Sr. Buyer, CapEx

Job Duties And Responsibilities

• Review CAPEX Requisitions and initiate required inputs & contract documentation
• Manages and negotiates assigned CAPEX transactions (Discounting, Payment term improvement, Warranty extensions, etc.)
• Lead contract process, including review, negotiation, and execution in alignment with the Legal Department and other functional areas on assigned projects
• Acts as liaison for CAPEX Purchasing to the internal customer department and/or plants
• Engages and supports Global Manufacturing Engineering (GME) for CAPEX alignment
• Requisition and Purchase Order audit for SOX compliance
• Conflict resolution with operations and supply base
• Supports operations on emergency equipment breakdown, service & parts issues, etc.
• Documents and tracks cost avoidance activities of CAPEX Group
• Global Master Equipment Purchase Agreement storage and administration
• Global Preferred Supplier Matrix administration
• Facilitates financial assessments with suppliers with Dana Finance
• Completes Security Interest Filings for Dana Legal CAPEX support for Ariba Procure-To-Pay solution (training, supplier enablement, etc.)
• Initial contact for Operations for all Asset Recovery disposition and used procurement
• Performs and facilitates Asset Recovery requests from operations
• Documents Asset Sales and facilitates sale proceeds allocation with Dana Treasury
• All other duties as assigned

Education And Qualifications

• Four-year degree in a related Business field, Supply Chain Mgmt. degree preferred
• Minimum 5-8 years of progressive purchasing experience
• Global experience strongly preferred
• Strong team player, able to work effectively on cross-functional teams
• Excellent communication skills, verbal and written
• Strong analytical skills to manipulate and evaluate large amounts of data for sound business decisions
• Demonstrated project management skills
• Intermediate computer skills with Microsoft Office software