Buyer - Automotive Direct Materials

Working closely with Engineering, Operations, Materials, Logistics, Finance, and cross-functional business teams, this position will play a key role in strengthening sourcing strategies and enhancing procurement effectiveness across a multi-site manufacturing environment.

• Execute sourcing strategies for assigned direct material categories across North America, ensuring alignment with business objectives, market conditions, cost competitiveness, and supply chain requirements.
• Lead supplier sourcing activities for new programs, including RFQs, supplier evaluations, cost breakdown analysis, total cost of ownership assessments, and sourcing recommendations.
• Negotiate pricing, contracts, commercial agreements, and cost reduction initiatives while ensuring supplier performance, quality, and long-term value creation.
• Partner with Engineering, Program Management, Materials, and Logistics teams to support new product launches, engineering changes, supplier transitions, and ongoing production requirements.
• Drive annual cost improvement initiatives through negotiations, supplier productivity programs, value analysis/value engineering, resourcing strategies, and long-term supplier agreements.
• Identify and mitigate supply chain risks related to capacity constraints, supplier dependencies, geopolitical factors, tariffs, and cost fluctuations while maintaining business continuity.
• Support procurement digital transformation initiatives by improving purchasing processes, implementing analytics tools, enhancing data visibility, and promoting standardized workflows across the organization.

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