Technical Buyer

Yanfeng is a leading global automotive supplier, focusing on interior, exterior, seating, cockpit electronics, and passive safety, and is exploring new business actively. Yanfeng has more than 240 locations and approximately 57,000 employees worldwide. The technical team of 4,200 experts is in 10 R&D centers and other regional offices, with complete capabilities including engineering and software development, styling, and test validation. Focusing on smart cabin and lightweight technology, Yanfeng supports automakers to explore future mobility and provide leading cabin solutions. For more information, please visit www.yanfeng.com.

This role supports the procurement and management of spare parts and components to ensure optimal equipment and tooling performance. Key responsibilities include inventory and stockroom optimization, pricing and ordering administration, budget planning, supplier agreement management, and continuous improvement of tracking and procurement systems. As organizational needs evolve, the role will increasingly focus on strategic sourcing, process improvement, and other high-value activities as directed by CapEx Procurement Management.

Main Responsibilities:

Supervisory Capacity: None

• Supporting the Yanfeng team to help minimize Yanfeng machine/tooling downtime as well as minimizing cost for spare/component pricing. 
• Will lead world-class pricing agreements for key component/spares.
• Supports continuous improvement, changes to software/systems, and preparing associated reports to track key KPI’s (deliverables).
• Support trouble shooting system/software problem/enhancements and collaborate with the system/team/IT to drive improvements/efficiency.
• Support Procurement/plant operations with various projects as assigned by Yanfeng Procurement management.
• Supports NA plant operations during critical equipment downtime events (as required).
• Track and report savings generated by properly maintaining spare parts inventory, reduced down-time, purchase of spare parts/components.

Additional Responsibilities: 

• Support equipment/tooling transfers between Yanfeng plants.
• Supports Yanfeng disposition (scrap) process/procedure and understand/utilize the software (as needed).
• Eventual focus on 24x7 emergency component/downtime SYSTEM/partner opportunities.
• As necessary, search for alternative solutions for components that meet required timing/specification needs from w/in China.
• As necessary, support invoice/payment issues for spare parts suppliers.
• As required, support shipping, customs, logistics concerns tied to component purchases.
• Support (as needed) audits of North American plants maintenance departments for PM accuracy, PM Content, spare parts, manpower, etc defined by the North America maintenance audit standard.
• Aids AME team & plant teams in creation of new PM tasks and PM schedules for new and existing Yanfeng managed equipment/tooling.
• Supports (as needed) day to day plant technical support related to EAM/system software and procedures.
• Basic understanding to support training of equipment/tooling spare parts crib inventory software.
• Support (as needed) optimization of system PM’s to minimize labor hours vs required PM w/in maintenance department.
• Basic understanding of weekly maintenance KPIs (deliverables) for all plants in NA.
• Basic understanding of Injection Molding Machines, auxiliary equipment, and Yanfeng managed equipment/tooling,
• Supports (as needed) plant maintenance audits to ensure that all Yanfeng plant maintenance departments are operating as efficiently as possible, staffing is adequate, and maintenance is being performed correctly on the Yanfeng equipment by the plant maintenance teams. 

Education: Bachelor's Degree 

• Area of Study: Procurement, Supply Management, IT Systems, Business.
  
  *Equivalent work experience may also be considered for this position*

Qualification:

• Minimum of 3 years of relevant experience in technical procurement.
• Proficient with Microsoft Office including, Excel, Word, Power Point, Outlook, and Teams.
• Self-motivated, team player, able to negotiate and lead/encourage teammates and suppliers.
• Must be able and willing to travel and work at customer sites, including industrial manufacturing plants.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Preferred experience using ERP (Enterprise Resourcing Planning) systems like QAD, EAM, SAP, DSSI…
• Preferred experience with automotive equipment & facilities maintenance preferably plastic injection molding and/or assembly experience.
• Understanding of procedures needed to maintain automotive production and facilities equipment used in the successful operation of an automotive plant
• Basic understanding of tooling/equipment maintenance and Preventative Maintenance (PM) with automotive equipment/tooling.
• Equipment project management, cradle to grave (Specifications/RFQ’s to Decommissioning the tooling/equipment).

Essential Common Requirements for All Employees: 

• International Operating System (IOS): Understand, apply and meet all function-related IOS requirements.
• Environmental, Health & Safety (EHS): Understand, apply and meet all function-related EHS requirements.
• Product Safety: Understand, apply and meet all function-related Product Safety requirements.
• Compliance: Understand, apply and meet all function-related Compliance requirements
• Information Security: Understand, apply and meet all function-related IT / Information Security and confidentiality of YFAI information requirements.
• Must comply with all company policies and procedures. 
• Employee must have the ability to work additional hours and / or overtime as needed or assigned to complete job duties on time.

Our Investment in You

• Competitive Compensation Packages 
• Generous Paid Vacation, Paid Sick Leave and Paid Holidays 
• Medical, Dental, and Vision Benefits from day one
• Competitive 401k Match
• Rewarding Healthy Behavior Program
• Life and Disability Insurance
• Supplemental Health Plans
• Employee Assistance Program
• Company Discount Program