Npm Buyer

**What's Next? Join ZF**:
ZF is a global technology company supplying systems for passenger cars, commercial vehicles and industrial technology, enabling the next generation of mobility.

ZF allows vehicles to see, think and act. In the four technology domains of Vehicle Motion Control, Integrated Safety, Automated Driving, and Electric Mobility, ZF offers comprehensive product and software solutions for established vehicle manufacturers and newly emerging transport and mobility service providers. ZF electrifies a wide range of vehicle types. With its products, the company contributes to reducing emissions, protecting the climate and enhancing safe mobility.

**NPM Buyer (M/F/d)**:

- Country/Region: GB- Location: Solihull, ENG, GB, B90 4GWReq ID 63903 Solihull, United Kingdom

The NPM Buyer role is a combination of strategic purchasing and operational delivery for all spend categories associated with non-production materials. The role requires the NPM Buyer to carry out sourcing activities both locally and internationally working with the global site purchasing representatives. The NPM Buyer will also be required to support the local sites' daily operational requirements in line with the company's Purchasing Directives and Policies, including maintenance of all purchasing master data in the company's SAP system.

**What you can look forward to as NPM Buyer (M/F/d)**:

- Develop and execute purchasing strategies both locally and on behalf of regional sites
- Work with internal stakeholders to define requirements for goods and services
- Manage RFQ process and Supplier Negotiation process
- Contract management as well as ongoing supplier performance management
- Negotiate and implement group contracts
- Ensure global compliance with Purchasing policies and procedures
- Review and adapt purchasing processes in line with operational requirements
- Mentoring and training of all stakeholders on NPM policies and procedures
- Operational Purchasing, Master Data management and Financial Savings as local tasks

**Your Profile as NPM Buyer (M/F/d)**:

- Degree in Business, Economics, Finance or similar
- 0-3+ years of experience in purchasing, production or manufacturing experience (mainly handling of indirect materials)
- Knowledge of SAP and Microsoft Office
- Knowledge of sourcing and contract management, including drafting of supplier agreements
- Broad knowledge of principles and techniques of purchasing as well as assigned categories, materials, processes and indirect material
- CPSM certification preferred
- Excellent negotiation, communication, organizational and problem-solving skills
- Experience and ability to function in a cross-functional team environment

The position is part of the ZF Global Employee Referral Program.

Contact

Anne Jügling

+492115842099

**What does DEI (Diversity, Equity, Inclusion) mean for ZF as a company?**:
At ZF, we continuously strive to build and maintain a culture where inclusiveness is lived and diversity is valued. We actively seek ways to remove barriers so that all our employees can rise to their full potential. We aim to embed this vision in our legacy through how we operate and build our products as we shape the future of mobility.

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