Senior Buyer Electronic Components 

LOCATION: Budapest / Hungary | COMPANY: Knorr-Bremse Fékrendszerek Kft. |  DEPARTMENT: T/PU-CG Category Purchasing | REQUISITION ID: 9104  |  Full-time | Regular  | ON-SITE/REMOTE: Hybrid 

We are seeking an experienced

Senior Buyer Electronic Components

to join our Global Category Purchasing Electronics Team

 at Knorr-Bremse located in Budapest

We count on you in the following tasks:

• Globally identify and evaluate potential suppliers for electronic components procurement                                                (manufacturers/distributors for passive/active components)
• Negotiate contracts, pricing and terms with suppliers to ensure competitive and cost-effective procurement.
• Monitor global market trends in the electronic components area.
• Closely collaborate with engineering and production teams to understand component requirements and specifications.
• Manage supplier relationships to ensure excellence in delivery and quality performance.
• Develop and implement material saving programs incl. contract negotiation, VA/VE & resourcing activities.
• Determine a global category strategy for electronic components based on demands, markets and supplier developments to optimize  costs and minimize risks.
• Identify procurement risks and opportunities and support other functions in case of escalations.
• Drive Business Review Meetings and lead main negotiations.

Place of employment: Budapest, 1119 Major u. 69.

Come and join our team! Let’s shape the future at Knorr Bremse together!

You are the ideal candidate if you possess:

•      Commercial and / or technical university degree or comparable

•      Minimum 3 – 5 years of experience in procurement / strategic purchasing of electronic components,   

preferably in the automotive industry

•      Profound experience and knowledge in electronic components and their applications

       in automotive systems

•      Excellent negotiation and communication skills, strategic & analytic thinking

•      Ability to work independently as well as part of a global team with solid intercultural competencies

•      Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.

•      Fluent in English, German is an advantage, Willingness to travel

Come and join our team!

Let’s shape the future of mobility together!

Who are we? Some 32,000 team players around the world, hard at work in over 100 locations across more than 30 countries. As a force for progress on road and rail, we prioritize technical excellence, sustainable business practices and social responsibility. At the last count, our global revenues totaled EUR 7.9 billion. Join us, and you can expect exciting, varied work in an international environment with attractive working conditions – including flexible working hours, sabbaticals and remote work. In addition, you can work up to twenty days a year from abroad in the EU. A broad selection of continuing education programs offers you plenty of opportunities to develop both professionally and personally. And you can look forward to many other benefits, such as sports and healthcare programs, corporate volunteering, JobRad bicycle leasing, subsidized public transit options, and a state-of-the-art workplace with a rich choice of in-house catering options.