Project Buyer

Are you a purchasing expert with a knack for managing supplier relationships and driving cost-effective solutions? Do you thrive in a fast-paced automotive environment? If so, we have an exciting opportunity for you!

🔹 Your Role:

As a Project Buyer, you will be responsible for sourcing, negotiating, and managing suppliers to support key automotive projects from conception to production. You will work closely with internal teams (engineering, production, quality) and external suppliers to ensure project success, cost efficiency, and supply chain stability.

🛠 Key Responsibilities:

✔ Supplier Sourcing & Negotiation: Identify, evaluate, and negotiate with suppliers to ensure competitive pricing and optimal quality.

✔ Project Management: Align purchasing strategies with project milestones, ensuring timely delivery of components.

✔ Cost Optimization: Drive cost-saving initiatives without compromising quality or delivery timelines.

✔ Risk Management: Anticipate and mitigate supply chain risks to ensure business continuity.

✔ Cross-Functional Collaboration: Work with engineering, production, and quality teams to align purchasing strategies with technical and operational requirements.

✔ Contract & Compliance Management: Ensure all purchasing activities adhere to company policies and industry standards.

🎯 Your Profile:

✅ 5+ years of experience in procurement, preferably in the automotive industry.

✅ Strong background in project-based purchasing and supplier negotiations.

✅ Experience with cost analysis, budgeting, and contract management.

✅ Knowledge of automotive standards (IATF 16949, APQP, PPAP, etc.).

✅ Strong analytical, communication, and problem-solving skills.

✅ Fluent in French, with proficiency in English mandatory.

| WHAT CAN YOU EXPECT FROM TMC?

TMC is an international high-tech consultancy company that brings expertise to its clients to support them in realizing their technological challenges. As such, TMC operates as an expert center at its clients' disposal, and we help them become more competitive in an increasingly global and rapidly changing technological world.

At TMC, people are the driving force behind technological innovation. That is why we want to create the best possible conditions for tech talents to thrive. We offer you a challenging and stimulating work environment in which you can be the director of your own career.

As an Employeneur you are part of our TMC family. Next to our outstanding technical expertise, fun and engagement are meaningful parts of our culture.

| WHY CHOOSE FOR EMPLOYENEURSHIP?

We are truly unique thanks to our Employeneurship model which is a true innovation for the High Technology consulting business. It is the business relationship of the 21st century for highly skilled technical professionals. It is built around 5 main pillars:

• You will have a permanent employment contract, offering you stability and security;
• You will get to know your market value and have a share in the profit your work generates thanks to the individual profit-sharing;
• We will support you with one-on-one coaching and training designed to help you develop your entrepreneurial skills;
• The competence cells structure provides you with a strong meaningful, and relevant network;
• The entrepreneurial lab: a playground for new ideas and a potential launching for start-ups.