Vice President Purchasing & Supplier Quality North America (m/f/d)

Brose•Auburn Hills, MI

About The Position

As a successful family-owned company on a path to global growth, the Brose Group offers challenging responsibilities and exciting career opportunities to performance-driven, skilled specialists with solid professional knowledge and proven career expertise who wish to contribute to our company’s success.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree from four-year college or university and a graduate degree desired.
More than 10 years experience in the automotive industry
Communication skills, decision making ability, power of conviction, ability to work under pressure, positive attitude to new experiences and change
Presentation skills, project management skills, facilitation skills
General understand and awareness of functional competencies (e.g. legal aspects of purchasing, concept of material group, supply chain management) is required
MS Office, SAP
Leadership skills
Fluent written and spoken English

Responsibilities

Define and implement the North American purchasing strategy aligned with global commodity and business objectives. Drive long-term value creation through cost optimization, supplier innovation, and risk mitigation
Lead, coach, and develop a high-performing purchasing organization. Design organizational structure, workforce planning, and succession strategies
Oversee all regional sourcing activities (direct and indirect) ensuring alignment with global commodity strategies. Establish and maintain a competitive, resilient, and sustainable supply base.
Ensure suppliers meet expectations in quality, delivery, cost, innovation, and financial stability. Strengthening supplier development and risk management frameworks
Oversee and support negotiations for high-value and strategic contracts. Ensure all supplier agreements meet legal, compliance, and corporate governance standards
Own regional purchasing budgets and deliver against cost-saving and value-improvement targets.
Partner with regional plants, business divisions, and global purchasing leadership. Act as key interface between North America and global headquarters.
Ensure adherence to global purchasing processes, systems, and policies. Drive continuous improvement and digitalization of purchasing processes (e.g., SAP, analytics tools).
Promote supplier-driven innovation and early supplier involvement. Support sustainability, ESG, and responsible sourcing initiatives.
Lead proactive supply chain risk identification and mitigation strategies. Ensure business continuity planning across critical suppliers and commodities.