Core Buyer - Rotating Machines

Bosch Group•Oakbrook Terrace, IL

4d•$86,000 - $110,000

About The Position

The Core Buyer is a commercial buyer responsible for supplier strategy and mentoring aligned with core business-field strategy and needs. The role covers contracting, sourcing, planning and price negotiations, support for serial delivery and quality topics, and maintenance of operative systems. It also includes project management to participate in and secure new product launches and product cost optimization. The role involves local and international networking with internal and external contacts. The buyer drives the material-field strategy in the region with cross-functional support; works with strategic buyers and purchasing quality to select cost-effective, qualified suppliers; and uses purchasing tools to issue RFQs to approved suppliers, compare quotes, make sourcing decisions, and seek approvals. The role follows up on business-plan targets, ensures awarded suppliers meet program-launch requirements, leads annual price negotiations, and drives cost-reduction initiatives. It also manages changes to procured parts and serves as the purchasing representative on simultaneous-engineering teams in an international environment. This is a full-time position. The U.S. base salary range is $86,000–$110,000. Bosch offers benefits including health, dental, and vision plans; health savings and flexible spending accounts; a 401(k) and Bosch Defined Contribution plan with employer match; wellness programs; life insurance; short- and long-term disability insurance; paid time off; parental leave; adoption assistance; and education-expense reimbursement. Travel of up to 15–20% is required. Indefinite U.S. work authorization is required; future sponsorship is unavailable.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Business Administration, or a similar field.
3–5+ years of purchasing experience.
Experience with SAP or a similar ERP purchasing system.
Microsoft Office skills, including Outlook, Excel, and PowerPoint.
Ability to build internal and external networks.
Ability to travel up to 15–20%.
Indefinite U.S. work authorization; future sponsorship is not available.

Nice To Haves

Power BI or Tableau experience.

Responsibilities

Drive the material-field strategy in the region with cross-functional support.
Work with strategic buyers and purchasing quality to select cost-effective, qualified suppliers who can meet project deadlines.
Use purchasing tools to send RFQs to approved suppliers, compare quotes, make informed sourcing decisions, and request approvals.
Follow up on business-plan targets.
Ensure awarded suppliers achieve program-launch requirements.
Lead annual price negotiations.
Drive cost-reduction initiatives internally and with suppliers.
Drive change management for procured parts (ECR) and interface with material-field and quality purchasing within the purchasing organization.
Represent purchasing on simultaneous-engineering teams in an international environment.
Support contracting, sourcing, planning, serial delivery and quality topics, operative systems, new product launches, and product cost optimization.