Program Buyer

Forvia Hella is seeking its next great Program Buyer to join our team. The primary function of this role is to take ownership of purchasing activities for all assigned programs. This individual will be joining a well established and growing team that is helping to move our electronic controls group forward. About Us FORVIA - HELLA is a listed, internationally positioned automotive supplier operating under the umbrella brand FORVIA. Within this factual group, HELLA stands for high-performance lighting technology and automotive electronics. At the same time, the Company covers a broad service and product portfolio for the spare parts and workshop business as well as for manufacturers of special-purpose vehicles with its Lifecycle Solutions business group. HELLA has around 36,000 employees at more than 125 locations worldwide and generated sales of €4.4 billion in the seven-month short fiscal year 2022. Daily Responsibilities Negotiate supplier frame contracts, define sourcing concept and realize sourcing activities incl. but not limited to sending RfQs, negotiating and nominating suppliers for tools and components within the material group (new projects, lifetime extensions, change management, etc.) Analyze the suppliers in order to identify opportunities for improvement and derive corresponding qualification measures, involving internal organizational units, in order to optimize the process chain between the supplier and Forvia Hella. Own and analyze all company projections and supplier bandwidth to achieve production goals Process company PO’s and successfully negotiate contract terms. Achieve all required assigned project milestones Forge meaningful relationships with internal and external stakeholders