Buyer ii

Job Title: Buyer

Job Description

We are seeking a motivated and strategic Buyer to join our team, supporting interior commodities, which includes seats, wire harness, digital electronics, and semiconductors. This role requires a strong communicator who is comfortable with conflict and adept at gathering data to solve issues, with an excellent business acumen and self-motivation.

Responsibilities

• Purchase goods, materials, components, or services in line with specified cost, quality, and delivery targets.

• Support the purchasing function and other relevant departments, and communicate any supply problems that may impact business operations.

• Act as an interface between suppliers and other relevant departments on purchasing processes and new projects and activities.

• Monitor and advise on any issues presenting risk or opportunity to the organization.

• Monitor market trends, competitor strategies, and market suppliers.

• Provide analysis on costs, review cost reduction activities, and work closely with others in the procurement function.

• Negotiate contracts, improve prices and terms of business with suppliers, and review opportunities for business savings using negotiation and procurement best practices.

• Build, maintain, and manage supplier relationships, and ensure good communications.

• Conduct research for new components and suppliers, and compile data relating to supplier performance for evaluation.

• Contact suppliers to resolve price, quality, delivery, or invoice issues, and resolve supplier shortages and past-due situations.

• Update and maintain commodity strategies, work with cost estimating to develop cost estimates for savings negotiations, and mitigate supplier uplift requests.

• Produce weekly reports, charts, and status on open assignments and projects.

• Perform market tests, analyze responses, and award sourcing of parts.

• Review open vehicles off-road (VOR) and backorders weekly, and expedite parts delivery.

Essential Skills

• 5-10 years of automotive purchasing/buyer experience.

• Automotive purchasing experience is mandatory.

• Advanced Excel skills

• SAP/ERP experience.

• Strong negotiation and communication skills.

• Strategic planning and decision-making skills.

Additional Skills & Qualifications

• Experience in electronics, interior, digital, and semiconductor industries is a plus.

• Bachelor's degree preferred.

• Experience handling complicated decks with high volume/high cost.

Job Type & Location

This is a Contract position based out of Allen Park, MI.

Pay and Benefits

The pay range for this position is $39.00 - $50.00/hr.

Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be subject to specific elections, plan, or program terms. If eligible, the benefits available for this temporary role may include the following:

• Medical, dental & vision - Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital - 401(k) Retirement Plan - Pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions available - Life Insurance (Voluntary Life & AD&D for the employee and dependents) - Short and long-term disability - Health Spending Account (HSA) - Transportation benefits - Employee Assistance Program - Time Off/Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick Leave)

Workplace Type

This is a hybrid position in Allen Park,MI.

Application Deadline

This position is anticipated to close on Nov 17, 2025.

About Aston Carter:

Aston Carter provides world-class corporate talent solutions to thousands of clients across the globe. Specialized in accounting, finance, human resources, talent acquisition, procurement, supply chain and select administrative professions, we extend the capabilities of industry-leading companies. We draw on our deep recruiting expertise and expansive network to meet the evolving needs of our clients and talent community with agility and excellence. With offices across the U.S., Canada, Asia Pacific and Europe, Aston Carter serves many of the Fortune 500. We are proud to be a ClearlyRated Best of Staffing® double diamond winner for both client and talent service.

The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regard to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.

If you would like to request a reasonable accommodation, such as the modification or adjustment of the job application process or interviewing process due to a disability, please email [email protected] (%[email protected]) for other accommodation options.