Purchasing

COMPANY PROFILE:

CNH Industrial is a global capital goods company specializing in equipment and services for Agriculture and Construction. The Company operates commercially through its brand portfolio which includes Case IH, New Holland Agriculture, Steyr, CASE and New Holland Construction Equipment. More information can be found on the corporate website: www.cnhindustrial.com

PRIMARY FUNCTION:
We are seeking a detail-oriented and proactive Senior Commodity Buyer to join our purchasing team. The ideal candidate will be responsible for sourcing, negotiating, and purchasing commodities (raw materials, components, and other goods) at the best prices, ensuring high-quality standards and timely delivery. This role requires strong analytical skills, market knowledge, and the ability to manage supplier relationships effectively.
The Buyer Specialist manages the purchase of medium-high complexity production parts for multiple European Using Locations within the EMEA Electrical commodity group. Support function for new product launch initiatives while developing and implementing cost reduction and sourcing strategies, leading to improved quality, technology and timely delivery performance. Drives, forecasts and reports economic savings performance, negotiates price reductions, increases and long term agreements, market test and award new business to maximize leverage, analyzes various reports to capture opportunities.

ESSENTIAL RESPONSIBILITIES:
SOURCING MANAGEMENT

Supplier selection for new product, focused on: 
Total Cost (piece price, tooling, transportation, packaging, etc.)
Quality & Timing
Key Stake Holder Management
Alignment of all key stakeholder’s objectives during the sourcing process

TOTAL ACQUISITION COST MANAGEMENT

Identify risks and opportunities for the total cost of current products
Forecast budgetary impacts of risks and opportunities:
Raw material & Economic impacts
Logistics, Transportation, Packaging Impacts
Currency & Tariff impacts
Capacity impacts
Create mitigation plan for risk & implementation plan for opportunity
Resourcing & Market test current product
Technical cost reductions
Tracking raw material indices
Best Place to buy.
Spend analysis (Dual source, volumes, MOQ, etc.)
Lead negotiations for total cost improvement of current products
Raw material & Commercial using back leverage (MKT test, new business, resourcing, etc.)
Lead cross-functional activities for total cost improvement projects with internal customers and support functions
Resourcing & Technical cost reductions
Change/Improve logistic flows.

RELATIONSHIP MANAGEMENT (SUPPLY BASE)

Supply/Relation Champion
Escalation to resolve supply base issues.
Product cost disputes & Invoicing issues
Quality concerns (KM0 and Warranty)
Delivery delays & Product development timing delays
Contract Negotiations
Long term purchasing agreements.
General terms & conditions
Raw material indexation agreements
Warranty agreements
Co-development agreements
Non-disclosure agreements
World class manufacturing agreements
Compliance agreements

PURCHASING STRATEGY MANAGEMENT

• Define/create interim and long term purchasing strategies to secure the supply of products
o Lowest cost, Acceptable quality, On-time delivery
• Best in class product innovation and development
o Identify product innovation & industry trends.
o Identify market demands & competitive benchmark.

PURCHASING ADMINISTRATION
• Create purchasing price list and contracts in the GPP system
• Update contracts and part number changes after potential technical changes, accomplished negotiations, carry over of p/n to new platform etc.

QUALIFICATIONS/REQUIREMENTS (including education & years of experience):

•    Master’s degree in economics, Business, Supply Chain, Engineering or Finance preferred.
•    Certification in Procurement preferred (CIPS, etc.).
•    Fluent English.
•    Excellent knowledge in Excel and the Office package
•    Relevant product/commodity knowledge 
•    Knowledge of local supplier’s market for the relevant product/commodity
•    Minimum 5 years’ experience in the position

DESIRED CHARACTERISTICS:

•    Negotiation skills to achieve results
•    Ability to get the consensus of the internal customer.
•    Able to independently make some decisions that also affect the team
•    Good communication skills
•    Good team work orientation
•    Sense of initiative