senior buyer.

approval. Negotiation with current and new suppliers will be paramount to success in the Buyer role. The role requires working closely with supplier representatives as well as internal team members such as Product and/or Applications Engineers, Design Engineers, Supplier Development Engineers (SDE), Global Supply Chain Managers. This role is fully onsite.

Responsibilities:
Sourcing and procurement activities for programs to meet program timing and commercial targets under the direction of the Supply Chain Supervisor/Manager.
Prepares reports, summaries, and presents quotations for prototype and production supply.
Identifying, developing, and qualifying new suppliers to achieve program goals.
Supporting supplier risk assessment evaluations and mitigation actions.
Adhering to commodity strategies (global & local)
Reporting progress against KPI metrics to measure progress against goals.
Aligning sourcing to the global guidelines.
Follows the supplier selection process to identify and recommend optimal source selection considering criteria such as value, risk, sustainability, quality, and delivery.
Presenting proposals to a global sourcing review board or a local committee and strategies to management and leadership.
Interfaces with suppliers to optimize value and feasibility by interpreting feedback on specifications and blueprints to align with engineering needs. Communicates proposed changes to stakeholders.
Presenting component design proposals and feasibility feedback from suppliers to engineering obtain optimum value.
Procuring pre-production samples and approval samples (First Article or PPAP) and driving suppliers to meet program requirements.
Performing a lead role for Supply Chain to compile Program Gate review content which would include communicating status to Program Management and launch team from Supplier Development and/or Supplier Quality, Global Commodity Management, Risk Management, and other Supply Chain support functions.
Coordinates design and technical reviews for new components in preparation for sourcing.
Facilitates reviews of component and feasibility feedback from suppliers with Engineering, Quality, Manufacturing, Logistics, and back to suppliers to optimize cost and manufacturability.
Estimates costs for new components using existing component and supplier data.
Develops and maintains costed BOMs and maintains history of BOM cost.
Sends and tracks Request for Quotes (RFQs) for prototype and production incorporating global and local sourcing strategies.
Estimates and maintains a tooling budget per program.
Issues tooling purchase orders (PO) for tooling.
Other duties as needed/assigned.

Working hours: 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Skills:
Good knowledge of purchasing, negotiation, commercial understanding, and cost breakdown
ERP/MRP experience preferred (SAP a plus)
Industry knowledge preferred or an understanding of automotive processes and components
Engineering background is a plus

Education:
Bachelors

Experience:
4-7 years

Qualifications:
Bachelor's degree (Engineering, Supply Chain, Business or related focus considered a plus)
2 - 5 years purchasing experience (automotive environment considered a plus)
Computer literacy with Microsoft Office is required
Ability to reach, write, and understand English.


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