Sr. Buyer, Commodity Purchasing

Yazaki International Corporation•Canton, MI

14d•Hybrid

About The Position

Yazaki is looking for a Buyer to join our Purchasing team in Canton, Michigan. The ideal candidate will enjoy working in a collaborative and action-driven environment making lasting impacts on the organization. This position supports the team in performing the key commercial aspect of purchasing such as supplier selection, price negotiation, new material coordination, global coordination, and VA/VE lead working with Affiliate procurement, engineers and global purchasing members as well as supports the development of the Purchasing and Commodity strategies.

Requirements

Bachelor’s Degree in related field
Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite
Communication, negotiation, and organizational skills
Business/financial acumen

Nice To Haves

Preferred 2+ years for Buyer, 5+ years for Sr. Buyer

Responsibilities

Support the cost reduction objective set for each performance year by developing cost reduction strategies with each supplier
Support the selection and sourcing of suppliers that are part of the strategic supply base and meet program commitments
Conduct market tests and price reduction / cost control re-negotiations for maintaining cost competitiveness as required
Interface to suppliers as required
Support global sourcing efforts
Support the negotiation of the “Yazaki Purchase Terms and Conditions” with each supplier
Support Advanced Purchasing with cost reduction strategies or sourcing of new suppliers to support new programs
Support the selection of alternate sources of supply to ensure continuity, consistency of quality and competitive pricing
Ensure compliance with suppliers to support QCDE (Quality, Cost, Delivery, Environmental)
Champion for SCR (Supplier Change Request)
Process ERFQ’s thru GPBD (Global Purchasing Data Base) system
Maintain existing contracts in GPBD
Conduct supplier review meetings, providing meeting minutes
Ensure data integrity of Purchasing cost reduction road map
Issue Tooling Purchase Orders, obtain photos from suppliers to support Business Unit payment