Technical Buyer

TGR Haas F1 Team competes in the FIA Formula 1 World Championship with Grand Prix race winner Esteban Ocon and British rising star Ollie Bearman, led by Team Principal Ayao Komatsu.The **** season saw the team's second highest points total in its 10-season history, achieving a combined total of 20 top 10 finishes.We don't follow the status quo, we're here to challenge the competition, and we want you to join us.The first American Formula 1 team to compete in the sport since ****, TGR Haas F1 Team made an immediate impression with a memorable points-scoring debut at the **** Australian Grand Prix.Nine years later, and the team continues to demonstrate growth and a clear direction with its future objectives – coming off the back of its second-best season to-date in Formula 1.We're a racing team – not a corporate machine.We have three HQs – Kannapolis in the US, Banbury in the UK and Maranello in Italy – each powered by passionate, loyal and hardworking team ambassadors.At TGR Haas F1 Team – known within the paddock as the 'family team' – you'll be involved in many different areas of the team, have much wider visibility across the business, and will be able to clearly see your contribution to our team.Yes, you'll learn from us, but we expect to learn from you tooGeneral SummaryThis position reports to the Procurement Director or their designee; is located in Maranello, Italy.Responsible for car parts procurement, with close working with Project Management Office.Also responsible for supporting the requirements of the Design Office with regard to bought out services.Proactively ensures best practices are adopted and always followed.Ensures the timely delivery of quality parts and services within budget.Key ResponsibilitiesPromote teamwork and effective communications to develop working relationships between all personnel and departments.Follow procurement guidelines, policies and procedures, continually challenging cost, quality and lead time.Support the Procurement Director and their designee in ensuring individual tasks are completed in line with programme requirements.Be able to compile agreements with external partners ready for internal submission and review within Haas F1 and ensure subsequent adherence to these agreements by both parties.Responsible for supporting the project management of vendor supplied projects that may require cross-functional collaboration.Experience to foresee potential quality and delivery risks, with the knowledge to implement corrective actions.Possess the relevant engineering skills to be able to determine appropriate supplier selection, be able to competently understand the manufacturing process(es) and negotiate costs.Confidence to feedback to engineering any changes which could reduce the cost and/or improve the quality of supply without negatively effecting the engineering function of the part.Skills to audit a vendor's capability, capacity and sustainability and the mindset to look outside the existing motorsport community for the best solution.Ability to offer multiple supply options and select the optimum solution per situation.Develop and maintain relationships with parts vendors to obtain and purchase parts.Responsible for invoice queries and liaising with the finance department to ensure resolution.Participate in the development of specifications for equipment and products.Ability to support Indirect procurement activities, as required.Follow all safety regulations in all venues.Other duties as assigned by the Procurement Director or their designee.Education and Work ExperienceHigh School diploma or equivalent required.Further education including a relevant Apprenticeship or University Degree desired.3 or more years of technical procurement experience including bought out to drawing parts.Experience of working in a dynamic and fast paced environment, with the ability to delivery to time critical deadlines.Specialized Knowledge and SkillsStrong communication skills, written and verbal.Fluent Italian speaker with an excellent understanding of English language.Strong technical background in either engineering or manufacturing environments.Ability to translate requirements from the Design Office to the Supplier for a range of commodities including composite and machined parts.Work to a consistently high standard in dynamic and time sensitive situations.Quick decision-making skills whilst working through problems in a scientific and analytical way.Work well within a team environment with personnel at all levels.A sympathetic approach to work colleagues and an ability to integrate within a group environment.A can-do positive approach and a willingness to help others is essential.Equipment and ApplicationsMicrosoft Office 365 suite of office products, particularly Excel, Share Point, Teams, and Power BIExperience on industry standard ERP systems (e.g. Microsoft Dynamics 365).Ability to navigate PLM systems (e.g. Dassault Systems 3 DX).