About Us GKN Automotive is the market leader in conventional, all-wheel and electrified drive systems and solutions. With a comprehensive global footprint, we design, develop, manufacture and integrate an extensive range of driveline technologies for over 90% of the world’s car manufacturers. Role purpose Responsible for the plant procurement performance, leaning on the regional buyers team for indirect material, managing local requirements and suppliers, leading Indirect material buyers. Key responsibilities + Procurement Achieve specific procurement goals within area of responsibility. May also involve working to improve established procurement procedures. + Buying Negotiate with vendors on product assortment and price. Involves working either on a small to medium category of products, merchandise, or services or on specified products and services within a large category. + Contract Requirements Identify contract requirements and write specifications for a medium-sized portfolio or area of the business for existing contracts and/or new contracts. + Contract Management Deliver required outcomes by managing day-to-day relationships with contract service providers while working within an established contract management plan. + Local Category Management Deliver specific category goals within a category plan/program in line with the organizations’ purchasing/procurement and/or sales strategy. + Budgeting Deliver a budget for an area of the organization or conduct complex analyses on budget progress in other areas of the organization. + Leadership and Direction Communicate the local action plan; explain how this relates to the function's strategy and action plan and to the broader organization's mission and vision; motivate people to achieve local business goals. + Sourcing Collect and analyze the key cost drivers, market dynamics and issues, areas of innovation, and alternative suppliers for a medium-risk area with some alternatives and medium costs to change, in consultation with relevant functions to provide solid market information for decision-making. + Stakeholder Engagement Respond to personal objectives and use performance management systems to improve personal performance; or monitor the performance of the team, allocate work and review completion, take appropriate corrective action to ensure timeliness and quality, and contribute to formal individual performance management and appraisal. + Organizational Capability Building Use the organization's formal development framework to identify the team's individual development needs. Plan and implement actions to build their capabilities. Provide training or coaching to others throughout the organization in own area of expertise to enable others to improve performance and fulfill personal potential. + Operational Compliance Maintain and renew a deep knowledge and understanding of the organization's policies and procedures and of relevant regulatory codes and codes of conduct, and ensure own work adheres to required standards. Or identify, within the team, patterns of noncompliance with the organization's policies and procedures and with relevant regulatory codes and codes of conduct, taking appropriate action to report and resolve these and escalating issues as appropriate. + Functional Strategy Formation Contribute to the formation of one or more elements of functional strategy through specialist expertise and insights, to ensure that the strategy meets business needs. Values & Behaviours + Ingenious: Manages complexity Makes sense of complex, high quantity, and sometimes contradictory information to effectively solve problems. For example, asks questions to encourage others to think differently and enrich their analyses of complex situations. Accurately defines the key elements of complex, ambiguous situations. + Ingenious: Applying internal and external insight Applies knowledge of business and the marketplace to advance the organization's goals. For example, leverages insights to shape and drive critical initiatives. Shares industry developments with the team; helps them grasp business and industry fundamentals and understand how they contribute. + Ingenious: Resourcefulness Secures and deploys resources effectively and efficiently. For example, leverages team resources well to accomplish the team's goals. Holds others accountable for conserving resources. Manages work across multiple projects or work streams to ensure that expected progress is made. + Collaborative: Builds relationships Builds partnerships and works collaboratively with others to meet shared objectives. For example, encourages coworkers and external partners to work together as a team, and makes sure they get credit for doing so. Encourages people to share their honest views, responds in a non-defensive way when they do. + Collaborative: Develops talent Develops people to meet both their career goals and the organization's goals. For example, consistently shares ideas, insight, and best practices to help people reach their development goals and achieve optimal results. Shares targeted feedback in a prompt, constructive, and encouraging manner. + Collaborative: Values differences Recognizes the value that different perspectives and cultures bring to an organization. For example, confronts stereotyping and offensive comments promptly. Consistently behaves with great sensitivity toward differences in cultural norms, expectations, and ways of communicating. + Principled: Communicates effectively Develops and delivers multi-mode communications that convey a clear understanding of the unique needs of different audiences. For example, disseminates knowledge, insights, and updates in a polished, precise, and compelling manner. Demonstrates a deep interest in others' comments. Creates rich documents and reports. + Principled: Accountability Holds self and others accountable to meet commitments. For example, measures and tracks team's and own performance, and helps the team learn from success, failure, and feedback. Adheres to, and enforces, goals, policies, and procedures. + Principled: Manages challenging conversations Steps up to address difficult issues, saying what needs to be said. For example, readily shares own ideas and opinions on controversial topics; is comfortable with open debate and constructive criticism. Demonstrates clear conviction in adversity; persists courageously in difficult circumstances. + Driven: Prioritisation Plans and prioritizes work to meet commitments aligned with organizational goals. For example, strengthens alignment and coordination between own work and others', providing well-sequenced activities and exact time frames. Foresees and resolves many potential bottlenecks and delays. Skills + Costing and Budgeting Works without supervision and provides technical guidance when required on costing, budgeting and finance tasks. + Negotiation Uses comprehensive knowledge and skills to negotiate independently while providing guidance and training to others on how to help the organization by obtaining consensus between two or more internal or external parties who may have different interests. + Contract Management Applies comprehensive knowledge to independently supervise the construction of assigned properties according to instructions, while providing guidance and training to others. + Review and Reporting Works without supervision and provides technical guidance when required on reviewing and creating relevant, lucid and effective reports. + Supplier Management Uses comprehensive knowledge and skills to act independently while guiding and training others on managing vendors so that they deliver the best possible results given available resources. + Planning and Organizing Works without supervision and provides technical guidance when required on planning, organizing, prioritizing and overseeing activities to efficiently meet business objectives. + Policy and procedures Works without supervision and provides technical guidance when required on developing, monitoring, interpreting and understanding policies and procedures, while making sure they match organizational strategies and objectives. + Project Management Works without supervision while providing technical guidance when required on managing projects and/or programs within desired cost, time and quality parameters. Essential Qualifications & Experience + Bachelor’s degree engineering/international business or related master’s desirable + Experience: At least 3 to 5 years in a similar role of leadership position with a international mindset + Languages: Advanced English. + Key Skills: Attention to detail, analysis, results-oriented, effective communication, and people management. + Strong experience in Indirect Materials on the automotive industry. Please attach your resume in English. GKN Driveline provides equal employment and affirmative action opportunities to applicants and employees without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, age, genetic information, pregnancy, or disability.