Buyer - Advanced
Buyer - Advanced
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14-08-2025
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1 Vacancy
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14-08-2025
Job Description
US Farathane is hiring for an Advanced Buyer this role will support our Corporate operations this position sits on-site fully in Auburn Hills.
Summary:
The Buyer - Advanced is responsible for the sourcing of materials and or components and the coordination of supplier activities to support new program launches with US Farathane. This role has a high degree of interaction with Program Management Cost Estimating and all US Farathane manufacturing sites.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
- Support cost estimating and sales function with regards to providing estimates/quotes on material and or components on potential awards/transfers.
- Work with Program Managers to organize purchase content on new awards from timing and cost perspective in line with company objectives.
- Manage program purchased content in terms of timing deliverables relative to all pre-production build requirements and support through first 90 days of production.
- Interact with US Farathane site materials staff to ensure new material and components are set up within the MRP system to support all ongoing production requirements.
- Continually drive program purchased content in line with financial objectives.
- Interface with Corporate Commodity purchasing staff to ensure that preferred suppliers are being utilized throughout quoting phase and as and where required new suppliers are qualified appropriately.
- Interface with Corporate Advanced Quality Engineers to ensure purchased content is PPAP approved in line with stipulated timing.
- Visit US Farathane sites and Suppliers as and when required.
Qualifications:
- Bachelors degree (or equivalent work experience)
- 5 years of related experience
- Automotive experience in a similar role
Physical Requirements:
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Ability to stand walk sit talk or hear. Ability to lift 5-25 pounds.
Working Conditions:
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. These conditions include:
- This position operates in a professional office environment with controlled temperatures.
- This role routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers phones photocopiers filing cabinets and fax machines.
- May have some exposure to loud noise hot and cold temperatures in manufacturing plants.
US Farathane offers an impressive compensation and benefits package including:
- Medical
- Dental
- Vision
- 401k with company match
- Paid holidays and vacation
- Job Promotional Opportunities and much more!
US Farathanehas been a leading source of plastics manufacturing supplying the automotive industry for over 50 years. Through highly technical research and development coupled with a diverse and knowledgeable Management Team and dedicated Associates US Farathane has continued to grow each year. We provide customers with a wide range of full-service support from black-box design concepts to highly engineered composites TPEs and TPOs as well as specialized extrusion and compression technologies.
Interested applicants must submit their resume for consideration using our applicant tracking system. Due to the high volume of applications received only candidates selected for interviews will be contacted. Candidates must be legally authorized to work in the United States without sponsorship. Unsolicited resumes from search firms or employment agencies or similar will not be paid a fee and become the property of US specific statements above are not intended to be all-inclusive. Equal Opportunity Employer including disabled and veterans.
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