Purchasing Director – Europe

Magna

Purchasing Director in automotive sector leading sourcing strategies and development of vendor relationships. Collaborating with global teams to achieve performance metrics and cost efficiencies.

Posted 6/25/2026full-timeMuenchen • 🇩🇪 GermanyLeadWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Establishment of strategic sourcing planning objectives and definition of requirements for goods, services, supplies, and equipment in cooperation with the Leadership Team
Coordination of Purchasing Managers to define, implement, and realize purchasing strategies and activities
Establishment and maintenance of measurable performance metrics for all levels of procurement activities
Responsibility for annual budget planning, including scheduling expenditures, analyzing variances, and initiating corrective actions
Provision of insight and expertise into assigned commodity markets
Leadership of product development commodity strategies in line with corporate initiatives
Driving of cost reductions through negotiations, leverage, rationalization, and process improvements
Negotiation and execution of purchase orders and vendor contracts
Development of an overall vendor base that creates and sustains competitive advantage
Establishment and maintenance of relationships with preferred and strategic suppliers
Promotion of “Unified Efforts” and creation of synergies throughout Exteriors globally
Collaboration across a large matrixed organization
Development and maintenance of a high-performance culture, achievement of functional KPIs, and improvement of customer service levels for internal and external customers
Identification and implementation of process improvements to increase efficiency and accuracy
Management and mentoring of a dynamic team of purchasing professionals
Liaison with counterparts in other functional areas

Requirements

What you’ll need

Graduate degree in Business Administration, Economic Sciences, Industrial Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, specializing in Purchasing; or comparable education
Several years of experience in Purchasing & Sourcing with extensive experience in the manufacturing industry, preferably in the automotive sector
Extensive, well established business-network in the automotive sector is an asset
Project management experience
Fluent business-level English is required; German language skills are a plus
Financial management and controlling skills
Computer literate (MS Office, SAP and AI skills)
Ability to coordinate and foster interdisciplinary teamwork

Benefits

Comp & perks

Engaging and dynamic environment
Support and resources for success
Wide range of development prospects

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Hard Skills & Tools

strategic sourcingpurchasing strategiesperformance metricsbudget planningcost reductionnegotiationvendor managementprocess improvementsproject managementfinancial management

Soft Skills

leadershipcollaborationmentoringinterdisciplinary teamworkcommunicationinsightrelationship managementcustomer serviceproblem-solvingorganizational skills

Certifications

graduate degree in Business Administrationgraduate degree in Economic Sciencesgraduate degree in Industrial Engineeringgraduate degree in Mechanical Engineering