Program Buyer

**PROGRAM BUYER (M/F/D)**

Location Lippstadt, Germany
**Pacesetting. Passionate. Together.** As one of the world's leading automotive suppliers, HELLA has been shaping the industry with innovative lighting systems and vehicle electronics since 1899. The company is also one of the most important partners of the aftermarket and independent workshops. Designing the mobility of tomorrow and driving forward the central market trends such as autonomous driving, efficiency and electrification, connectivity and digitalisation as well as individualisation is what motivates us. Every day, 36,000 employees worldwide work with passion, know-how and innovative strength to achieve this.

**YOUR TASKS**
- Supporting that the Program Purchasing Targets in the dimensions of “Cost”, “Time” and “Quality”, being achieved or overachieved.
- Minimizing the total costs (Total Cost of Ownership) by an early integration of the Program Purchasing in the product engineering process (PEP). Optimizing development timeline by an early integration of approved suppliers in the simultaneous engineering process.
- Preparing and negotiating project specific supplier agreements, such as LOIs, Nomination Letters, capacity agreements and tool annex. Involving within project-related supplier contract negotiations.
- Involving in analysis of technical solutions for purchased parts in terms of cost efficiency and challenge the project team in order to ensure and overachieve targeted costs.
- Executing pre-series purchasing processes as core team member of the PEP for specific Hella products, which contains purchasing input for customer quotation, definition of sourcing strategy, request and analysis of quotation, negotiation, nomination preparation and nomination of suppliers, pre-Series Management and transfer of responsibility to the Segment Purchaser.
- Implementation of purchasing and material group strategies. Providing relevant information to material group management and program purchasing management in order to derive appropriate strategies.

**YOUR QUALIFICATIONS**
- University degree preferable in Economics with previous experience consisting of minimum 5 years in Purchasing / Procurement area
- Experience in new product development / new product introduction purchasing related activities constitutes a plus
- Strong analytical, target oriented and structured operational skills
- Independent, flexible and proactive
- Business English with proven intercultural, social & team competence

**WHAT WE OFFER**
- Extensive career and further training opportunities as well as flexible working time models
- Mobile Working
- HELLA in Motion - comprehensive sports and health program
- Bike Leasing: To promote health and environmental sustainability
- Family support: family service and advice on caring for relatives
- Company restaurants, employee benefits
- Company pension plan with HELLA allowance

Take the opportunity to reveal your potential within a global, family-run company that offers you the best possible conditions for progressing in your career.

**HELLA GmbH & Co. KGaA**
Carola Silberg
Rixbecker Str. 75
59552 Lippstadt