Daniel Kovacs

Commodity Manager PP&C Europe at OPmobility Exterior

Weissenburg in Bayern, Bavaria, Germany

About

Experience

  • OPmobility (10 yrs)
    • Commodity Manager PP&C Europe
      Jan 2021 - Present · 5 yrs 7 mos

      Strategical management of the plastic part and component supplier panel for the Plastic Omnium IES European footprint by leading a team of regional Commodity Buyers. Responsible for an annual spend of over 200mio€.

    • Program Purchasing Manager Slovakia and Poland
      Feb 2018 - Jan 2021 · 3 yrs

      Managing a team of 5+ professional Supply Project Managers in the challenging and constantly evolving automotive environment for 10-12 Bumper/Tailgate/Spoiler development programs running in parallel for various OEMs, such as JLR, BMW, FORD, PSA or VOLVO with manufacturing locations in Poland, Slovakia, Austria and Germany.

    • Supply Project Manager
      Aug 2016 - Feb 2018 · 1 yr 7 mos

      Responsibility of the whole Program Purchasing tasks in the AUDI C-BEV (eTron), flagship program that time for Plastic Omnium. - Collaboration in a Core-Team during the whole program life-time - Managing the whole purchasing content - RFQ and Sourcing of Bough-out-Parts - Supplier management during development phase - Mandated parts and supplier management - Tooling, pre-serial, trial management - PPAP process management for BOPs - Participation in Milestone Reviews

  • Program Buyer at Faurecia
    Oct 2013 - Aug 2016 · 2 yrs 11 mos

    Faurecia Exteriors - Bumper Systems Responsible as Program Buyer for programs like: VW Touran, VW Tiguan, Daimler C217, Ford Fiesta B479 RFQ and sourcing of components in line with the purchasing dept's and the program's saving goals, supplier commercial, technical and timing management, support of PPAP process, troubleshooting, participation on program reviews.

  • Serial- and Project Purchaser at Magna International
    Jul 2011 - Sep 2013 · 2 yrs 3 mos

    Complete purchasing function in the plant located in Hungary and in close collaboration with the plant located in Rastatt, Germany. All-rounder for everything purchased for the Kecskemét plant and the Daimler content running there, like the W246 (B-Class) or C117 (CLA). Program buyer, serial buyer and even operative MRO buyer tasks.

  • Technical Buyer at APV - Technische Produkte GmbH
    Nov 2010 - Jun 2011 · 8 mos

  • Project Purchaser at CabTec Group
    Apr 2008 - Nov 2010 · 2 yrs 8 mos