Senior Direct Material Job in Greenville 29607, South Carolina US
Job Title: – Senior Direct Material Buyer
Job Description: This job allows you to take a lead role in sourcing activities for machined components and powder metal components to support business needs for JTEKT/Koyo N.A. manufacturing facilities. You will also administer and maintain commercial relationships with manufacturers/suppliers of these components.
Responsibilities:
- Be an expert in his/her commodities, familiar with the potential worldwide supply base of these commodities, and know the strengths and weaknesses of major ones.
- Develop and issue request for quotations to potential suppliers of these commodities.
- Familiarity with the main cost drivers of his/her commodities and communicate internally within JTEKT/Koyo to support design or initiate sourcing decisions.
- Analyze supplier quotations, and propose or make selection of supplier of product to JTEKT/Koyo.
- Draft, negotiate, and implement long term contracts.
- Assume leadership role in cost reduction activities from beginning of product design stage, through production life of the product purchased.
- Support the Supplier Advancement Engineer in VAVE and Kaizen supplier workshops by defining cost reduction targets and negotiating cost sharing rules with suppliers.
- Assess, with the support of the concerned departments, his/her supplier base and propose a long term strategy to develop and improve his/her supplier base according to the company’s long term needs and the market situation.
- Responsible for the overall performance of his/her suppliers and their Quality, Cost and Delivery performance.
- Stay abreast of market trends and new technology, and communicate with Engineering and management based on such information.
- Business reporting to JTEKT/Koyo management.
- Frequently travel to suppliers, including overseas travel possible.
Requirements:
· Three to five years of direct material purchasing experience in automotive industry, ability to manage project(s), and ability to provide general guidance to support employees.
· Identify key purchasing related issues, and then apply problem solving skills to creatively resolve complex procurement related issues.
· Understand and anticipate technical issues in order to interface internally within JTEKT/Koyo and with suppliers to implement corrective actions at the earliest possible stage.
· Function successfully with considerable latitude and require technical guidance only on unusually complex problems or issues.
· Work in a participative management environment and maintain a drive for accomplishment of responsibilities.
· Strong PC skills, including proficiency with Excel, Word and Access.
· Good communication skills, both verbal and written.
· Ability to travel, with little or no notice
· Basic knowledge of applicable quality, health, safety, and environmental management systems.
- Professional certification is a plus, but not required.
Benefits:
- Competitive Salary
- Insurance (Health, dental, vision)
- Paid Holidays/Vacation
- 401K/Retirement Benefits
- Tuition Reimbursement
- Cell phone/Computer (if job requires)
- Work/life balance
- Corporate environment
About the Company:
Koyo Bearings USA, LLC, a JTEKT Group company, produces highly engineered needle roller bearings, including an extensive range of radial and thrust needle roller bearings, bearing assemblies and loose needles under the Koyo Torrington Needle Roller Bearing brand. Its customer base is primarily original equipment and Tier 1 automotive manufacturers in North America, Europe and Asia. Headquartered in Canton, Ohio, the business unit employs 3,400 globally at 12 manufacturing facilities and three technology centers.
JTEKT Corporation ("JTEKT", www.jtekt.co.jp/e ) is a leading Japanese manufacturer of steering systems (JTEKT Automotive), driveline components (JTEKT Automotive and Torsen), bearings (Koyo) and machine tools (Toyoda Machinery). The company is a world leader in the production of bearings solutions used in a wide variety of applications, including automobiles, jet engines, windmill power generators, and shinkansen (bullet trains). JTEKT has 34,000 employees, with operations in 70 locations worldwide, encompassing Asia/Oceania, North America and Europe.
2011 Company Awards:
- Toyota – Quality Award of Achievement
- Eaton – Supplier Excellence Award
- Ford – Q-1 Preferred Supplier Award
- GE – Value, Innovation, Productivity Award
- GM – Mark of Excellence Award – Supplier of the Year
- John Deere – Member of the Hall of Fame – Supplier of the Year
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