.Job Function : PurchasingJob Discipline : General PurchasingJob Family : Supply Chain and Logistics Founded in 1929, Yazaki is a Japanese full systems supplier of wire harness, electrical, data products and solutions enabling vehicle electrification, connectivity, and autonomy integration. More than 235,000 committed and highly motivated employees in 45 countries make us one of the most successful international automotive suppliers. Join a family-owned company committed to being environmentally friendly in every aspect of its business, contributing to society, and inspiring trust. To strengthen our team, we are looking for an Advanced Purchasing Buyer in our plant in ((location)). What will your job be about? Execute Advanced Purchasing FR in regards to GPMS and ensure compliance with SM deliverables. Leads Sourcing Process from RFQ preparation to SOP, including ECR management during mass production. Supports assigned YEL customer sales/engineering function through Advanced Purchasing team with material, tool, and service cost data for RFQ's and engineering changes. Purchasing responsibilities for global OEM project related tasks and activities (WWS) in line with YEL /54:54Global SM Rasic chart and GPMS requirements. Drives early involvement of suppliers (and internal sources) in the product design process according to company-wide strategies, ensuring that key/preferred suppliers are used within the project. Closure of compliant sourcing decisions in cooperation with Global Category management. Ensure availability of latest OEM price lists for components, inform Commodity Purchasing on price discrepancies and Business Unit's about latest OEM pricing. Agree and support generic sourcing strategy (preferred terms and conditions, SOW) in close co-operation with YEL Category Purchasing to offset OEM conditions. Identification and execution of cost saving proposals for multiple projects. Integration of game theory and cost-value-engineering principles in developing appropriate negotiation strategies. Feed sourcing pipeline and determine best sourcing due date per category. Align sourcing strategy between BU and Category to enable best leverage for Yazaki. What will you bring with you? Engineering or Business Administration combined with technical background or skills, or equivalent Master or Bachelor Degree in commercial/economical fields. Minimum 5 years experience in similar positions. Excellent command of English, both written and spoken. Advanced level of MS Office Applications. Self-motivated, analytical thinking, result-oriented approach and good interpersonal skills are required competencies. Male candidates should have completed military service. At Yazaki, we are committed to providing equal employment opportunities for everyone which extends to all aspects of the employment relationship. We are looking forward to receiving your application and to get to know you. Please apply by clicking the 'Apply Now' button