Senior Buyer, Procurement NPM

Objectives:

The buyer will take responsibility in procurement projects of non-production material and services

The buyer will :

· Effectively and efficiently lead the complex procurement projects of non-production material and services in China, including but not limited to IT and RD commodities.

· Proactively collaborate with Business Units (BU), implement purchase planning, understand the purpose and needs, drive market investigation and identify potential supplier set jointly with BU, conduct price plausibility check, and work out Negotiation Design, jointly conduct supplier performance review.

· Have close communication with Regional and Global Commodity Manager to understand and implement commodity strategy, early involve Regional and Global Commodity Manager in the coming projects and ensure the alignment.

· Demonstrated leadership ability along future Mercedes-Benz leadership principles. To lead complex projects, co-create with other departments, provide management reliable decision support. To be capable of learning and self-reflecting.

· Actively participate in strategic projects like department strategy etc., contribute initiatives and feedback, execute accordingly.

· Actively share knowledge with peers in the location or across the region

· Guarantee the compliance conformity of the purchasing activities and their alignment with the procurement guidelines, company rules and external regulations

· Perform risk assessments and improve supplier related quality, timing, cost and innovation

Main Tasks:

1. Effectively and efficiently lead the complex procurement projects of of non-production material and services in China, including but not limited to IT and RD commodities.

RFQ-process, price plausibility check, negotiation design, sourcing recommendation, management summary, issuing contract:

Execute Mercedes-Benz NPM principle; ensure execution of compliance policy;

Supplier evaluation;

Prepare RFQ document by collecting specs/drawings / terms and conditions;

Manage RFQ process;

Answer suppliers’ commercial questions and obtain missing data;

Manage interfaces;

Conduct price plausibility check by using price plausibility baseline

Prepare negotiation design, Lead /conduct negotiations;

Prepare Award Discussion, report and communicate with MP NPM top management; Provide Management Summary to MP NPM management, report and get Sourcing Recommendation approval

Active collaboration with internal business partners and ensure sourcing decision proposals are aligned with internal business partners;

Co-creation with other departments

Issue Contracts

Continuous improvement on efficiency and effectiveness

2. Collaborate with Business Units

implement purchase planning, understand the purpose and need, drive market investigation and identify potential supplier set jointly with BU, conduct price plausibility check and jointly supplier performance review.

3. Collaboration with suppliers

Ensure Mercedes-Benz compliance, integrity are implemented; conduct RFI, RFQ, negotiate prices, negotiate other commercial terms and negotiate legal terms together with lawyers, build up constructive relationship with suppliers

4. Collaborate with Reginal and Global Commodity Managers

Have close communication with Regional and Global Commodity Manager to understand and implement commodity strategy, early involve Regional and Global Commodity Manager in the coming projects and ensure the alignment

5. Strategic tasks

Actively participate in strategic projects, department strategy etc., contribute initiatives and feedback, execute accordingly

6. Guarantee the compliance conformity of the purchasing activities and their alignment with the procurement guidelines, company rules and external regulations

1. Education

Bachelor/Master degree in universities.

2.Language

Fluent English and Chinese both in oral and business writing. German is a plus.

3.Experience

• Working experience in multinational company

• At least 5 years of working experience in the field of indirect purchasing, direct purchasing, supply chain management or other related industries. Experience in IT and RD commodities is a plus.

4.Skills

• Advanced communication and negotiation skills

• Strong sense of confidentiality, compliance, integrity, and anti-trust.

• Having very good team spirit

• Having good knowledge of purchasing processes, systems and standards.

• Strong analytical, strategic and logical thinking and skills, and ability to fully handle more challenging and sensitive tasks and commodities

• Quick learner proactively improving market intelligence and keeping updated with industry dynamics

• Self-confident appearance and behavior

• Be good at finding constructive solutions in complex and conflict situations.

• High social competence to communicate in cross department cooperation and cross entity cooperation.

• Good competence to work under pressure and to deal with urgent tasks, ownership, and able to work independently and self-motivated, time management.

• Good presentation skills (concept and execution).