Direct Buyer - Electronics & Electrical - hybrid - Mýto (Plzeň)

In this role, you will be responsible for the designated commodities of direct materials for electronics and electrical category. You will be part of Site Sourcing Team and Reporting Directly & Functionally to the Senior Strategic Sourcing Manager. You will manage several areas of sourcing including but not limited to Process Improvement, Reporting, Supplier & Stakeholders Relationship Management.

• Communication and negotiations of commercial terms including prices, lead time & delivery terms with suppliers.
• Adhere to sourcing guidelines, principles, policies ethical and standard operation procedures, report any deviation to the front-line manager.
• Responsible of new supplier’s introduction including commercial assessment, market intelligence, analysis, due diligence, coordinate with quality on initial supplier quality assessment & financial assessment.
• Report bi-weekly spend & saving progress.
• Provision of commercial advice and management of a range of sourcing activities with a long term view of spend management.
• Close cooperation with site functions and internal stakeholders.
• Close cooperation with R&D on new product launch & new project into production
• Management & Plant Management….etc, on sourcing requests of direct materials.
• Management and development of the supplier base including market analysis.
• Support to develop commodity strategies with line manager & category managers.
• Lead contract negotiations incl. evaluation of existing contract performance.
• Monitor and manage the risks related to supply continuity.
• Implement quality KPI´s and strategies on suppliers’ agreements, follow up and manage supplier performance improvement management programs.

• Bachelor degree in Engineering, economics or any related field.
• 3-5 years’ experience in a manufacturing company as a buyer with good track of successful projects & achievements.
• Pragmatic, Dynamic, Autonomous
• Problem solving - identify and solve problems quickly and efficiently.
• Negotiation, critical thinking, analytical and decision-making skills.
• Good interpersonal skills
• Fluent in English (Czech is preferred)
• MS 365, especially EXCEL

Why this role

• High ownership across critical indirect-material commodities

• Direct impact on cost, quality, delivery, and new product success

• Cross-functional exposure (R&D, Operations, Quality, Finance, Plant Management)

If you’re ready to elevate sourcing performance and supplier partnerships end-to-end, we’d love to meet you.