Program Buyer

The Program Buyer is responsible for managing interface between program and suppliers for a program or programs with high complexity including multiple client plant locations; various start of production dates across a full spectrum of new products and requiring leadership of a team of Program Buyers across multiple divisions/regions.

 Roles responsibilities: 

• Anticipate the specific requirements for new programs (supplier technologies geographical location and target costs)
• Ensure the commodity panel strategy is appropriate to support the program select and pilot suppliers from the agreed supplier panel in order to achieve Program objectives
• Manage RFQ process with suppliers shortlisted by commodity according panel strategy
• Define the sourcing Tactic in coordination with the Commodity buyer 
• Negotiate with suppliers (coordinated with Commodity for sensitive/strategic contracts)
• Lead the global steering and sourcing committee meetings for the program ensure supplier selection from the list provided by Commodity Buyers and that the
• purchasing assumptions are optimized on a global basis considering local and global sourcing options and selecting the option aligned with the cost models and performance
• Manage suppliers in the program phase
• Representative of Purchasing in the Core team of the program
• Accountable for PMS deliverables
• Manage specific mandated suppliers when requested and agreed with customers
• Leverage PSP support for administrative project-related tasks and ensure the quality of inputs to PSP
• Track performance during the program phase for BOP and T&E until GATE 4: Cost Cash Quality Delivery
• Ensure industrialization follow-up incl. Material cost and Material Tool ordering
• Negotiate and follow up on Engineering Change Requests 
• Accountable for validated parts transfer to plants
• Ensure efficient handover to Operations Quality and Purchasing Productivity managers 
• Accountable for budget (D&D cost main KPI) realization for their Programs

Qualifications :

The ideal candidate will have :

• Bachelors or Masters degree in Engineering or Business
• Experience including a program buyer or program manager in an industrial environment
• Understanding of product design development and production launch processes 
• Knowledge of supplier cost structures
• Understanding of purchasing commodity strategy
• Good planning organization and project management skills
• Knowledge of APQP and program management in automotive
• Strong analytical capabilities and results-oriented
• Fluent in English

Additional Information :

*All candidates MUST reside and be legally authotized to work in Mexico*

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Remote Work :

Yes

Employment Type :

Full-time