Buyer – Procurement of Chassis Components

About the role

The Buyer is responsible for sourcing, developing and managing suppliers for chassis components such as exhaust systems and air‑conditioning units. The role ensures cost‑effective procurement, quality stabilization and timely delivery to support mass production.

Key responsibilities

• Sourcing activities and identification of new suppliers for part development.
• Finalizing prices for chassis components, including exhaust and air‑conditioning systems.
• Developing chassis components such as exhaust and air‑conditioning systems.
• Stabilizing vendor processes, ensuring quality, and signing off parts for mass production.
• Planning and enhancing vendor capacity.
• Managing vendors and stabilizing them in terms of quality and delivery.
• Driving yearly cost‑reduction, localization and VAVE activities.
• Handling RM indexation and purchase order management.
• Coordinating with cross‑functional teams to ensure smooth product launches and meet production requirements.
• Preparing reports on supplier performance, development issues, benchmarking and price analysis.

Required profile

• Strong knowledge of sourcing and supplier development for chassis components.
• Experience in price negotiation and finalization for automotive parts.
• Ability to manage vendor quality, capacity planning and delivery performance.
• Proven track record in cost‑reduction, localization and VAVE initiatives.
• Excellent coordination skills with cross‑functional engineering and production teams.

Required skills

• Price analysis
• Purchase order management
• Vendor management