Sr. Director Purchasing

What We Offer

At Magna, you can expect an engaging and dynamic environment where you can help to develop industry-leading automotive technologies. We invest in our employees, providing them with the support and resources they need to succeed. As a member of our global team, you can expect exciting, varied responsibilities as well as a wide range of development prospects. Because we believe that your career path should be as unique as you are.

Transforming mobility. Making automotive technology that is smarter, cleaner, safer and lighter. That’s what we’re passionate about at Magna Electronics, and we do it by creating world-class Electronic systems. We are a premier supplier for the global automotive industry with full capabilities in design, development, testing and manufacturing of complex Electronic systems. Our name stands for quality, environmental consciousness, and safety.

Innovation is what drives us and we drive innovation. Dream big and create the future of mobility at Magna Electronics.

Your Responsibilities

• Strategic Leadership & Governance
  • Define and deploy the global Core Purchasing strategy across all product areas and regions
  • Establish governance frameworks for RFQ execution, sourcing decisions, and pricing integrity
  • Align Core Purchasing deliverables with business objectives for cost, quality, delivery, and supply chain risk
  • Act as the escalation point for key sourcing, quotation, and supplier strategy decisions
• Quotation & Pre-Development Excellence
  • Own end-to-end purchasing input into customer quotation activities (RFQ/RFI)
  • Ensure disciplined execution of sourcing activities, commercial assumptions, and pricing strategies
  • Drive consistency and accuracy in platform price libraries and BOM cost baselines
  • Partner with Engineering and Program teams to ensure early sourcing alignment and design-to-cost execution
• Organizational Leadership
  • Lead and develop a global Core Purchasing team (Managers, Leads, Buyers)
  • Build organizational capability in cost modeling, negotiation, and sourcing strategy
  • Establish clear performance metrics, accountabilities, and development plans
  • Foster a high-performance, accountable, and collaborative team culture
• Cross-Functional Integration
  • Partner with Program Management, Engineering, Finance, Quality, and Category Management
  • Ensure alignment between product development timing and sourcing readiness
  • Provide executive-level purchasing input to business cases and program reviews
  • Drive early purchasing involvement in product definition and MPM processes
• Supplier Strategy & Performance
  • Define supplier strategy at platform/pre-development level in collaboration with Category teams
  • Leverage market intelligence and supplier capabilities to optimize cost and innovation
  • Support development of strategic supplier relationships and long‑term sourcing roadmaps
  • Ensure supply base supports scalability, resilience, and competitive positioning
• Performance Management & Continuous Improvement
  • Establish and monitor KPIs across quotation performance, cost competitiveness, and execution quality
  • Drive continuous improvement in tools, processes, and data (e.g., price libraries, RFQ workflows)
  • Lead initiatives to enhance efficiency, transparency, and standardization across Core Purchasing

Key Interfaces

• VP Purchasing / Purchasing Leadership Team
• Program Management, Engineering, Finance, Quality
• Category Purchasing & Supplier Development
• Global Customer Teams / Quotation Teams

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Supply Chain, Business, or related field
• Extensive experience in Purchasing / Supply Chain within automotive or complex manufacturing
• Proven leadership experience managing global teams and cross‑functional organizations

• Deep understanding of RFQ processes, cost modeling, and supplier sourcing strategies
• Experience with platform pricing, BOM cost analysis, and quotation consolidation
• Strong knowledge of automotive development processes (PDP/MPM) and sourcing milestones

• Strong executive presence and communication skills
• Ability to influence across functions and regions
• Strategic…