What are the responsibilities and job description for the Senior Purchasing Specialist position at FX Staffing?
Summary
This position is responsible for obtaining materials from suppliers at the lowest cost consistent with quality, reliability and timing requirements. Specific responsibilities include studying market trends and developing commodity strategies; analyzing quotations, and selecting, recommending and monitoring supplier's performance; and initiating corrective actions when problems which impact the quality or delivery of the product and/or the quality system are identified.
Essential Job Responsibilities and Duties
1. Manage commercial relationships and associated contractual documentation for out-sourced components, assemblies, and/or services.
2. Negotiate supplier price reductions.
3. Investigate and understand global supply options for area of responsibility.
4. Manage supplier production launch schedule and provide oversight to overall project schedule, raising constraints and timing issues with the project team as necessary.
5. Requires strong negotiation skills to manage internal and external issues to meet customer expectations for launch timing and cost.
6. Coordinate and evaluate supplier quotations.
7. Prepare quote packages and cost analysis for new business opportunities.
8. Manage prototype cost & timing.
9. Coordinate design change cost and timing.
10. Support supplier quality planning and implementation.
11. Support production control for delivery issues.
12. Coordinate annual review of supplier performance.
13. Support manufacturing process improvement objectives relative to sourced components.
14. Support VA/VE and weight reduction initiatives.
15. Understand full supply chain for responsible parts and develop supplier contingency plans for long term supply.
16. Understand and coordinate required documentation for legal requirements and/or customer requirements. Ex. IMDS, USMCA, Conflict Minerals.
17. Monitor progress to support purchase order requirements and expedite as required.
Education and Experience:
Desired Qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree in Business or Engineering with 5 years of purchasing experience, specifically in automotive, or an equivalent amount of education and experience.
Minimum Qualifications:
- Associates degree in Business with 7 years of purchasing experience, specifically in automotive, or an equivalent amount of education and experience.
Special Skills:
- Knowledge of manufacturing process technology.
- Understanding of and the ability to apply the IATF 16949 standard.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
- Ability to work collaboratively in a cross-functional team environment.