Inactive
B

Bosch Home Comfort

Makes heating, cooling and hot-water equipment

Senior Buyer – Indirect Purchasing - MA

Procurement & SourcingPosted on Jul 30
Full-timeNanjing, Jiangsu, ChinaNo salary listedIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

  • A bachelor's degree or above in Mechanical Engineering, Electronic Engineering, Vehicle Engineering, Supply Chain Management, or a related field.
  • At least 3–5 years of working experience in the automotive industry.
  • Solid experience in indirect purchasing and/or direct purchasing within the automotive aftermarket.
  • Good knowledge of cost analysis and cost-saving measures, with a data-driven approach; basic finance knowledge is a plus.
  • Strong negotiation skills with suppliers to secure favorable terms.
  • Proven project-management, cooperation, and execution skills, including working effectively across functions.
  • Extensive experience in supplier management and communication.
  • Ability to act as a supplier mentor and independently lead and manage suppliers to ensure performance in Commercial, Quality, and Delivery.
  • Good command of Chinese and English, with strong verbal and written communication skills.
  • Proactive, self-leading, and willing to take on challenging tasks.

Responsibilities

  • Lead indirect purchasing activities for RBTS in China, ensuring operational excellence and compliance.
  • Execute end-to-end sourcing activities, including supplier scouting, requests for quotation, cost-of-quality analysis, negotiation, sourcing decisions, and contract finalization to fulfill internal user department requests.
  • Perform continuous supplier development and management to optimize the supply base.
  • Issue purchase orders in the system while ensuring strict adherence to procurement processes, corporate regulations, and documentation standards.
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure timely delivery of purchased services, machine and equipment, business-as-usual supplies, spare parts, and repair and maintenance services.
  • Handle supplier non-conformity claims and manage complex negotiations or difficult situations to resolve commercial disputes.
  • Provide strategic support for TG or AS business growth in the domestic market and overseas export markets.
  • Conduct supplier scouting, evaluation, and sourcing decisions for China and overseas markets in alignment with business-unit and regional strategies.
  • Lead requests for quotation, cost-of-quality analysis, and supplier price negotiations to ensure competitive product positioning cost.
  • Prepare and implement annual price negotiation plans to achieve financial targets.
  • Act as a mentor to key suppliers, overseeing performance from a Commercial, Quality, and Delivery perspective.

Desired Qualifications

  • Experience with electronics parts is strongly preferred.
  • Basic finance knowledge is a plus.

About the Company

Bosch Home Comfort

Makes heating, cooling and hot-water equipment

Bosch Home Comfort makes heating, cooling and hot-water equipment for homes, commercial buildings and industrial users. Its portfolio combines electric heat pumps with gas-fired boilers and hybrid systems, giving customers different ways to control building temperatures and supply hot water. The business sells equipment through its brands' sales networks, with products adapted to regional building needs and energy requirements. Its inverter-driven heat pumps adjust compressor output to match demand rather than running constantly at full power. The Bosch business unit was formed through the merger of Bosch and Buderus heating activities in 2004 and is headquartered in Wetzlar, Germany.

Company size
10,001+
Company stage
Not listed
Total funding
Not listed
Headquarters
Wetzlar, Germany
Founded
2004

Recently Posted Jobs

Explore more opportunities at Bosch Home Comfort

See more jobs