Purchasing Manager

Found in: Talent US C2 - 2 weeks ago

Novi, United States Yanfeng Automotive Interiors Full time

Job Description

Main responsibilities:

Control sourcing on time at or below cost targets  Investigate and validate new potential suppliers in North America Region to support YFS operations  Identification and analysis of potential new suppliers and lead the cost savings opportunities.  Ensure flawless SDT launches per PLUS and customertiming / deliverables  Maintain direct production materials / components to ensure accuracy Strive to achieve cost savings goals and financial commitments per program/corporate targets  Understand and support execution of supplier Commodity Strategies  Support Commodity Managers in developing and implementing sub commodity strategies (SMPE)  Initiate and lead cross functional Make vs. Buy decisions  Supplier Management activities: RFQ (Request for Quote), change management, contract negotiations, payment queries, dispute resolution, etc.  Coordination of commodity specific cost savings and economic variances with senior management for forecast planning

Qualifications:

4 years degree in Procurement, Supply Chain Management, Engineering or Business Administration with a Master Degree desired Min. 5 years within automotive or related industry

Technical: 

 Automotive manufacturing, engineering, procurement, Supply Chain Management(SCM) and/or costing   Problem solving to analyze and identify waste in supplier process to drive cost reductions and process improvements 

Contract Administration: 

 Ability to analyze and execute contracts   Understand key contract provisions andterms and conditions   Understand Statement of Work requirements 

Financial: 

 Understand benchmark requirements   Identify and understand key cost drivers  Prepare and present cost analysis to support decision making process  Work to understand Total Cost impacts to the business to drive proper sourcing decisions 

Negotiations: 

Ability to gather information, analyze data, prepare for and/or lead negotiations to ensure Yanfeng Automotive seatings financial, quality, delivery, cost savings and other corporate goals are met  Understand supplier performance, process, footprint strategiesin relation to Yanfeng Automotive seatings’ operations in order to provide Best Cost sourcing  Understand customer commercial and footprint strategies in order to provide Best Cost sourcing 

Other: 

Support annual Business Reviewprocess with strategic suppliers to ensure supplier specific roadmaps are met  Support Commodity Teams in driving improvements in the following areas in order to meet or exceed plannedgoals: forecasted savings, continuous improvement, economics mitigation, supplier quality performance, supplier rationalization, sub commodity strategies, LCC sourcing content, payment terms, supplierT&Cs, and other strategic objectives  Support Material Best Business Practices (MBBP) to implement strategies and cost savings  Develop sub commodity strategies through SMPE initiatives  Support on site Supplier Readiness Reviews (SRR) and Launch Readiness Reviews (LRR)  Support compliance with BOS, PLUS, POS and SOX procedures  Support advanced and operational Purchasing activities within a Commodity organization starting from phase 0-5 and over production lifetime 

People Management: 

Interact effectively with cross functional team - purchasing, program management, operations facilities, quality, engineering, costing, finance  Lead and deliver results to support cross functional goals – launch on time, below cost targets, internal returnrates, etc

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