Buyer

Company Description

MUST be authorized to work in the United States for any employer.

MUST be available to start working within 3 weeks of offer acceptance date.

SEGULA TECHNOLOGIES is assisting a major automotive OEM in hiring a Buyer to join our growing team in Hornell, NY.

This is a DIRECT hire opportunity, NOT a Contractual role.

Our client offers a competitive salary and benefits plan including comprehensive relocation package, and great opportunities for career growth!

Job Description

• Build Supplier relationships.
• Support global supplier panel relationship.
• Manage specific supplier panel relationship (negotiation, specific agreement, local supplier QCDT performances).
• Measure the supplier's performance and develop them in coordination with supplier Quality Team.
• Assess properly all risky suppliers and manage the associated mitigation plan.
• Manage initial issues before escalation to line manager.
• Monitor Corporate Social Responsibility engagements and deviations.
• Prepare and launch of Request for Quotation with suppliers.
• Lead project negotiation.
• Monitor Procurement project QCDT & legal project evolution (FAI, Business Award, Product development).
• Ensure work package sheet commitment respect.
• Prepare Business Award.
• Coordinate project with all métiers.
• Ensure the on-time delivery and quality are secured especially during the ramp-up phase of the project.
• Consolidate the commodity needs, inputs.
• Participate actively to commodity strategy and panel elaboration.
• Provide imputes to build differentiation.
• Support of Commodity Manager in tender phase.
• Represent the commodities towards projects, platforms, and solutions.
• Ensure effective teamwork with internal customers and stakeholders in problem solving.
• Support global supplier panel relationship.
• Manage specific supplier panel relationship (negotiation, specific agreement, local supplier QCDT performances).
• Measure the supplier's performance and develop them in coordination with supplier Quality Team.
• Assess properly all risky suppliers and manage the associated mitigation plan.
• Manage initial issues before escalation to line manager.
• Monitor Corporate Social Responsibility engagements and deviations.

Qualifications

• Engineering or Business School Post-Secondary Degree required.
• Master's Degree desired, not required.
• Sourcing professional background (0-5 years).
• Ability to work in a matrix environment.
• Communication skills & Team spirit.
• Ability to challenge.
• Results oriented.
• Rigorous and structured.
• International mindset.
• Fluent in English.

Additional Information

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.