Digital Buyer, Marketing

About Fisker Inc.  

California-based Fisker Inc. is revolutionizing the automotive industry by developing the most emotionally desirable and eco-friendly electric vehicles on Earth. Passionately driven by a vision of a clean future for all, the company is on a mission to become the No. 1 e-mobility service provider with the world’s most sustainable vehicles. To learn more, visit www.FiskerInc.com – and enjoy exclusive content across Fisker’s social media channels: FacebookInstagramTwitterYouTube and LinkedIn. Download the revolutionary new Fisker mobile app from the App Store or Google Play store. 

Role Overview

As a Digital Buyer, Marketing, you will manage the purchasing for marketing related goods and services. This role requires exceptional communication, negotiation, and organizational skills. A successful candidate needs to thrive in a pressurized environment using data and facts to help identify risks, manage resources, and solve problems quickly and effectively. A strong team ethic with the ability to interact at all levels and across business boundaries is required to be successful in this position. This is an in-office position at our Manhattan Beach headquarter.

Responsibilities 

• Have ability to diligence and audit purchases.

• Purchase digital media ranging from direct purchase, agencies etc.

• Buyer for marketing related goods and services, including (but not limited to): auto / trade show exhibit space & assets; media buying & creative agencies; experience center assets, & services

• Development of procurement strategy, establishment of purchasing budgets, plans, policies, systems, and procedures within the organization

• Negotiate key contracts to optimize value, manage RFQ/RFP process

• Develop business intelligence based on continuous market analysis, monitoring, and forecasting against variable market conditions

• Negotiate contractual terms and interpret existing contract frameworks, demonstrating an understanding of legal principles

• Build internal relationships, assessing the capabilities of suppliers 

• Create supplier scorecards to drive for continuous improvement and creation of best practice-based processes and procedures

• Ensuring deliverables are clearly identified and timing is achieved

• Ensure that internal operations and supplier activities are carried out in an ethical, responsible manner, using ISO2600/20400 as a basis

• Product definition, attributes, and specification cascade for sourcing activities

• Program metrics generation, including timing, delivery status, cost status.

Basic Qualifications / Knowledge / Experience

• Bachelor’s degree 

• Must have a strong knowledge of industry pricing 

• Have ability to diligence and audit purchases.

• Knowledge of relevant process, environmental and social standards

• Experience with ethical and responsible sourcing

• Problem solving; 8D, Practical problem-solving capability

• Proven track record of working within automotive organizations 

• Proven track record in procuring a variety of design services, marketing agencies, physical assets, and support services

• Superior relationship skills in creating and fostering working relationships within Purchasing, internal business areas and supplier

• Ability to make strategic sourcing recommendations and take appropriate action

• Highly organized with the ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines

• Deep knowledge of sourcing, procurement principles, procurement systems and large company best practices

• Strong leadership and negotiation skills

• Exceptional communication skills

• Independent /Self Starting

• Fluent spoken and written English

Preferred Skills / Experience / Competences

• Drive for Results: Drive for high performance, takes responsibility and works towards planning targets, overcoming obstacles, setbacks and uncertainty.

 Business Acumen: Contribute to the company strategy and aligns the strategic priorities of own area with the direction and strategic priorities of the broader organization.

• Customer Centricity: Anticipates evolving customer needs and how to address them, doing the right thing in the right way

• Decision Making: Makes timely, informed decisions that consider the facts, goals, constraints, and risks.

• Analytical Thinking: Gather relevant information, identify key issues, compare data from different sources; draw appropriate conclusions to arrive at appropriate solutions.

• Teamwork & Collaboration: Facilitates Collaboration, actively engaging and to make joint decision and share best practices.

• Displays Global Perspective: Conveys an understanding of the organization's global market position, opportunities, capabilities, and competitive threats and takes cultural issues and geographic differences into account when making plans and decisions.

Organisation: 
Fisker Inc