Purchasing Manager

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PURCHASING MANAGER

SOUTHFIELD, MICHIGAN - WORLD HEADQUARTERS

As a member of the Purchasing team, the Purchasing Manager will be responsible for leading global commodity team in all purchasing aspects.

Position Focus:

• Provide direct oversight and ensure execution of strategic purchasing initiatives to support Operational and Financial Excellence for the company.
• Develop and ensure delivery of annual Purchasing commitments to the affected business unit as well as support requirements needed to meet global Purchasing objectives.
• Work as part of cross functional team with Operations, Engineering, Commercial/Program Management, Quality and Finance leadership to support strategic initiatives key to the business unit and company.
• Oversee and lead supplier escalations critical to the performance of the company and business unit.
• Ensure that themselves and the team operate in a manner consistent with the company's guidelines on ethics and compliance in managing its supplier relationships while meeting all financial, operational, or strategic objectives for the company.
• Foster a positive and supportive environment for the organization that supports growth and development of supervised employees that is consistent with the company's guidelines and vision.

The Role:

Your work will include, but not be limited to:

• Ensures full compliance to corporate guidelines and requirements.
• Ensures 100% delivery of financial commitments associated to purchasing objectives.
• Continued oversight of key indicators for supplier risk, to ensure existing supply base can support both near term and long-term requirements.
• Ensure that the developed and executed strategies by the team are attainable and sustainable to achieve the annual and long-range commitments.
• Promote and ensure data driven analysis and negotiating techniques to achieve optimal performance.
• Create partnerships with key cross functional Senior Leaders in Finance, Commercial/Program Management, Operations and Quality to promote a collaborative environment with Purchasing and support key initiatives to the company.
• Ensure on driving total cost management concepts within all sourcing decisions and day to day requirements.
• Ensure focused initiatives on SCTO and Material Harmonization are met using all available tools and resources (e.g. - Foundry, etc.)
• Strong business acumen with ability to incorporate strategies that serve both short- and long-term needs for the company.
• Ability to mentor and develop team into high performing team members that will continue to ensure sustainable growth within the organization.

Your Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in related field
• Requires minimum 3-5 years' work experience. Automotive cross-functional experience a plus.

Bonus If You Have:

• MBA preferred

Lear Corporation is an Equal Opportunity Employer, committed to a diverse workplace.

Applicants must submit their resume for consideration using our applicant tracking system. Due to the high volume of applications received, only candidates selected for interviews will be contacted. Candidates must be legally authorized to work in the United States without sponsorship. Unsolicited resumes from search firms or employment agencies, or similar, will not be paid a fee and will become the property of Lear Corporation.