Purchasing Manager - BOM Cost

(This role is 100% onsite)

You’re passionate about a zero-emissions future and want to build something special. You want to own your space but work with talented, like-minded people on important projects. The pace doesn’t scare you - it excites you. Quality and integrity matter to you.

We feel the same way.

Drive Forward. Introduce yourself to us and let’s start a conversation. We’re currently on the lookout for a Purchasing Manager BOM Cost to join our team

You Will:

• Lead the BOM Cost process to reduce the direct material cost working with Engineering, Purchasing and Manufacturing. 
• Establish technical and commercial ideas review processes, drive the implementation of these ideas with the different responsible teams.
• Drive implementation of Cost Reduction ideas to the different company areas, to ensure best in class cost ( Benchmarks). minimize total cost of ownership by monitoring and analyzing cost drivers, trade-offs between cost, volume, and quality and market conditions
• Develop a long-term cost savings ideas generation process, considering both strategic and tactical needs.
• Build cost structure for product commodities as Wire Harness, Thermal Lines, Plastic Parts. Metallics components, etc.
• Perform analytics to arrive at sourcing patterns for these commodities. benchmark the cost structure against industry recognized models built by national research labs as well as major competitors 
• Develop key performance measures for chosen suppliers to benchmark cost structure working with the Purchasing Team members.
• Assess risks posed to the organization because of poor supplier performance and develop contingency plans to mitigate risk to the supply chain.
• Improve operational control by analyzing price variance, excess and obsolete material, consigned material and create procedures to minimize liability and improve operational controls
• Lead efforts from the supply chain team most cost effective supplier base.
• Work closely with the engineering team, quality team and suppliers to transition from prototype to production with best on class costs.
• Support efforts related design and production validation and other structured six sigma processes that include critical tasks from concept approval through production
• Supervise the work of global supply managers for same commodities

You Have:

• Master's Degree in Business Administration, Economics; closely related discipline and at least 12 months of leadership experience in the job offered or as a purchasing agent or closely related occupation
• Minimum experience of 12 months must include
• BOM Cost structure, Reduction activities between Engineering, Purchasing and Manufacturing metrics using analytical tools such as MS Excel, Access and Visual Basic
• Experience working with the commodities specified in this job description
• Travel required to visit suppliers and for attending work-related conferences (estimated to be between 25% of work time)

Candidates must have current U.S. work authorization or be TN eligible from Mexico or Canada. This position is not eligible for CPT or OPT.