SR Direct Materials Buyer

ARC Automotive Inc•Knoxville, TN

4d•Onsite

About The Position

Under the general direction of the Director of Purchasing, this role assists in planning, coordinating, directing, and controlling activities in line with corporate policies and procedures. The position is responsible for acquiring, purchasing, and negotiating materials, components, and services for Direct Materials for all global locations. This includes obtaining quotations, preparing quote analysis, and evaluating potential suppliers to ensure compatibility with company objectives. The role also oversees purchasing logs and records for accuracy and follow-through, monitors the quality of goods by reviewing costs, schedules, timeliness of delivery, and conformance to specifications, and controls annual purchases of approximately $60 million. Duties encompass department administration, research, pricing, negotiation, documentation, purchases, and supplier interfacing.

Requirements

College graduate plus three (3) years experience in purchasing materials and/ or components and logistics at a Buyer level or higher.
Must possess a high degree of maturity and integrity in conducting purchasing activities in a team environment.
Must have excellent negotiating skills and oral / written communication skills.
Must be able to function in both domestic and foreign markets and cultures.
Must have excellent computer skills, and be proficient in MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook).
Equivalent combination of experience and training directly related to the position, which provides the required knowledge, skills and abilities, may be substituted.

Nice To Haves

Automotive industry experience preferred.
CPM or APICS certification desirable.
Attention to detail and accuracy.
Able to manage time effectively and prioritize tasks to meet set targets.
Good communication, negotiation, interpersonal and influencing skills.
Commercial, legal and financial awareness with full understanding of how failure impacts production and customer.
Strong analytical, problem solving and numeracy skills.
Ability to read Engineering drawings.

Responsibilities

Responsible for approximately $60 million in annual expenditures for materials, components
Purchases materials, components and services in line with cost, quality and delivery targets.
Develops Purchasing strategies for key categories such as tubing, labels, stamped parts etc.
Leads sourcing activities by completing and providing in depth quote analysis and risk analysis on potential suppliers, and presenting supplier recommendations to the team. Responsible for process sign-off of supplier selection.
Generates CAR (budget approval form) and justification for production tooling. Issues tooling purchase orders. Tracks supplier’s progress for mass production preparation (timing plans) through to PPAP submission to meet project deadlines.
Purchases and tracks prototype and PPAP materials and components.
Prepares and issues Spot Purchase orders and Scheduled Purchase orders.
Monitors status and leads negotiations of all purchasing contracts and agreements.
Monitors market conditions and identifies risks and opportunities.
Conducts research for new suppliers, markets and new technologies.
Initiates, leads and tracks cost reductions activities.
Monitors annual forecasts and ensures supplier capacity is in place in time for emerging needs.
Prepares reports and updates as and when required.
Builds and maintains supplier relationships and ensures effective communication.
Ensures compliance to company guidelines and Purchasing policies and procedures.
Resolves invoice and receipt discrepancies.
Acts as the interface between suppliers and other relevant departments on purchasing processes, new projects and activities.
Performs other job-related duties as assigned.
Assertive, resilient, flexible and handles changes.
Collaborative approach to working together.
Proactively contributes to the team.
Optimistic, open and honest in all dealings