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Project Buyer

Mahle Engine Components Usa, Inc.
Troy, MI Full Time
POSTED ON 2/12/2025
AVAILABLE BEFORE 4/26/2025

Your Role & Responsibilities

Position located within the Thermal Management North America Project Purchasing team in Farmington, MI.

As our Project Buyer, you will work to fulfill customer deliverables for all purchasing requirements of the project  including cost targets, supplier PPAP timing, USMCA content, and updates project team on all critical items.

  • Lead of Purchasing activities for purchase components and material as a key member of the project core team within the Product Development Process (PDP). Regional or global responsibility as assigned.
  • Work with Engineering at initial design concept to attain target cost
  • Evaluate and assess supplier’s quotations to ensure commercial, technical and quality objectives are achieved. Evaluate and provide component costing based on program BOM timing
  • Schedule technical component reviews
  • Lead sourcing decision, in accordance to MAHLE Purchasing Procedures and work with commodity buyer (regional and global) to leverage best overall landed costs
  • Ensure purchased components meet all program milestones, track and coordinate progress between suppliers and development team
  • Communicate supplier risks to project team
  • Effectively communicate with development team members throughout MAHLE Behr facilities worldwide including the generation and presentation of project status updates to management

Your Skills & Experience

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Supply Chain Management, Industrial Engineering or Business Administration
  • At least 3 years of experience in Purchasing or other Supply Chain related field in an automotive environment (cross-functional exposure preferred)
  • Specialized skills in negotiation, financial cost analysis and market analysis Ability to read blue prints and specifications required
  • Strong time and project management, problem solving and continuous improvement skills
  • Knowledge of manufacturing processes (stamping, injection molding, casting)
  • Our Offering

    We will provide a collaborative environment working on exciting assignments, along with ongoing personal & career development opportunities. We encourage you to apply even if you don't meet every single requirement. You may just be the right candidate for this or other roles!

    After receiving your online application, the interview process will typically be, a screening call followed by Personal Interview(s).

    For more information about MAHLE and what a career with us looks like for you,

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    DiversityMatters with our inclusive culture, we welcome applications from all social, religious & ethnical backgrounds, disabilities both mental and physical, identities (gender) and neurodivergent people.

    Do you have any questions?

    SHEILA.HOOVER@MAHLE.COM

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