Director of Material Purchasing

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Company Description

Automotive Components Manufacturing

 

Job Description

Director of Material Purchasing - $110-120 +10% Bonus – Automotive Components Manufacturing - Requires solid Leadership experience in developing high-performance teams, execution of "Value Analysis and Value Engineering" projects, and strategically directing Plant Manufacturing Purchasing/ Procurement initiatives.

REQUIREMENTS:

--- Bachelor’s Engineering Degree with 5+ years of Purchasing/ Procurement or Program Management in

Automotive Tier 1 or Tier 2 Manufacturing.

--- Must have experience with "value added" methodology, OSHA, ISO/TS 16949, ISO 14001 and SAP.

--- Ability to work effectively in a multi-cultural team environment and to interact with / influence across functions.

--- Able to work in the USA without sponsorship, and obtain security clearance if required.

Qualifications

RESPONSIBILITIES:

--- Lead and coordinate the direct buyers team in support of all purchasing policies, procedures, and daily action

plans.

--- Identify and implement process improvements to increase efficiency and accuracy, aligned with regional or

global initiatives.

--- Contribute to commodity strategies and action plans through close collaboration with the plant’s functional

stakeholders.

--- Collaborate with commodity purchasing and international supply chain partners on value-add projects in order to

exceed the annual Purchasing KPI targets.

--- Drive cross-functional accountability to implement budgeted purchasing savings.

--- Support new business acquisitions and new program launches by delivering on functional milestones.

--- Train and mentor plant buyers in defining negotiation strategies and support with resolution of exceptional

situations or escalations.

--- Provide leadership to the team including performance feedback and professional development.

--- Accurately maintain data/ information in SAP, deploy 4-eye principle for price changes and PO issuance.

--- Comply with Global Purchasing Standards and all departmental policies and procedures.

--- Ensure adherence to administrative requirements regarding OSHA, ISO/TS 16949, and ISO 14001.

Additional Information

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

 

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