Automotive Buyer - Quality and Vendor Management

About the role

Support the entire purchasing lifecycle by buying, at the most favorable price: raw materials, equipment, machinery, components, tooling, services and/or supplies for the development of business operations. This activity should be performed so that all items are delivered in accordance with company's quality, quantity and delivery standards. This role requires the candidate to work in a small team while operating independently and routinely self-checking their results.

Responsibilities

• Purchase Order management including: PO creation, PO delivery to the correct vendor, confirming vendor PO receipt and answering vendor questions
• Order receipt activities including: obtaining vendor's anticipated delivery date, troubleshooting late-delivery or quality issues, supporting Receiving team and managing invoice activities required for PO
• Issue resolution and compliance
• Build and manage relationships with both new and existing suppliers
• Build and maintain internal relationships to facilitate the continuity of services required
• Manage, confirm and communicate any additional information relating to an order; updating both internal and external parties as required
• Transferring data in accordance with output activity
• Ensuring systems are updated with the most current information
• Assist with the development and execution of contracts
• Facilitate competitive bid analysis and negotiations for goods and services
• Supplier travel required when requested

Qualifications

• 5+ years of Procurement experience & BS Degree in Business administration or combined relevant experience
• Experience with CAD drawings; including knowledge of prototype parts
• Demonstrated understanding of specific manufacturing processes
• Experience independently leading meetings with external partners including negotiation, delivery and overall assessment discussions
• Experience leading ongoing Quality, Cost, Delivery and Development discussions with suppliers
• Experience using SAP
• Expert PC skills (including Excel, PPT, Word)
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Ability to work in a multinational team environment
• Strong organizational, analytical and problem-solving skills
• Coordination experience (preferred)