Senior Buyer

Senior Buyer

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Senior Buyer Type of

Contract:

Long-term At-will Scope:
Modules North America Responsibilities:
Develop and execute sourcing strategies aligned with business objectives, ensuring supplier competitiveness, risk mitigation, sustainability requirements, and supply base optimization. Lead sourcing activities from strategy through supplier nomination, including RFQ management, quotation analysis, commercial negotiations, supplier selection, and contract execution. Manage Cap Ex and production-related procurement activities across programs and manufacturing locations, ensuring alignment with project timing, budget, and operational requirements.

Drive cost competitiveness through target pricing, should-cost analysis, benchmarking, VA/VE initiatives, lifecycle cost evaluations, and formal savings realization. Support program lifecycle activities from acquisition through launch and serial production, including supplier readiness, engineering changes, tooling modifications, resourcing activities, and supply continuity. Develop and manage supplier relationships while monitoring supplier performance against quality, cost, delivery, and sustainability objectives, driving corrective actions and continuous improvement initiatives as needed.

Define and maintain QCD targets in collaboration with Engineering, Operations, Quality, and Finance to support program and business objectives. Maintain accurate purchasing, sourcing, supplier, and contract data within SAP and other purchasing systems to support procurement execution, reporting, and compliance requirements. Serve as the primary purchasing interface between suppliers and cross-functional stakeholders, ensuring alignment, effective communication, issue resolution, and achievement of program milestones.

Ensure compliance with purchasing procedures, contractual obligations, quality standards, environmental requirements, ethical business practices, and EHS policies. Ideal Candidate Profile:

Education:

Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain Management, Business Administration, Engineering, Finance, or a related field preferred. Professional / Technical Training:
Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite, including Excel, PowerPoint, Word, and Outlook. Professional / Technical Training: SAP experience preferred. Professional / Technical Training:
Strong negotiation, contract management, and supplier relationship management skills. Professional / Technical Training:
Strong analytical, financial, and presentation skills. Professional / Technical Training:
Technical understanding of manufacturing processes, capital equipment, tooling, and production systems; experience with cost analysis, benchmarking, and should-cost methodologies preferred. Related Experience / Specialized Knowledge:
Minimum 5+ years of purchasing experience, preferably within automotive, manufacturing, or industrial environments. Related Experience / Specialized Knowledge:
Experience managing BOM procurement, production purchasing, sourcing activities, supplier negotiations, product launches, engineering changes, and supplier performance management. Related Experience / Specialized Knowledge:
Knowledge of customer-specific requirements, quality standards, and supply chain fundamentals. Additional

Skills:

Results-driven with strong project management, organizational, planning, communication, presentation, stakeholder management, analytical, problem-solving, decision-making, strategic sourcing, cost analysis, supplier development, and cross-functional influencing capabilities. Why choose this position?(Optional)

This role offers the opportunity to lead strategic purchasing activities across programs and manufacturing locations while partnering closely with Engineering, Operations, Quality, Finance, and suppliers. The position provides exposure to sourcing strategy, supplier negotiations, cost optimization, product launches, and continuous improvement initiatives in a dynamic manufacturing environment.