Senior Purchasing Program Manager

Stellantis•Auburn Hills, MI

2d•Onsite

About The Position

This role involves program management responsibilities for specific vehicle program variants, including Serial Life related activities. The Senior Purchasing Program Manager will own the timing, capacity, and business impact of supplier-related contributions to Heavy Duty Truck and Light Commercial Van segments development and execution across North America. This includes coordinating with cost actions to drive efficiencies and optimization of Serial Life production cost, as well as providing next-generation cost input into the Planning process. The role also requires preparation and input into Governance decision processes, including those with direct exposure to Senior Leadership. Facilitating working sessions to drive efficiencies through best practices and lessons learned, and driving first-level escalation for vehicle product sourcing through direct engagement with engineering program management colleagues are key aspects. The position also involves reporting to executive leadership on purchasing metrics to support vehicle program metrics.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Business, Finance, Supply Chain Management, Engineering or related field (ABET accredited)
10+ years’ experience, including 3+ years in Supplier Quality, Purchasing, SCM, Engineering or related areas
Strong organizational skills; excels in fast-paced, complex environments
Strong negotiation skills and the ability to think and act strategically
Self-motivated, resourceful, and able to manage multiple projects
Results-oriented leader with experience guiding cross-functional teams
Excellent communication skills; comfortable with all management levels
Deep understanding of Group Purchasing business processes
Proficient in MS Office, SAP, and Qlik Sense
Effective under pressure; strong interpersonal skills
Willingness to travel (0–20%), primarily within North America

Nice To Haves

MBA / Master’s degree
Previous buyer experience
Experience working with SAP

Responsibilities

Lead, train and coach new team members, setting clear priorities to ensure high quality deliverables
Assist PPMs in resolving roadblocks and/or finding creative solutions to resolve issues
Identify continuous-improvement opportunities to improve speed, quality, and repeatability, and reporting to analytics templates
Program management responsibilities for Truck/Wrangler/Hemi specific vehicle program variants, including Serial Life related activities
Ownership of all timing, capacity, business impact of supplier-related contributions to Heavy Duty Truck and Light Commercial Van segments development and execution across full NA scope
Close coordination with ongoing cost actions to drive efficiencies and optimization of Serial Life production cost as well as next-generation cost input into Planning process
Preparation and input into Governance decision processes, including those that have direct level exposure to Senior Leadership (inc. NA and SLT members)
Facilitate working sessions to drive efficiencies by sharing best practices and lessons learned
Drive first level of escalation for vehicle product sourcing through direct engagement with engineering program management colleagues, leading yellow enablers
Report out to executive leadership on purchasing metrics (cost/timing/readiness/capacity) to support vehicle program metrics