Direct Material Buyer (Raw Material)

**Purpose**:
- Direct material buyer will be responsible of obtaining material cost reductions through VAVE or P2P opportunities.
- Work closely with cross functional teams to execute sourcing process considering category strategy, timeliness, and competitiveness.
- Support strategic team to leverage buying power and optimize number of suppliers.
**Qualifications**:
- Bachelor’s degree
- Fluent English
**Experience, Knowledge, and Skills**
- A minimum of 1 year in direct material purchasing.
- Experience in purchasing raw materials from the following categories: Electrical & Electronics, Harness Coverings, Resins, Plastics and/or Metals.
- Solid knowledge in benchmark activities, volume spend, resourcing, payment term improvements with designated suppliers and localization projects.
- Strong experience in high level supplier negotiations, competitive quoting, and contract management.
- Successful savings projects implementation.
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