Strategic Buyer Electronics
18 hours ago
Strategic Buyer Electronics
Job Summary:
Our client in Auburn Hills, MI is looking for a Strategic Buyer. This is a Direct position.
What You Will Do:
- Lead full sourcing process with activities as RFQ/RFI, technical reviews and obtain Council approval for new business awards.
- Works in cooperation with other teams and functions to make the best supplier selection.
- Negotiates contracts for prices and terms with outside suppliers for new and carryover components.
- Develops and maintains commodity strategies in cooperation with other regions and in alignment with organizational needs and targets.
- Follows market price trends and general business activities.
- Manages supplier commercial issues.
- Ensures compliance to GSM Policies and Procedures.
- Establishes Annual Material Budget and performs monthly budget analysis.
- Works with suppliers and internal resources to identify, develop and implement material cost savings.
- Develop new suppliers/disruptors to properly support the needs of each product line.
- Develop and execute plan for localization to increase regional content.
- Negotiate, implement and maintain up to date prices per material contracts with supply base in alignment with customer agreements.
Basics:
- Bachelors degree in Business or Engineering. Candidates with no degree that have relevant company experience may be considered as well.
- 3 years of experience in the automotive electronics industry preferably in purchasing of direct material.
- Strong technical expertise pertaining to PCBs, electronics hardware, semiconductors or ECUs.
- Able to function independently with minimal supervision & technical guidance.
- Excellent negotiation skills.
- Excellent oral and written communication skills & interpersonal skills to work effectively with others.
- Good organization and documentation abilities.
- Working knowledge of MS office.
- Ability to read blueprints and understand basic engineering documents.
- Strong knowledge of the specific commodities, materials, and products being purchased.
- High analytical ability in complex situations with a strong knowledge of Purchasing strategies & skills.
- Must be able to travel up to 15%
- Envision the Future
- Communicate Honestly and Broadly
- Seek Technology and Business "First"
- Embrace Diversity and Take Risks
- Competitive Salary
- Comprehensive Benefit Package
- 401(k) with matching contributions
- Paid Time Off
- Employee Discounts
- Free training on all Altair products
Why Work with Us:
Altair is a global technology company providing software and cloud solutions in the area of data analytics, product development, and high-performance computing (HPC). Altair enables organizations in nearly every industry to compete more effectively in a connected world, while creating a more sustainable future. With more than 3,000 engineers, scientists, and creative thinkers in 25 countries, we help solve our customer's toughest challenges and deliver unparalleled service, helping the innovators innovate, drive better decisions, and turn today's problems into tomorrow's opportunities.
Our vision is to transform customer decision making with data analytics, simulation, and high-performance computing.
For more than 30 years, we have been helping our customers integrate electronics and controls with mechanical design to expand product value, develop AI, simulation and data-driven digital twins to drive better decisions, and deliver advanced HPC and cloud solutions to support unlimited idea exploration. To learn more, please visit altair.com
Ready to go? #ONLYFORWARD
At our core we are explorers; adventures; pioneers. We are the brains behind some of the world's most revolutionary innovations and are not only comfortable in new and unchartered waters, we dive headfirst. We are the original trailblazers that make the impossible possible, discovering new solutions to our customer's toughest challenges.
Altair is an equal opportunity employer. Our backgrounds are diverse, and every member of our global team is critical to our success. Altair's history demonstrations a belief that empowering each individual authentic voice reinforces a culture that thrives because of the uniqueness among our team.
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