Senior Buyer

Position Summary

The Advanced Launch Management Lead will act as the program purchasing lead and the voice of global supply chain management within the program team. This position will be responsible for maintaining financial ownership for the entire Bill of materials in the Advanced launch Phase, working closely with Beijing buyers and Global Commodity Managers to ensure parts are sourced on time while meeting the program budget, initiating the APQP process in conjunction with the Supplier Development Organization and work ensure APQP deliverables are being executed in accordance with the overall program timeline, and providing support to Beijing plant GSM.

Key Accountabilities

• Development of cost estimates with detailed drawings and /or limited concepts with high confidence to meet Program Team’s expectations

• Maintain overall accountability for estimates submitted

• Build estimations from the ground up based upon knowledge of manufacturing processes and commodities to include cost development for raw materials, machining rates, and other processing costs to ensure consistent accuracy if work.

• Responsible for holding program kickoff reviews with the rest of the GSM Team to outline key program deliverables

• Report status of current production leverage opportunities, sourcing plans, carryover parts/ capacity, and raw material economic exposure

• Work to identify and execute improvement opportunities when budget overages exist in the bill off materials

• Manage launch reports, cost walks, and one paper summaries

• Participate in cross functional teams, including Program management, Supplier Development, and Beijing teams

• Responsible for the sourcing new components that are not included in existing commodity strategy

• Responsible for holding launch readiness reviews with the entire cross functional team, which would include   identifying issues, assigning tasks and drive accountability

• Responsible for managing supplier tooling

• Manage a smooth transition from Advanced launch phase to production phase by ensuring Beijing buyer        team is full supported

• Responsible for supporting BorgWarner’s new technology products by identifying and driving new supplier     technology

• Responsible for driving early supplier onboarding for new programs.

• Exhibit overall discipline within GSM function

Qualifications & Requirements

• 8-10 years of purchasing or program management experience working in an automotive production/Purchasing/GSM environment

• 5 years’ minimum estimating experience working in an automotive production /manufacturing environment

• Program management skills

• Team leader skills

• Critical analysis skills

• Excellent negotiation skills

• Strong interpersonal skills-Position interacts with all levels of BorgWarner/Supply management

• Must be self-motivated/directed

• Requires minimal management input to achieve objectives

• CPM /CPSM certification preferred

Key Competencies:

• Priority setting

• Conflict management

• Business Acumen

• Timely decision making

• Technical/ Functional skills

• Decision quality

• Ethics and Values

• Action Oriented

• Drive for result

• Interpersonal savvy

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