JOB DETAILS:.

Location: Farmington Hills, MI

Position: Buyer

Type: Full Time

JOB DUTIES:

Client, the industrial truck division of Toyota is seeking a Buyer for its Headquarters-Detroit facility located in Farmington Hills, MI. 

Responsibilities include: 

• Lead supplier benchmarking activity.

• May lead project team.

• Work closely with suppliers to develop a mutually beneficial, long term relationship.

• Develop, implement and manage commodity strategy.

• Develop supplier base not on U.S. but North, Central and South America for localization parts.

• Generate commodity cost estimates to build sourcing, negotiation, and supplier development strategies.

• Analyze costs to understand and evaluate supplier competitiveness.

• Drive continuous improvement in the supply base in support of Hino Motor's business goals.

• Work closely with related department and manufacturing plants to ensure operational needs are achieved.

• Facilitate annual supplier cost improvements/manufacturing improvements activities.

• Support Product Planning and Engineering projects.

• Plan and direct materials and supply to reduce cost and improve quality.

• Promote teamwork and cooperation with interacting departments including Japan.

• Provide support to manufacturing plants for both strategic issues and supplier performance issues.

• Develop plans and support of new program launches and projects.

• Issue Purchase Orders for production components and tooling.

• Develop cost estimation skills by commodity.

• Regular report out progress to management.

• Cost data management: input pricing data and resolve discrepancies working with buyers.

JOB REQUIREMENTS:

Required Knowledge and Skill Sets: 

• Strong MS Excel and MS PowerPoint skill sets.

• Strong written and verbal communication skills.

• Strong organizational and data management skills.

• Strong negotiation skills.

• Program management experience preferred.

• Understanding of automotive manufacturing process and costs preferred.

• Experience working with non-U.S. based customers/suppliers preferred.

EXPERIENCE: 

• Minimum 3 years of purchasing experience.

• Automotive purchasing experience is required.

• Strong negotiation and excel skills required.

EDUCATION:

• Bachelors Degree is required, preferably in Business, Supply Chain Management, or Finance

OTHER:

This position will travel 25% of the time.