Sr. Buyer

The Buyer is responsible for the commodities and/or services assigned to them by the Supply Chain Manager. The buyer is responsible for controlling these goods and service providers to insure timely and cost-effective delivery needed for efficient and cost-effective operation of the plant. It is the responsibility of the buyer to procure goods and services meeting requirements at the lowest available cost and to act in accordance with procedures and legal requirements.

Position

Sr. Buyer – TTT Cadillac

Location

Cadillac, MI

About Us

BorgWarner is a global product leader in delivering innovative and sustainable mobility solutions. We are a company of innovators and independent thinkers that brings together talented employees, meaningful work and amazing technology in a unique environment. At BorgWarner, we constantly work towards our vision of a clean and energy-efficient world.

Our Culture

BorgWarner promotes and nurtures a diverse and inclusive environment, honors integrity, strives for excellence, commits to responsibility for our communities and the environment, and builds on the power of collaboration. We believe the health and safety of our employees are a top priority.

Career Opportunities

We manage talent as seriously as we manage our businesses and encourage you to learn about our proud history, strong culture, technologies, and vision for the future. We offer positions locally and globally with over 80 locations in 19 countries.

If this position energizes you and you feel you can help us achieve our mission and vision, you are invited to apply. We seek applications from people of all races, color, ages, religions, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, national origin, disability status, military status, and second-chance hires.

Some candidates may see the list of qualifications and feel they do not meet the requirements and shy away from applying. BorgWarner thinks differently. We want to encourage you to share your lived experience and skills with us by submitting an application for consideration.

Key responsibilities

• Create and maintain Schedule Agreements including updating price increases/decreases and delivery dates.
• Review “Exception Reports”, take the appropriate actions and relay the information to the appropriate production planner and/or customer service representative.
• Diagnose problems and implement or recommend corrections to practices or systemic issues resulting in inconsistencies, shortages, or unnecessary cost.
• Work with Supplier Quality to resolve material quality issues and take action where suppliers have consistent quality issues.
• Locate, qualify, and develop new sources in conjunction with Global Supply Management recommendations.
• Negotiate complex and/or critical supplier agreements.
• Solicit and evaluate bids and quotes providing sourcing recommendations to include developing a commodity strategy for the plant on various commodities.
• Understand an identify risk factors in supply and promptly communicate to management regarding cost, delivery, or price impact.
• Forecast future business conditions with supplier to prevent shortages or inventory build-up.
• Meet cost save objectives and identify additional cost save opportunities.
• Monitor delivery performance of vendors and act when suppliers are consistently late.

What we’re looking for

• Bachelor Degree in Business preferred; Engineering Degree a plus.
• Four to eight plus years of experience and/or training in supply chain or purchasing;; or
• Equivalent combination of education and experience.

Equal Employment Opportunity

BorgWarner is an equal employment opportunity employer such that all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, age, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identify/expression, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.

Visa Sponsorship

BorgWarner does provide sponsorship for employment visa status based on business need.

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No Unauthorized Referrals from recruiters & Vendors

Please note that BorgWarner and any of its affiliated companies does not seek or accept unsolicited resumes or offers from third party recruiters or staffing agencies associated with any published or unpublished employment opportunities. Any unsolicited information sent to BorgWarner will be considered as unencumbered and free from any fee or charge whatsoever. Only members of our Human Resources Team have the authority to engage or authorize recruiting services, which must be agreed upon before the unsolicited resume or offer is received.

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Salary Range:

$90,800 - $124,850

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