Purchasing Manager- Cab & Plastics Components, Thermal & Electronics/Infotainment Systems

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 to join our team

You Will:

• Lead the RFP process which involves sourcing, costing and negotiation for commodities such as Cab & Plastic components, Thermal and Electronics/Infotainment systems, Plastics components
• Establish proposal review process, ensuring all commercial terms are agreed and documented before business is initiated
• Drive price negotiations to ensure best in class pricing. 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 product sourcing roadmap considering both strategic and tactical needs
• Build cost structure for described commodities
• 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. work closely with quality and engineering team to ensure that supplier accountability metrics of quality, delivery and pricing are met
• Assess risks posed to the organization because of poor supplier performance and develop contingency plans to mitigate risk to supply chain.
• Analyze and support all supply related activities including production and capacity reviews, inventory reviews, production orders, inventory status, and customer fulfillment
• 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 supply chain team for prototype development
• Work closely with engineering team, quality team and suppliers to transition from prototype to production
• 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
• Sourcing, monitoring purchasing and inventory 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.

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