Purchasing Assistant Manager

Hyundai Transys Georgia Powertrain, Inc•Rochester Hills, MI

2d•Onsite

About The Position

The Purchasing Assistant Manager will lead supplier sourcing for North American EV and HEV projects and manage supplier development, localization, cost competitiveness, bidding, and purchasing contracts. The role focuses on sub-components and parts for EV/HEV motors, inverters, reducer gearboxes, and transmissions, while meeting USMCA localization conditions, target prices, specifications, and quality requirements. The position works on site in Rochester Hills, Michigan, and supports coordination between local purchasing and the HQ Purchasing Team, including the HQ reinforcement of purchasing competitiveness TFT team. The reporting-line information provided lists the Purchasing Team Leader, Purchasing Coordinator, and HQ Purchasing Team; it does not explicitly identify a direct manager. The role includes developing and evaluating North American suppliers; reviewing supplier capability, specifications, and production processes; negotiating prices; managing development schedules; and supporting parts development. It also involves using existing local facilities to reduce investment costs, encouraging Korean suppliers to enter the North American market, sharing benchmarking and VA/VE information, collecting prime-cost data, and conducting bidding, supplier nomination, and purchasing-contract activities.

Requirements

At least 7 years of purchasing or procurement experience in the automotive industry.
Experience in a purchasing or procurement position with North American automakers or transmission companies.
Experience proceeding with EV and HEV transmission projects.
High knowledge of transmission, motor, or inverter sub-component suppliers.
Ability to work on site in Rochester Hills, Michigan; work from home is not available.

Nice To Haves

Experience with a North American automaker, especially one of the Big Three.
Experience with a transmission company such as ZF or Aisin.
Experience with a major Tier 1 supplier.

Responsibilities

Lead supplier sourcing for North American EV and HEV projects and manage related purchasing activities.
Discover, investigate, evaluate, and develop North American suppliers for sub-components and parts; expand the supplier pool and assess suppliers’ quality control and mass-production responsiveness.
Fulfill localization requirements to meet USMCA conditions while achieving target price, specifications, and quality requirements.
Collect quotations and calculate North American supplier prices by project; analyze costs and negotiate prices to meet HQ targets, and report quoted prices to HQ.
Conduct bidding, nominate suppliers, review and modify supplier contracts, and sign purchasing contracts.
Manage project requirements related to purchasing, delivery, and quality.
Review and discuss design, material, engineering, and packaging specifications with suppliers.
Review prime costs and negotiate piece prices; propose strategic or long-term partnerships with cost-competitive suppliers.
Respond to parts-development needs, manage development schedules, and inspect processes.
Identify ways to use existing local machinery and factories to minimize new investment costs.
Encourage Korean companies to enter the North American market by assessing combined project volumes, reducing supplier investment risks, supporting strategic costing, and stabilizing parts supply.
Share benchmarking information on other companies’ production lines and localization; investigate cost-reduction opportunities and gather VA/VE ideas.
Collect and manage prime-cost data, including raw materials, wage rates, and major expense items, to establish local prime-cost standards; cooperate with HQ as needed.