Procurement Sourcing Specialist

Job Purpose

The Commodity Buyer is responsible for the assigned auto part's piece price, investment, and annual cost reduction, all of which have significant impact on HDMA financial performance. Establishing part and supplier Situation Analysis (SA’s) through understanding of the Global and North American supply base, manufacturing process, and critical part design elements. Propose the selection of the best cost, quality, development, and delivery supplier based on input from key stakeholders.

Key Accountabilities

• Support, develop, gain approval, and execute “Model Situational Analysis (SA’s)” for assigned commodities/suppliers between 8~10 suppliers with $150M ~ $300M in annual spend
• Research and monitor industry trends (sourcing, technology, market price)
• Responsible for accurate and timely supplier selection & Bill of Material (BOM) Maintenance
• Gain consensus on new model supplier selection, managing multiple model (13-17) developments during correlation activity with stakeholders, including Honda Motors in Japan and Automotive Design Center
• Build and maintain long-term supplier relationships based on trust
• Responsible for achieving annual mass production cost improvement goals (ACR), between $4M ~ $7M
• Achieve annual mass production cost improvement goals (ACR), between $4M ~ $7M
• Ensure accurate and timely quotation processing to ensure efficient payment to suppliers at Mass Production timing
• Maintain the Global Maker Layout (GML) system and issue Global Sourcing Requests (GSR)

Qualifications, Experience, And Skills

• Minimum Educational Qualifications: Bachelor’s Degree in Supply Chain or Business or equivalent experience
• Average Experience: 0 – 2 Years, depending on education
• Other Job-Specific Skills: Ability to negotiate based on logic, manage cost, manage supplier relationships, work in teams to build consensus, solve problems, analytical thinking, project contribution, technical aptitude