Buyer

• Conduct sourcing activities to deliver quality parts at the best material cost within program timing requirements
• Understand upcoming program sourcing and launch milestones
• Align supplier bid lists with the Category Manager using industry trends, technologies, and supplier analysis
• Develop supplier strategies managing cost, quality, risk, and timing
• Present sourcing decisions and commercial settlements to executive leadership
• Provide suppliers with market cost-position feedback and build long-term relationships
• Support quality initiatives and supplier accountability
• Develop and execute negotiation strategies to deliver material efficiencies and minimize inflationary costs
• Develop material cost roadmaps supporting corporate objectives and long-term viability
• Collaborate with Category Managers, the Global Commodity Team, Product Development, Supply Chain, and Finance
• Develop year-over-year commodity cost positions and annual cost-savings goals
• Lead supplier Quarterly Business Reviews and Supplier Quality/Cost/Delivery meetings
• Support Critical Supply and Supplier Technical Assistance teams during quality or shortage issues
• Identify alternative technologies or supply sources with engineering
• Travel to supply partners as required
• Challenge existing processes and drive improvements
• Coordinate stakeholders to deliver required materials on time and with quality
• Attend internal and external process-improvement workshops
• Hold working-level supplier meetings for issue resolution and relationship development

Buyer – Stampings & Structural Assemblies

• 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