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Specialist – Direct Procurement – Exterior Commodity
| Company | Scout Motors |
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| Location | Novi, MI, USA |
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| Salary | $95000 – $115000 |
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| Type | Full-Time |
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| Degrees | |
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| Experience Level | Junior, Mid Level |
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Requirements
- 2- 4 years in purchasing environment with experience developing and executing procurement commodity strategies
- Effective negotiation experience specific to automotive Exterior commodity purchasing
- Analytical skills, ability to work independently, multi-task and work in a fast-paced environment
- Thorough knowledge of automotive, manufacturing or related industries
- A reputation for developing and nurturing excellent stakeholder and partner supplier relationships
- Experience managing supplier performance
- Program management experience
- Ability to communicate effectively across all levels of an organization
- Proactivity, initiative and the ability to work across multiple workstreams
- A passion for creating something new
- Ability to find creative solutions to complex problems
- A collaborative approach – working as a team to achieve ambitious goals
Responsibilities
- Work hand-in-hand with the Scout team to identify the right suppliers to build and supply parts & services, including participating in pre-souring audits to confirm acceptability of new suppliers.
- Establish sourcing strategy, business plan (long term conditions) for assigned commodities and product groups, lead the sourcing process up to and including contract award for Exterior commodity purchasing to ensure the material cost and tooling targets are met or exceeded.
- Lead the sourcing strategy presentation in the multi-level sourcing committee environment.
- Prepare and execute negotiated contractual documents and nomination agreements.
- Act as program manager during the pre-production phase, ensuring that all industrialization at suppliers achieve the project requirements in terms of timing, cost, and quality.
- Evaluate and apply technical changes to parts / services, ensuring that cost, quality and delivery objectives are met.
- Lead cross-functional evaluation of suppliers’ preparedness for mass-production, together with Scout Quality, Engineering, and Logistics teams.
- Manage supplier relationships and performance through key performance metrics.
Preferred Qualifications
No preferred qualifications provided.
