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Buyer III
Req Id:  543
Country/Region:  United States
Job Location:  Farmington Hills
Job Category:  Purchasing
Workplace Type:  Hybrid
Employment Type:  Permanent
Job type:  Full-Time

Autoneum is globally leading in acoustic and thermal management for light and commercial vehicles. The Company develops and produces multifunctional, lightweight and sustainable components and systems for interior floor, interior trim as well as engine bay and underbody. Customers include almost all automobile manufacturers in Europe, North & South America, Asia and Africa. The Company with its head-quarters in Winterthur, Switzerland, is listed on the SIX Swiss Ex-change (ticker symbol AUTN).

 

Summary 

The mission of the Buyer is to support the implementation of purchasing strategies and achieve the lowest total cost for all raw materials and purchased parts by focusing on effective negotiations, cost analysis, and contract implementation.

 

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

  • Aggregate demand from BGNA sites to leverage best possible total cost achievement.
  • Support local and global sourcing functions in benchmark initiatives to ensure adequate market information for optimum sourcing strategy.   
  • Work within SAP ERP system to generate Scheduling Agreements and Purchasing Orders, Part Staging, and EDI setup.
  • Work with Supplier Development for the assessment of new suppliers using the IATF/TS guidelines and VA/VE workshops.
  • Negotiate terms and conditions for long term supply agreements to guarantee adequate supply chain and material quality reliability as well as best possible commercial conditions.
  • Support purchasing management on reporting of current purchasing budget and forecasts to ensure transparent purchasing results.
  • Support Advance Purchasing with all new RFQ’s and work orders, and manage all program launch activities to support the established APD deliverables.
  • Support the approval of new materials and suppliers.
  • Develop and utilize the Purchasing Portal for all new RFQ’s.
  • Define purchasing strategies for material groups under area of responsibility and communicate internally and with other departments (Product Development, Manufacturing, etc.)
  • Provide detailed analysis (Excel, Pivot Tables) using a data driven methodology for problem solving.
  • Other duties as assigned.

 

Education / Experience

  • Bachelor’s degree required (technical degree preferred)
  • 4+ years of experience in various procurement functions as well as cross-functional experience gained in procurement-related functional areas.
  • Strong Excel skills
  • High motivation required

 

Language Ability

  • Fluent in English
  • Foreign language preferred
  • Ability to analyze and interpret complex documents responding effectively to inquiries from customers, regulatory agencies and/or suppliers.

 

Math Ability

  • Strong math skills required

 

Reasoning Ability

  • Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions

 

Computer Skills

  • Proficiency with WORD, POWERPOINT, EXCEL, required
  • SAP ERP preferred

 

 

Domestic & international travel required.

 

The primary purpose of this job description is to summarize the key/essential duties.  Other duties may be assigned.

 

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily.  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

 

Are you excited to work in a global and multi-cultural work environment and are you looking for an inspiring and engaging workplace? Then we are looking forward to receiving your application.
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