Principle Buyer

Job Category: Purchasing/Logistics Relevant Work Experience: 7+ to 10 Years Career Level: Experienced (Non-Manager) Education Level: Bachelor's Degree Job Number: 082708/PB TRW Automotive with 2007 sales of $14.7 billion is among the world's ten largest automotive suppliers and is one of the top financial performers in the industry. The company supplies more than 40 major vehicle manufacturers and 250 nameplates and holds leading positions in all of its primary product categories. TRW has more than 200 locations around the world, including more than 150 production facilities. The business employs approximately 66,300 people throughout the world, including approximately 21,600 in North America and approximately 44,600 internationally. At the core of TRW Automotive's culture is a value system that thrives on a highly skilled, global, and diverse workforce. TRW Automotive's ability to serve its customers depends upon the skill, experience and dedication of each employee. TRW Automotive is a company of great minds, and new hires join a world-class group of business leaders, innovators, and engineers committed to making a difference in society and in their communities. If you are looking for a challenging and rewarding career opportunity in an environment that lets you demonstrate - and be rewarded for - your best efforts, start your career search here. Principle BuyerJob Responsibilities:Develop, implement, and manage commodity strategies.  Evaluate and select suppliers, including global low cost opportunities, negotiation of supply agreements, and rationalization of the supply base.  Develop cost reduction and productivity strategies directly aligned with overall commodity strategy.  Develop and implement actions to achieve commodity goals: 0 PPM, 100% delivery performance, productivity/cost reduction.  Drive continuous improvement in the supply base in support of business goals utilizing Long Term Agreements and VA/VE activities.  Evaluate Supplier quotations and determine sourcing solutions based on total acquisition cost.  Lead/Participate in purchasing-related internal meetings, including presentations to senior management. Qualifications:Minimum eight years of purchasing related experience.  Six Sigma Green Belt certification preferred.  Strong organizational, interpersonal, and written communication skills.  Excellent analytical and negotiation skills.  Experience in developing commodity strategies.  Ability to influence peers and lead cross-functional teams.  Proven results in driving supplier improvement and implementing cost reduction programs.  Self-starter, possessing high degree of self-motivation and bias for action.  Demonstrated problem solving and project management skills; Ability to multi-task.  Experience in ferrous and non-ferrous castings preferred. Education:Bachelor’s Degree in supply chain management, business or engineering discipline.  Master’s Degree in business preferred As an employer with an Affirmative Action Obligation pursuant to Executive Order 11246, the Vietnam Era Veterans Readjustment Assistance Act, and the Rehabilitation Act, we must comply with government regulations regarding the collection of demographic information about our employees and about those individuals being considered for employment with our organization. In order to meet this objective, TRW Automotive is required to invite individuals being considered for employment to self-identify as to gender, ethnicity, and racial origin. Individuals invited to self-identify may do so immediately or at anytime in the future. WE ASK YOUR ASSISTANCE IN THIS EFFORT BY COMPLETING THE APPLICANT PROFILE. PROVISION OF THIS INFORMATION IS VOLUNTARY AND REFUSAL TO PROVIDE IT WILL NOT SUBJECT YOU TO ADVERSE TREATMENT. FURTHER, IF PROVIDED, THE INFORMATION WILL BE KEPT CONFIDENTIAL AND USED ONLY IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE ACTS AND REGULATIONS.