Location: Harrodsburg,KY, USA
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.
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