Sr. Buyer

Yazaki is a global leader in the research, development, and delivery of vehicle power and data solutions.

Yazaki works with virtually every major auto manufacturer globally, and we've strived to maintain strategic and stable growth throughout our 84-year history. Today, we're looking for energetic people with the potential to perform and the ability to strengthen - and thrive in - the positive work environment we pride ourselves on.

Location: Canton, MI, USA

Tooling and Plastic Injection Molding - Sr. Buyer

Position Summary

Supports team in performing the key commercial aspect of purchasing such as supplier selection, price negotiation, new material coordination, global coordination, and VA/VE lead working with Affiliate procurement, engineers and global purchasing members as well as support the development of the Purchasing and Commodity strategies.

Primary Responsibilities

• Support the cost reduction objective set for each performance year by developing cost reduction strategies with each supplier
• Support the selection and sourcing of suppliers that are part of the strategic supply base and meet program commitments
• Conduct market tests and price reduction / cost control re-negotiations for maintaining cost competitiveness as required
• Interface to suppliers as required
• Support global sourcing efforts
• Support the negotiation of the “Yazaki Purchase Terms and Conditions” with each supplier
• Support Advanced Purchasing with cost reduction strategies or sourcing of new suppliers to support new programs
• Support the selection of alternate sources of supply to ensure continuity, consistency of quality and competitive pricing
• Ensure compliance with suppliers to support QCDE (Quality, Cost, Delivery, Environmental)
• Champion for SCR (Supplier Change Request)
• Process ERFQ’s thru GPDB (Global Purchasing Data Base) system
• Maintain existing contracts in GPDB
• Conduct supplier review meetings, providing meeting minutes
• Ensure data integrity of Purchasing cost reduction road map
• Issue Tooling Purchase Orders, obtain photos from suppliers to support Business Unit payment
• All other duties / projects as assigned
  
  

Specific To Tooling, Plastic Injection Molding And Stamping

• Develop buyer and supplier training for Plastic Protectors overview including Molding process, Molding Tooling and Analysis of technical information used on category day to day activities.
• Tooling re-localization for molding and stamping manufacturing as part of benchmark and supplier selection.
• To have experience working with internal Yazaki affiliates as YED and YIM for molding and stamping vertical integration projects.
• Help to facilitate communication between our Material Planning team, Accounts Payable, YED/YIM costing team and other Spanish speaker functional group for our Purchasing team for issue resolution.
• Knowledge of molded and stamped components cost structure and engineering background to optimize cost
• Engineering background experience, being part of Advance Engineering and Engineering team at YED plant for at least 3 years, with a focus on molding tooling and stamping dies.
• Experience to develop tooling building process tracking from toolmakers suppliers.
• Analyzing Manufacturing drawings, overall program timing plan, samples, and dimensional results before to be submitted to functional groups.
• Knowledge of most common quality defects on molded and stamped components
• To have knowledge of molding tooling and stamping die composition (parts such as molding tooling cavity design and stamping tool progression)
• Experience working on Six Sigma projects (to be certified on lean six sigma green belt)
• Knowledge of engineering design software (SolidWorks)
• Spanish speaker and acknowledge of Hispanic culture to facilitate the communication channel between our purchasing team and our team in Mexico, Central and South America that work at different functional areas, as Quality, Material Planning, Crisis Management, Manufacturing plants, Accounts Payable, Logistic team, etc
  
  

Additionally, Sr. Buyer

• Coach, develop and train Buyers
• Support direct Supervisor/Manager of the respective commodity
  

Requirements

Degree Requirements:

Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering or equivalent experience

Master’s Degree in Engineering (preferred)

Certification Requirements

Six Sigma Green Belt

Previous Experience

Injection Molding Components and Tools and Stamping (Automotive)

Sr. Buyer Preferred: 5 years in Buyer role and Engineering background

Travel Requirements

Local, Regional, National, and International

Language

English, Spanish

Software

SAP, Microsoft Office

On Call Requirements

None

Physical Requirements

Office position / Primarily Sedentary

(Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable an individual with disability to perform the essential functions)

Yazaki North America is committed to providing equal employment opportunities for all persons regardless of race, color, religion, sex, age, marital status, national origin, disability, handicap, veteran status, or other legally protected status or characteristic. Equal opportunity extends to all aspects of the employment relationship. Yazaki North America complies with federal and state equal employment opportunity laws and strives to keep the workplace free from all forms of harassment.