Sr. Program Purchasing Buyer

About the position The team supports end to end program purchasing by working closely with engineering, manufacturing, and suppliers to ensure on time launches, cost competitiveness, and supply continuity. They drive sourcing excellence, manage risks, and continuously improve cost, quality, and delivery performance across the product lifecycle.

Responsibilities

• Act as the purchasing representative for assigned programs, leading sourcing and procurement activities to support successful new product launches and program execution.
• Coordinate cross‑functionally with Engineering, Project Management, Logistics, Plants, and shared services to ensure timely deliveries, supplier readiness, and transparent communication and execution.
• Manage Bill of Material (BOM) cost, drive cost‑reduction initiatives, and implement VA/VE, localization, tariff mitigation, and productivity improvement actions.
• Take a leading role in providing purchasing input to the CQA (Customer Quote Analysis) team, driving alignment of product BOM costs with cross‑functional stakeholders through a forward‑looking cost strategy.
• Lead supplier sourcing, evaluation, nomination, and performance management to meet Quality, Cost, and Delivery (QCD) targets throughout the product lifecycle.
• Support sourcing preparation, RFQs, negotiations, contracts, tooling, prototypes, and capacity planning in alignment with commodity and purchasing strategies.
• Monitor program and supplier risks, including capacity constraints, material shortages, engineering changes, and lifecycle topics such as CRB (Change Review Board), LTB (Last Time Buy / Bridge), and make‑versus‑buy decisions.
• Track sourcing status, savings, and program metrics; maintain purchasing documentation, support continuous improvement, and ensure compliance with policies and processes.

Requirements

• Bachelors degree required
• A minimum of 6+ years of experience in purchasing or supplier development
• Good communication and interpersonal skills, Good at spoken English
• Structured and organized, outspoken personality
• Advanced skills in Excel/Word/PowerPoint) and SAP
• High assertiveness and negotiation skills
• Continuous improvements mind set
• Experience in automotive electronics business
• Knowledge of automotive APQP/PPAP and Gate review process

Benefits

• A supportive collaborative team environment
• Annual Incentive Plan
• Paid Vacation
• 401k Plan
• Health Care Benefits
• Paid Holidays

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