Supplier Response Expert

About the position

Mobility connects people. People shape mobility. Do you have a strategic, analytical thinking and want to design the development of a global acting automotive company? Making decisions and taking responsibility? Step out of your comfort zone, excel and redefine the limits of what is possible. After all, behind every successful company are many great fascinating people. For our location in Warsaw (POL) or Gothenburg (SWE) we are looking for a Supplier Response Expert (SRT Expert) who will be dedicated to solving escalations to supplier, crisis reaction and resolution, risk monitoring and prevention, reporting to the Global Supplier Response Manager.

Responsibilities

As a SRT Expert, you will be key member of our team, contributing to ensure the competitiveness of our products. Your main responsibilities will include:

• Escalation Responsibility / Offload fully the category team by owning the supplier crisis
• Being a first line of contact for KA logistics, when delivery confirmations are not in line with the customer demands
• Validate volume decommitments from suppliers and conduct root cause analysis
• Request Risk Assessment and evaluate Corrective Action Plans, including Contingency/Mitigation Plans if needed
• Review and approve contingency plans from suppliers
• Analyze and search for alternative suppliers/materials, considering price and delivery time, exploring alternatives with engineering for feasibility
• Collaborate with Sales for OEM approvals
• Enable spot buy orders with suppliers and oversee delivery status
• Track placed spot orders against received deliveries
• Handle supplier distress and disaster situations
• Conduct Crisis Cost Analysis and implement crisis prevention measures
• Manage capacity, including forecasting and system development for better capacity predictions
• Conduct audits/visit suppliers during escalations or to support SVM activities
• Act as System Owner for the risk assessment system RiskMethods
• Review relevant risk indicators/areas in RiskMethods for new suppliers and those with new business, providing feedback and reports
• Providing data and reports for category crisis, weekly SRT dashboard, monthly SRT and analysis, risk monitoring
• Support Purchasing in general cost saving projects

Requirements

• 5+ years experience in manufacturing environment (preffered within automotive industry) is a requirement
• Experience in logistics planning, tools and manufacturing engineering; Fundamentals of Crisis or Risk Management desirable
• Bachelor´s or Master´s degree in engineering, business administration, or a related field
• SAP knowledge desirable, MS Office skills
• Strong appearance, confidence, interest in new technologies, independence, ability to learn quickly, high willingness to travel
• Business fluent in English

Application / Contact

If this sounds interesting and likely the right challenge for you, we look forward to receiving your application!

Please register your CV/resume and cover letter.

Within your application, please inform us regarding your notice period and salary expectations.

The applications will be handled on an ongoing basis and the position may be filled before the application deadline date.