Promote and support the establishment of a reliable and competitive local supply baseActive participation in definition of product related supplier strategyManage procurement activities for platform and application projects -includes target cost setting.Responsible for achievement of quality, cost and delivery targets.Prepare supplier selection - includes RFQ process, supplier evaluation and communication, and participation in sourcing decisions.Interface with: Central Purchasing, material field related purchasing, quality, engineering department and Business UnitEnsure preventive quality planning (PQP) for project specific new parts and coordination of their release.Promote and support RPP activities. Change management for procured parts.Supports series production and after-market when needed.Travel domestically and internationally up to 30%