Sr. Program Purchasing Buyer

About the Team:

The team supports end-to-end program purchasing by working closely with engineering, manufacturing, and suppliers to ensure on-time launches, cost competitiveness, and supply continuity. They drive sourcing excellence, manage risks, and continuously improve cost, quality, and delivery performance across the product lifecycle.

• Act as the purchasing representative for assigned programs, leading sourcing and procurement activities to support successful new product launches and program execution.
• Coordinate cross‑functionally with Engineering, Project Management, Logistics, Plants, and shared services to ensure timely deliveries, supplier readiness, and transparent communication and execution.
• Manage Bill of Material (BOM) cost, drive cost‑reduction initiatives, and implement VA/VE, localization, tariff mitigation, and productivity improvement actions.
• Take a leading role in providing purchasing input to the CQA (Customer Quote Analysis) team, driving alignment of product BOM costs with cross‑functional stakeholders through a forward‑looking cost strategy.
• Lead supplier sourcing, evaluation, nomination, and performance management to meet Quality, Cost, and Delivery (QCD) targets throughout the product lifecycle.
• Support sourcing preparation, RFQs, negotiations, contracts, tooling, prototypes, and capacity planning in alignment with commodity and purchasing strategies.
• Monitor program and supplier risks, including capacity constraints, material shortages, engineering changes, and lifecycle topics such as CRB (Change Review Board), LTB (Last Time Buy / Bridge), and make‑versus‑buy decisions.
• Track sourcing status, savings, and program metrics; maintain purchasing documentation, support continuous improvement, and ensure compliance with policies and processes.

• A minimum of 6+ years of experience in purchasing or supplier development
• Good communication and interpersonal skills, Good at spoken English
• Structured and organized, outspoken personality
• Advanced skills in Excel/Word/PowerPoint) and SAP
• High assertiveness and negotiation skills
• Continuous improvements mind set
• Experience in automotive electronics business
• Knowledge of automotive APQP/PPAP and Gate review process

• A supportive collaborative team environment
• Annual Incentive Plan
• Paid Vacation
• 401k Plan
• Health Care Benefits
• Paid Holidays
• A Hybrid Work Schedule (2 days remote/3 days onsite)
• Supportive Employee Groups and community outreach activities