Senior Director Purchasing

Lumentis is a global designer and manufacturer of advanced automotive lighting solutions that enhance safety and brand identity for leading automakers worldwide. With decades of industry experience, Lumentis delivers headlamps, tail lamps, signal, and ambient lighting systems from concept through series production. Lumentis combines optical engineering, electronics, and software expertise to create innovative LED, adaptive, and dynamic lighting technologies. As a trusted partner to major automotive brands, Lumentis offers a technologically advanced, collaborative environment for professionals seeking to drive innovation in vehicle lighting.

The Senior Director, Purchasing is a full-time hybrid position based in Novi, Michigan. The Senior Director of Purchasing is responsible for developing and executing the global purchasing strategy to support the company's business objectives, customer commitments, and financial targets. This executive leader oversees the procurement of direct and indirect materials, manages strategic supplier relationships, drives cost competitiveness, ensures supply continuity, and leads purchasing teams across multiple regions.

Working closely with Engineering, Manufacturing, Program Management, Finance, Quality, and Sales, the Senior Director of Purchasing plays a critical role in supporting automotive OEM launches, maintaining supplier performance, mitigating supply chain risks, and delivering best-in-class sourcing strategies for advanced automotive lighting systems.

• Develop and execute a global purchasing strategy aligned with corporate objectives and customer requirements.
• Establish annual and long-term cost reduction initiatives that improve profitability while maintaining quality and delivery performance.
• Lead strategic sourcing activities for electronic components, semiconductors, plastics, metals, optics, mechanical assemblies, tooling, packaging, logistics, and indirect services.
• Develop sourcing strategies supporting new technologies, product innovation, localization, and global manufacturing footprints.
• Build and lead a high-performing global purchasing organization focused on accountability, collaboration, and continuous improvement.
• Develop strategic partnerships with key global suppliers.
• Lead supplier selection, qualification, and long-term relationship management.
• Negotiate commercial agreements including pricing, payment terms, tooling, intellectual property, capacity commitments, and long-term supply agreements.
• Evaluate supplier financial health, operational capability, and risk exposure.
• Drive supplier performance improvements related to quality, delivery, cost, technology, and sustainability

• Lead annual material cost reduction programs through negotiations, value engineering, should-cost analysis, and productivity initiatives.
• Support customer cost-down requirements while protecting company profitability.
• Monitor commodity markets and develop strategies to minimize material cost volatility.
• Partner with Finance to establish purchasing budgets, forecasts, and savings targets.

• Develop strategies to ensure continuity of supply for critical components.
• Lead mitigation plans for supply disruptions, geopolitical risks, tariffs, logistics constraints, and capacity shortages.
• Establish dual-source and business continuity strategies where appropriate.

• Partner with Engineering and Program Management during product development.
• Ensure supplier involvement in design reviews, cost optimization, manufacturability, and timing.
• Support successful APQP activities and launch readiness.
• Lead sourcing activities for new program awards and customer launches.