Sr. Buyer
Hitachi - Farmington Hills, MI
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Description Job Summary: Stampings, Springs (Potentially Other Depending on Workload) Responsible for managing all of the purchasing activities related to her/his category that are in line with the respective purchasing strategy in her/his region. Job Responsibilities: * Negotiate annually or on spot with suppliers (prices, payment terms, tooling, commercial clauses, capacity issues, EOL...) * Negotiate and formalize supplier contracts. * Lead sourcing decisions based on the category strategy and Business Unit expectations and timing requirements. * Prepare cost estimation (for BU during acquisition phase), including request of "should cost" to Cost Engineering team * Ensure implementation of category strategy both regional and global * Support BU for VEC initiatives and corresponding negotiations with suppliers * Report KPI by part number and supplier * Collect regional and global, category, supplier specific information * Propose strategic path to Global Category Manager based on the information gathered * Propose ideas for cost reduction/avoidance, Continuous Improvement * Participate actively in annual budget preparation * Work with the Global Category Team to understand / escalate issues (cost, supply, quality, etc...) * Build / Manage relationships with local suppliers. * Propose ideas for cost reduction/avoidance and ongoing opportunities for continuous improvement. * Drive supplier performance and compliance. Knowledge, Skills and Abilities: * Automotive purchasing strongly preferred. * Ability to read drawing /technical specification and automotive quality requirement knowledge is plus * Proven negotiations skills. * Results orientation with proven implementation skills. * Excellent interpersonal and communication skills including the ability to influence and persuade. * Demonstrated collaboration, teamwork, relationship building and networking skills. * Experience coordinating and facilitating several small projects and/or one major project. * Possess the ability to work independently with minimal direction is required as are strong/effective verbal and written communication skills. * Advanced MS office ( Excel, PPT) proficiency * Fluent in English/Japanese helpful. Education: Bachelor or Masters degree in Supply Chain, Business or equivalent. Experience: Minimum of 3 years experience in purchasing or related field. Job level determined by various factors such as organization size, responsibility, career stage, and capabilities. Working conditions: * Physical Demands: Required to sit or stand for long periods of time. The employee may occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Have ability to work 40 - 60 hours per week. * Travel: The candidate will need to travel to suppliers and/or Hitachi locations as required. International travel may also be required. Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE)-Females/Minorities/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities If you need a reasonable accommodation to apply for a job at Hitachi, please send the nature of request and contact information to . Queries other than accommodation requests will not be responded to.
Created: 2024-10-05