MS officeResponsibilities and TasksPre-Series activitiesExplore new technologies of electric vehicles and a connection to SAVWIPL projects and evaluate potentials.Monitor raw material of EV components and track itScout for new potential suppliers and bring them on board with handholdingEvaluate and track costs of EV components and agree on real cost of the project (VSI)Sourcing ActivitiesSupplier identification and preparation of bidder listRegistration of suppliers on Group purchase platformGather inputs for releasing enquiry, Create and Release RFQs in systemFollow-up offers from bidder, check completeness of offers (CBDs )Request for Targets for part price and investments.Do a plausibility check of offers based on cost estimationPrice negotiation and get final offers from suppliers.Preparation of cost comparison based on agreed technical proposalsGather Market information / Group benchmark overview for the parts under sourcingSupport a preparing of sourcing presentations with cost overview & cost plausibility ,alignment with group buyers.Present in Sourcing Committees (ISC / SSC / Pre-meeting / CSC Skoda MB & WOB or otherVW Group Committees)In case of Non achievements of Targets prepare & Present options in TER(Targeterreichungsrunde - Target Approval Committee)Create and release Letter of Intent (LOI), Nomination Letter / eNAGet Sign off of Procurement Agreement / eNA with defined terms and conditions fromsuppliers.Support FS Team for Project Handover Documents and organize kick off meeting withsupplier and CFT (QA , R&D , logistics , SRM) in case of any escalations.Request for vendor code generation and enter nomination and sample availability dates in TEVON (Note 1 /Note 3)Series activitiesEnsure capacity planning in order to achieve production targets for respective responsible partsSeries price settlements / claim settlements / Force-majeureYearly price negotiations to achieve cost reduction targets as per agreed Business Plan and best possible costs level.Annual purchase order release / contractsFacilitate supplier related escalations topics (R&D , Logistics ,Quality and related functions)Scout for new potential suppliers and bring them on board with handholdingExplore new technologies, alternate raw material, Value Engineering, proposals for cost reduction (SCOP and other similar committees & complexity reduction )Do global sourcing and evaluate saving potentials for material cost reductionMonitor raw material & Forex trendsAnnual asset verification for tooling at suppliers endQMS / EMS: Provide necessary support for the implementation / sustenance of Quality,Energy, Environment and Information Security Management Systems within the Commodity.Tooling activitiesProcess of Fund Request in AIP for releasing Tooling Order as per budget planningRelease of Tooling Procurement Order on approval of Fund Request 10%Release of Procurement Orders in EBON / K-SRM , closing of supplier supplementaryinvoices for cost changes.Create GRN for tooling , Ensure Capitalization of toolsChange ManagementEvaluating Change Management Documents ( AEKO, AeA, MY Point etc. )Do plausibility check , negotiate the change requests , and provide evaluation in therequested format.Create & issue change request approvalCoordination and agreement with suppliers for timelines and implementation.Development activitiesCommitment meeting and timeline agreements for parts under direct purchase responsibilityTracking and reporting the development activitiesFollow-up meetings and supplier visit