Sr Manager Purchasing and SQM

Aumovio•Auburn Hills, MI

22d•Onsite

About The Position

As the Sr Manager Purchasing & SQM you will serve as a strategic member of the BA SAM Americas Leadership Team and play a pivotal role in driving operational performance, supplier excellence, localization initiatives, and organizational development. This senior leadership role is responsible for shaping regional procurement and supplier quality strategies, developing high‑performing teams, and ensuring the seamless execution of global directives within the Americas region.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Business, Engineering, Supply Chain, or related field; Master’s degree preferred.
Minimum 10 years of relevant experience
Minimum 2 years of cross functional experience
Minimum 3 years leading people
Purchasing and Supplier Chain for supplier quality
Extensive experience in procurement, supplier management, or related disciplines, ideally in a multinational or multi‑site context.
Demonstrated leadership experience managing diverse regional teams.
Strong knowledge of product development processes, supplier quality management, procurement excellence frameworks, and supplier development programs.
Excellent communication, influencing, and stakeholder management skills.
Ability to travel across the Americas as required.
AUMOVIO will not sponsor individuals for employment visas now or in the future for this job posting.
AUMOVIO does not offer relocation assistance for this opportunity.

Responsibilities

Serve as a key member of the BA SAM Americas Leadership Team, contributing to regional strategy and cross‑functional alignment.
Lead, mentor, and develop multi‑location teams in Procurement and Supplier Quality, ensuring strong succession pipelines and ongoing competence growth.
Foster a culture of continuous learning, empowerment, and professional development, enabling teams to deliver consistent excellence.
Ensure optimal resource allocation and drive the achievement of regional performance targets aligned with BA SAM’s global objectives.
Ensure regional teams achieve all supplier‑related milestones throughout the product development lifecycle to secure on‑time and high‑quality sourcing decisions.
Contribute regional insights to component and technology roadmaps, ensuring alignment between Americas business needs and the global technology strategy.
Support early supplier engagement to strengthen innovation, feasibility, and risk mitigation.
Lead regional supplier localization initiatives, identifying, evaluating, and developing suppliers across the Americas to strengthen resilience, competitiveness, and regional supply chain autonomy.
Partner with Category Management and SQM to build robust local supply bases for strategic components and technologies.
Drive long‑term supply network strategies that balance cost, quality, innovation, and sustainability.
Advance Supplier Quality Management processes across the region, ensuring consistent adherence to global standards.
Champion supplier quality development programs, enhancing supplier capabilities and long‑term performance.
Drive continuous improvement actions with suppliers to reduce defects, improve maturity, and enhance process robustness.
Lead and coordinate escalation procedures related to supplier incidents, ensuring rapid resolution and structural corrective actions.
Enable and institutionalize procurement excellence practices, including process optimization, standardized methodologies, and best‑in-class tools.
Collaborate with Category Management and SQM to achieve regional targets for cost competitiveness, productivity, and operational efficiency.
Support strategic sourcing, negotiations, and supplier performance monitoring to ensure sustainable value creation.
Ensure global BA SAM procurement and supplier quality strategies are translated into actionable and measurable regional strategies.
Drive the execution of regional category initiatives and project portfolios in alignment with global roadmaps.
Act as a critical interface between global leadership and regional implementation teams, ensuring alignment, transparency, and effective governance.