Buyer

TOLEDO TOOL & DIE•Toledo, OH

4d•$80,000 - $95,000

About The Position

Toledo Tool & Die is hiring a Buyer to support its continued growth. The Buyer is responsible for sourcing, negotiating, and managing purchased components and outside services for new model activity. The role leads sourcing for new model programs, provides cost direction to the estimating team, drives continuous improvement and year-over-year savings, and manages supplier performance using scorecards and regular reviews. The Buyer serves as a key link between suppliers, estimating, program management, and quality to ensure purchased parts and services meet cost, quality, and timing requirements.

Requirements

At least 3 years of purchasing or buyer experience in a manufacturing environment, preferably automotive.
Experience sourcing purchased components and outside services, such as fasteners, coatings, or e-coat.
Experience with competitive bidding, quoting, and contract negotiation.
Strong negotiation skills focused on cost, terms, and timing.
Ability to read and interpret prints and specifications related to purchased parts and services.
Analytical ability to track variances, identify margin issues, and quantify savings.
Ability to build processes and tools, such as trackers and scorecards, from the ground up and maintain them.
Strong communication and relationship-building skills with suppliers and internal teams.
Highly organized and able to manage multiple programs and deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
Proficiency in Microsoft Office, especially Excel, including pivot tables, lookups, and data tracking.
Experience with an ERP/MRP system for purchasing and supplier management.
Ability to build and maintain reports and scorecards.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain Management, Business, Engineering, or a related field; equivalent education and experience will be considered.
Automotive manufacturing experience.
Familiarity with supplier portals and electronic quoting/RFQ tools.

Responsibilities

Complete sourcing for all new model programs.
Competitively bid all purchased parts and services.
Establish contracts with terms favorable to Toledo Tool & Die.
Secure supplier timing commitments that meet program requirements and follow up to ensure milestones are met.
Support estimating on all purchased parts and services.
Provide piece-price and tooling-cost direction to estimators for purchased components and outside services.
Create and maintain a process and tracking documents to regularly review purchased parts and identify unfavorable margins.
Develop and execute a market-testing process to demonstrate year-over-year savings and cost avoidances.
Report savings, cost avoidances, and variance results to leadership.
Create supplier scorecards tracking quality, delivery, and competitiveness.
Establish a process to regularly review supplier scorecards and keep them current.
Work with suppliers and internal quality personnel to address performance issues and drive corrective actions.