Indirect Buyer/MRO

BorgWarner•Arden, NC

8d•$92,800 - $127,600•Onsite

About The Position

The Indirect Strategic Buyer, Senior II serves as the plant expert for indirect commodities at BorgWarner’s Arden campus, which includes technical centers and a manufacturing facility producing turbo, fan, and fan-drive components for the automotive industry. The role develops and executes local and global commodity strategies, provides industry insight, and advises on strategic direction to strengthen BorgWarner’s competitive position. It requires strategic planning, communication, negotiation, analytical, prioritization, and resource-allocation skills, along with strong performance and work ethic. The position provides commercial leadership for plant capital requirements and Vendor Managed Inventory (VMI), manages sourcing and supplier performance, and pursues sustainable cost reductions. It works with global commodity managers, other plants, business teams, engineering, quality, and suppliers to develop sourcing opportunities, supplier partnerships, and procurement best practices. The role also maintains purchasing and cost data, supports forecasting and reporting, and represents the Arden plant on the Indirect Council. The employee must follow applicable quality, environmental, health, and safety policies and procedures, communicate and enforce safe work practices, address safety issues, maintain an orderly work area, follow inspection procedures, and transport material as required using proper handling methods. Attendance is essential; other duties may be assigned as needed.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Business Management or a related field; a related-field degree is required, while Business Management is preferred.
Eight or more years of experience preferred.
Strong SAP competency.
Attendance on the job is essential.
Ability to work in a team environment.
Ability to follow instructions, safety rules, and regulations.

Nice To Haves

Certified Professional in Supply Management (C.P.S.M.) certificate preferred.
Certified Purchasing Manager (CPM) certification preferred.
Negotiation experience strongly preferred.
Automotive knowledge and experience strongly preferred.
Casting, forging, or machining purchasing experience preferred.

Responsibilities

Provide commercial leadership for plant capital requirements and Vendor Managed Inventory (VMI).
Lead supplier negotiations, sourcing, and supplier performance management for assigned products and services with little to no management assistance.
Work with Indirect Global Commodity Managers to develop and execute local commodity strategies.
Investigate and develop global sourcing opportunities to consolidate and leverage purchasing across BorgWarner locations.
Use supply-market knowledge to deliver significant, sustainable cost reductions.
Lead business teams in developing global strategies across multiple facilities.
Develop and implement long- and short-range plans and objectives for cost-effective, efficient management of plant requirements.
Implement supplier continuous-improvement programs that result in cost reductions and develop long-term partnerships with world-class suppliers.
Introduce new technical developments in materials and components that support organizational objectives.
Work with other BorgWarner plants to benchmark suppliers and purchasing best practices.
Perform job functions in accordance with applicable quality, environmental, and safety policies and procedures.
Monitor industry trends and dynamics and communicate findings to the business periodically.
Lead all commercial discussions with suppliers.
Maintain supplier purchase orders and schedule agreements accurately.
Maintain monthly and quarterly commodity adjustments for the supply base and reflect them accurately in the plant forecast.
Maintain monthly cost-reduction forecasts accurately.
Negotiate capital, MRO, and service agreements and contracts.
Manage and upload MRO contracts.
Represent the Arden plant on the Indirect Council team, focusing on indirect economies of scale.
Lead development and performance of MRO and indirect KPIs.
Select suppliers for existing products using procurement skills in an automotive environment, including TS16949 and AIAG practices.
Reduce year-over-year costs through negotiations, resourcing, market tests, value analysis, long-term agreements, business incentives, annual improvement factors, and supply-base initiatives.
Recommend supplier process utilization by interpreting blueprints and evaluating customer needs.
Pursue cost-reduction opportunities using cost-model tools.
Explore new and available technologies and implement procurement best practices.
Develop suppliers that meet BorgWarner cost, quality, and delivery requirements.
Prepare and lead RFQs for multi-year full-production quantities.
Evaluate part designs with engineering, quality, and suppliers to obtain optimum efficiencies.
Participate in purchasing-related internal meetings, make presentations to senior management, and support monthly cost-reduction reports.
Maintain complex spreadsheets containing supply-base data such as piece-price breakdowns, part weights, volumes, supplier names, and LRP information.
Understand and adhere to current quality, control, health, safety, and environmental policies.
Communicate and enforce safe work procedures; identify and close safety issues and corrective actions.
Transport material as required using proper handling methods.
Keep the work area orderly, including materials, tools, equipment, and personal belongings, and clean equipment and work surfaces as needed.
Maintain quality standards by following proper inspection procedures.
Perform other duties as needed.