Ford Component Sales, LLC

Buyer

• Manage commercial relationships and negotiations with the supplier network
• Negotiate piece pricing, lead times, and minimum order quantities (MOQs)
• Validate cost breakdowns and challenge unverified price increases
• Deliver annual purchasing cost-reduction targets and protect profit margins
• Manage the Request for Quote (RFQ) process
• Coordinate purchasing deliverables for new program introductions
• Select competitive suppliers, meet cost targets, and ensure on-time production readiness
• Cultivate collaborative supplier relationships
• Resolve commercial disputes, invoice discrepancies, and pricing issues
• Partner with supply chain planning teams to resolve supplier delivery bottlenecks
• Maintain ERP purchasing master data
• Track company-owned tooling at supplier facilities
• Perform other duties as required