The role supports coordination between the Purchasing function and platform teams (engineering / manufacturing / supply chain) for the development of new programs. This includes responsibility of a dedicated perimeter, supporting the purchasing team during supplier selection, managing suppliers, coordinating multidisciplinary teams during project development, carrying out supplier relationships, and ensuring appropriate actions to guarantee observance of contracts.
Responsibilities include ensuring purchasing requirements and metrics are met at all program milestones by removing roadblocks, aligning to the program variable and investment targets for purchased components, assessing program capacities, communicating the vehicle program needs so the team can properly support the program, and providing purchasing's input throughout the various milestones of the development cycle (sourcing, launch readiness, post launch supplier issues/recognitions, etc.) to ensure a successful program.
This organization functions as the liaison between key program stakeholders (Design Office, Brand, Engineering, Supply Chain, SCE, and Manufacturing) and the Commodity Buying and Supplier Operations teams. The group manages key program elements such as: Sourcing Pipeline, Supplier Industrialization, Program Financial Elements, and Capacitation requests. The scope of engagement begins at early program inception and runs through program build out. The team is organized with a blended focus on Purchasing and Supplier Operations and is broken into three key vehicle phases: Advance, Development, and Current Production.
Job responsibilities include but not limited to:
Driving sourcing table decision that meet program and purchasing department objects
Ensuring purchasing requirements and metrics are met at all program milestones by removing roadblocks
Aligning to the program variable and investment targets for purchased components
Assessing program capacities, communicating the vehicle program needs so the team can properly support the program
Providing purchasing's input throughout the various milestones of the development cycle (sourcing, launch readiness, post launch supplier issues/recognitions, etc.) to ensure a successful program
Coordinate supplier kick-off after supplier award is confirmed
Support the buyers in potential volume increases during development
Control and negotiate the impact of changes during development, with a focus on economic negotiations and timing
Detect troubled suppliers and potential shortages then follow up with stakeholders to support escalation
Support Supplier Quality teams to meet capacity and quality convergence targets
Lead summary meetings with suppliers and key internal stakeholders
Work with cross functional specialty teams to manage negotiations
Main Deliverables:
Purchasing Program Management coordination
Support the purchasing community to source on time, at the best cost and supplier location.
Support to achieve Total Production Cost Targets
Monitor prices and supplier's capacities during development phase
Basic Qualifications:
Bachelor's degree in Business, Engineering, Finance, Supply Chain Management, or related fields
Minimum 8 years of experience in Purchasing or other disciplines that require significant negotiation and/or exposure to sourcing/project management processes
Ability to demonstrate past results achievement and leadership skills while working in cross-functional teams
Strong written and verbal communication skills
Must be comfortable interfacing with all levels of management
Self-motivated
Ability to lead and take ownership of projects
Ability to adapt to urgent requests