Purchasing Process Lead

We have an exciting opportunity to work for a new automotive Company in the Nitra region. We are hiring for the position of Purchasing Process Lead.

The Nitra Purchasing Business Office (BO) team provides local support on processes, procedures, work instructions and systems matters across regional staff in Non-Production Purchasing (NPP), Production Purchasing, Programmes Purchasing and STA. The BO team engages closely with the central Purchasing Business Office teams for guidance, support and training requirements. The Process Lead will be part of a Global Process team providing inputs from a regional perspective and contribute to the evolution and effectiveness of the global team.

Main Responsibilities:

- As part of the Slovakia PBO Team, support the development of the local PBO operating model and its deployment into region
- Interface with the central Process team and local STA and NPP BO teams as required to deliver consistent processes and assist in managing communication to the regional operational teams for these areas
- Engage with the PBO Systems Lead and central SAP Programmes Team to support development of systems requirements, design and testing / implementation
- Be the first point of contact and expertise for Nitra-based Purchasing/STA staff on the Company’s ways of working - from corporate policies through to operational purchasing processes and work instructions
- Ongoing management and development of Purchasing Business Processes in region, ensuring that processes reflect local market requirements with any deviations to company’s global processes being documented and approved
- Own and champion process management and compliance
- Manage the learning and development strategy for the team for Purchasing Processes
- Managing local sustainability and risk requirements
- Develop and deploy local Purchasing Processes as required due to local market conditions
- Provide local support to all Purchasing and STA staff based in region for information and guidance on Purchasing Process
- Ensure the region has its voice on central / global initiatives, providing local insight and best practice opportunities to the rest of company
- Support the global process team with sharing of best practice to continuously help improve process design
- Support the resolution of audit comments identified, through either Corporate Audits, Quality Audits, SOX Testing, or Operationally Identified Comments (OICs)
- Manage where required the delivery of new training requirements in region (such as changes to the Sourcing Process), working closely with central and/or regional resources to deploy in a timely and effective manner
- Provide on-time periodic regional PBO reports as defined by central PBO or other BO teams (these may include local budget / actual statements or related to operational KPIs)
- Provide central BO management with early insight into proposed or planned changes to Slovakian regulations which may affect company’s global processes, procedures or systems
- Provide status reports on any process, procedural or operational irregularities to central BO teams for action

Automotive industry, manufacture of transport equipment

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