Data Management Buyer

2 days ago

Northville, MI, United States Aisin Corporation Full time
Job Title: Data Management Buyer (Raw Material & MRO Support)

Company: AISIN World Corp. of America

Department: Purchasing, Materials & Machinery

Location: Northville, MI

Position Responsibilities

The incumbent is expected to perform the following functions that the company has determined are essential to this position:

Data Management Creation and Maintenance
  • Develop, structure, and maintain data management systems to support AISIN CPS (Controlled Purchasing System) for Raw Material and to integrate MRO data across all AISIN North American plants.
  • Design data tables to map raw material grades to select Tier-2 suppliers under the AISIN CPS program.
  • Build a centralized MRO data management structure, consolidating items by manufacturer numbers and plant-specific details, progressing toward unified AISIN MRO part numbering by sub-commodity type.
  • Develop automated data import processes to merge information from ERP systems, plant spreadsheets, and supplier data files.
  • Establish data normalization and cross-reference logic to ensure high data integrity and eliminate redundancy.
System Integration and Process Automation
  • Collaborate with Purchasing, Finance, and Engineering to connect the data management system with existing cost-tracking, RFQ, and tariff-management workflows.
  • Define version control and revision history methods for supplier and part information.
  • Automate data validation (duplicate checks, completeness verification, and formatting consistency).
Strategic Data Management Development
  • Define data architecture and indexing strategies for efficient search and reporting across multi-plant data sets.
  • Establish data governance: user access standards, backup routines, and security controls.
  • Work with Purchasing, Material Engineering, Design, and Plants to maintain structured update processes and data ownership.
  • Support development of cost benchmarking and predictive analysis capabilities.
Collaboration & Continuous Improvement
  • Support Raw Material, MRO, and Commodity Teams with data insights for supplier mapping, cost reduction, and risk assessment.
  • Create clear documentation (data dictionary, process flows).
  • Participate in cross-functional workshops to improve reporting usability.
  • Train users on data entry, search, reporting, and interpretation.
  • Other tasks and duties as assigned.
Required Skills and Abilities

Essential Skills and Experience:
  • 2-5 years of experience in data system design and integration.
  • Strong understanding of relational data structures (SQL, Access, or similar).
  • Experience consolidating data from ERP or plant-level systems.
  • Strong analytical ability and attention to data integrity.
  • Ability to work cross-functionally with Purchasing, Finance, and Engineering.
  • Advanced proficiency in Excel and data tools (Power Query, Access; Power BI a plus).
Beneficial Skills and Experience
  • Experience in automotive manufacturing or supply chain.
  • Familiarity with cloud-based data environments.
  • Knowledge of data governance and master-data management concepts.
  • Experience working with Japanese-based organizations is a plus.
Education/Training/Certifications
  • Bachelor's degree in data management, Computer Science, or related field.
Travel Requirements
  • Approximately 5 - 10 %.
  • Must be willing and available to travel to such locations and with such frequency as is necessary and desirable to meet business needs.
Work Environment Requirements

With reasonable accommodation:
  • Must be able to operate a personal computer, telephone, and other office equipment.
  • Must perform job duties onsite, when necessary, except those duties that are customarily or by their nature performed offsite (for example, offsite customer visits).
  • Must be able to work effectively in a fast-paced environment.
  • Must be able to work on multiple assignments at once, and complete assignments within deadline and budget (if applicable) with satisfactory quality.
  • Must be able to operate as an effective team member.
  • Must be committed to a high standard of safety and be willing and able to comply with all safety laws and all company safety policies.
Attendance/Work Hour Requirements
  • Must maintain an acceptable attendance record.
  • Must be willing and available to work weekends and holidays as necessary and desirable to meet business needs.

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