Indirect Buyer​/MRO

Location: Bent Creek

Position Indirect Strategic Buyer, Senior II Location Arden, NCAbout us BorgWarner is a global product leader in delivering innovative and sustainable mobility solutions for the vehicle market. We are a company of innovators and independent thinkers that brings together talented employees, meaningful work, and amazing technology in a unique environment. At Borg Warner we constantly work towards our vision of a clean and energy-efficient world.

Our Culture We believe the health and safety of our employees are a top priority. We care about our local communities and the global environment. Borg Warner promotes and nurtures a diverse and inclusive environment, honors integrity, strives for excellence, commits to responsibility for our communities and the environment, and builds on the power of collaboration.

Career Opportunities We manage talent as seriously as we manage our businesses and encourage you to learn about our proud history, strong culture, technologies, and future vision. We offer a strong local presence and interesting global opportunities. Start your future with Borg Warner now!

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Borg Warner Openings Pay & Benefits All positions start at an above market pay rate for that position. Benefits are also above market and include the below for all fulltime employees:

Day 1 Medical Coverage with potential of no monthly premium

Onsite Health Clinic for employees and dependents (age 14 and over) at no cost Dental, Vision, Life, AD&D, and Disability Coverage Tuition Reimbursement Program after 18 months

Retirement Savings Plan (401k) with a matching program

Company paid holidays and vacation starting Day 1

Job purpose

The Borg Warner Arden campus offers two world class technical centers and a cutting-edge manufacturing facility that designs and produces turbos, fan, and fan drive components for the automotive industry. The Arden campus offers a multitude of career opportunities and is in the beautiful mountains of Western North Carolina.

This position will need an Individual with strong strategic planning skills, excellent communication and negotiation capability and a solid analytical ability. This position will be able to provide direction and focus to ongoing productivity improvements and contribute positively to the bottom line of Borg Warner. The position will have the ability to prioritize multiple tasks and allocate resources to deliver high impact results.

The position requires strong performance and work ethic within the organization, peers, and fellow associates.

The position will be seen as the expert for the plant indirect commodity and play a key role in developing strategies that support the plant and Borg Warner globally. The position will provide commodity industry insight and advise and lead the strategic direction to drive competitive advantage for Borg Warner.

Key responsibilities

Commercial leadership for plant capital requirements and Vendor Managed Inventory (VMI).Lead supplier negotiations, sourcing and managing supplier performance for assigned products and services with little to no management assistance.

Working with Indirect Global Commodity Managers, develop and execute commodity strategies at local level.

Investigate and develop global sourcing opportunities whenever possible to consolidate and leverage across Borg Warner locations.

Grounded in a sound understanding of supply markets and deliver significant and sustainable reductions to the bottom line.

Lead business teams to leverage knowledge to develop global strategies across multiple facilities.

Develop and implement long and short-range plans and objectives to ensure cost-effective and efficient management of plant requirements.

Implement continuous improvement programs with suppliers that result in cost reductions.

Develop long-term partnerships with world-class suppliers.

Introduce the organization to new technical developments in materials and components, which will help the organization achieve its objectives.

Work with other BW plants to benchmark suppliers and purchasing best practices.

Perform job functions in accordance with applicable quality, environmental, and safety policies and procedures.

Monitor industry trends and dynamics and communicate to business on periodic basis.

Responsible for all commercial discussions with the supplier.

Accurately maintain supplier Purchase Orders and Schedule Agreements.

Maintain monthly/ quarterly commodity adjustments for the supply base and accurately reflect same in…