Oversees purchasing activities from RFQ through SOP to EOL, ensuring alignment with purchasing strategies, standards, and project targets.

Leads global sourcing of new components, technologies, and suppliers. Manages supplier negotiations, agreements, qualification, and sourcing events.

Manages material cost targets, conducts cost analysis (BOM, TCO), and drives cost-reduction initiatives such as VAVE, resourcing, and localization.

Supports pre-development and customer projects by developing purchasing concepts, contributing to make-or-buy decisions, and ensuring business plan inputs.

Conducts global inquiries across product lifecycle stages and supports change processes (e.g., PCR) while ensuring data availability for production and ordering.

Acts as the purchasing interface across departments, participates in project milestones, and integrates market, supplier, and technology insights into project teams.

Ensures adherence to standards and regulations, monitors supplier milestones and capacity, and supports strategic initiatives and special projects.