Senior Buyer Powertrain Components

Daimler Truck AG•Detroit, MI

16h•Hybrid

About The Position

This position is responsible for developing relationships with cross-functional teams to understand technology developments, design changes, and future business decisions within the global supply chain. This includes regular collaboration with German-based headquarters (DTAG) and Mexico-based powertrain suppliers, requiring communication in German and Spanish. The role involves negotiating and renewing supplier agreements for critical materials, parts, components, or services, including conducting negotiations in Spanish with Mexican suppliers and in German with DTAG headquarters and German-based partners. The Senior Buyer will negotiate the most effective long-term programs for Daimler Truck, securing supplier commitments for pricing, warranty, engineering, manufacturing, and aftermarket support. They will manage cross-functional product teams, interface with suppliers and Daimler Truck Engineering/Manufacturing Engineering to ensure timely and accurate communication of specifications, and enlist supplier participation in design change considerations. The role also involves developing long-term strategies for purchasing aftermarket commodities and systems, interfacing with international suppliers to resolve quality problems, providing support to Parts Distribution Centers on supplier-related purchasing issues, negotiating supplier warranty coverage, and evaluating alternative materials, methods, technologies, and suppliers. The Senior Buyer will maintain supplier pricing files, blanket purchase orders, and cost-saving reporting tools, aiming to achieve the best total supplier-driven costs within the product lifecycle.

Requirements

Bachelor's Degree in Business, Supply Chain, Engineering, Materials Science, Logistics, or a related technical field.
10 years (120 Months) of experience in Procurement
10 years of experience working for a global company with demonstrated ability to connect and work across cultures and regions.
10 years of negotiation experience with global supply base.
10 years of experience in purchasing processes, documentation, compliance and tracking.
3 years of purchasing experience within the Mexico powertrain supply base.
3 years of purchasing experience in casting or forging commodities within the commercial vehicle industry.
3 years of experience in purchasing program management.
Experience with RFQ Process (Request for Quotation) to nominate powertrain parts.
Full professional proficiency in German and Spanish (spoken and written) to perform supplier negotiations and coordinate technical and commercial matters with Mexico-based suppliers and DTAG headquarters.
Requires domestic and international travel, as needed, up to 5% per year.

Responsibilities

Develop relationships with cross-functional teams to understand technology developments, design changes, and future business decisions within the global supply chain.
Collaborate regularly with German-based headquarters (DTAG) and Mexico-based powertrain suppliers.
Negotiate or renew supplier agreements to purchase critical materials, parts, components, or services.
Conduct negotiations in Spanish with Mexican suppliers and in German with DTAG headquarters and German-based partners.
Negotiate the most effective long-term program for Daimler Truck, including supplier commitments for pricing, warranty, engineering, manufacturing, and aftermarket support.
Manage cross-functional product teams to develop and evaluate long-term proposals.
Interface with suppliers and Daimler Truck Engineering and Manufacturing Engineering to ensure the timely and accurate communication of specifications.
Enlist supplier participation in design change considerations.
Develop long-term strategies for the purchase of aftermarket commodities and systems.
Interface with international suppliers and business partners to resolve supplier quality problems.
Provide support to all Parts Distribution Centers regarding supplier-related Purchasing issues.
Negotiate supplier warranty coverage to minimize Detroit Diesel exposure.
Negotiate appropriate Aftermarket Requirements for Detroit Diesel products.
Evaluate alternative materials, methods, and technologies as necessary.
Evaluate alternate suppliers as necessary.
Maintain and keep current supplier pricing files, blanket purchase orders, and cost saving reporting tools.
Achieve the best total supplier driven costs within the product lifecycle.