Senior Buyer

**Company**:
**_ Do you have real technical purchasing skills? Do you enjoy negotiating with suppliers? Are you ready to travel in Europe? This job is for you._**

AISIN EUROPE is part of the Japanese AISIN Corporation, a leading supplier of automotive technology products employing more than 100,000 people worldwide.

**Our Values**
- Growth & happiness for our employees and colleagues
- Inspiration & trust for our customers
- A sustainable environment for the future

**The Aisin Way**
- Be proactive, make changes (take on challenges, move fast, be enthusiastic)
- Make people grow, make them dream
- Move forward, build the future (optimize actions and have the courage to change, keep up with the latest developments, make sure our actions help the local community and the environment)
- Safety, health and quality supremacy as a foundation
- Passion for automotive, advanced technologies and Innovation
- Open, multicultural and international environment with convenient access to Braine - L’Alleud (south of Brussels)
- Skills development and continuous training
- Good working atmosphere

**Function**:
Our **OEM** **Purchasing team (Commodity Purchasing - 10 members)** whose mission is to ensure the selection of suppliers, the negotiation of purchasing contracts and the monitoring of supplies for direct purchases (parts for production) of the European Aisin plants, is currently looking for a **Senior Buyer** with a good command of French and English in order **to strengthen his team on** **our Braine-l'Alleud site**.

**What will you work on?**
- Carrying out market studies on specific categories of products in order to identify most suitable suppliers in term of Know-how, Quality, Delivery, Cost, Environnment
- Ensuring purchasing missions from suppliers Benchmarking, to suppliers Evaluation/Selection, Project Development and finally supplier monitoring during serial production.
- Depending on the need, drafting and negotiation of contract;
- Carry out negotiation and investigate opportunities of cost optimization
- Technical Purchasing: the purchase of electronic, mechanical, Electron-mechanicals assemblies, components.

**Profile**:
**MUST HAVE**
- With a **bachelor's degree** or even a **higher level**, you have acquired **five years minimum of experience in a purchasing department**, preferably in an industrial environment;
- Rigorous, dynamic, methodical, precise and assertive person, you demonstrate **good communication and negotiation skills** with both your internal customers and your suppliers;
- You speak **French fluently** and have a good command of **English**;
- Ready to **travel** (mainly in Europe), duration : few days, severals time in the year.

**NICE TO HAVE**
- Experience in the Automotive industry is an asset;
- Adopting a positive attitude, you work effectively in a team and know how to be flexible;
- You have a good command of Office 365 (excel, word, powerpoint);
- Demonstrating excellent organization, you know how to manage your tasks according to priorities.

**Offer**:
**What can we offer you?**
- A diversified function combining technical, relational and organizational aspects, with remarkable products & business perspectives in continuous evolution
- An attractive salary with competitive fringe benefits (group insurance, meal vouchers, representation allowance, ) including a company car
- Flexible schedule with 2 days of homeworking
- Extralegal and company holidays
- Several sports & family events for our employees and their family

**How do you apply?**
- Answer to this job ad by sending a CV & cover letter
- If your profile matches to our need, we will contact you for a first HR interview. If there is a mutual interest, you’ll meet the business manager in a face-to-face meeting. And last but not least step in our recruitment process is to take an Assessment Center to measure your softskills.

Your recruiter, **Julie FAUVILLE**, Senior HR Generalist

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