A Buyer will be responsible for purchasing products and services for WM on a Global scale as well as supporting new program and corporate processes and initiates.

Job Duties:

General Responsibilities:

• Support and Maintain the WMG RFQ Process – initiate and review supplier quotations, perform cost analysis considering both qualitative and quantitative data
• Generate costing BOM’s based on engineering bill of materials and corresponding supplier quotes
• Create and issue supplier RFQ emails
• Review purchase requisitions and issue Purchase Orders to suppliers when applicable
• Participate and support The Windsor Machine Change Management Process utilizing standard documents to process changes and issue Purchase Orders when required
• Track issued PO’s by monitoring progress and contact suppliers for issue resolution
• Generate department matrices for part #’s, standard costs, annual volumes, etc.
• Oversee conflict mineral reporting
• Create and maintain costing Bill of Materials for new programs, pre-award
• Support Engineering team members – assess requirements of a component and develop specifications for purchased material with supplier involvement
• Establish and maintain supplier relations
• Submit Program Award letters and supplier contracts
• Negotiate pricing, annual cost reductions, terms and conditions as well as collaborate with cross functional teams for sourcing decisions
• Implement and maintain standard capacity studies within WM’s supply base in order to secure potential demand

Requirements:

• Post-Secondary educational background, preferably in the fields of accounting, business or finance
• Proven work experience in an automotive manufacturing environment
• Technical background with understanding and/or hands-on experience with blueprint reading, & associated documentation
• Previous experience with general PDP & APQP systems preferred, but not required
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Solid organizational skills including attention to detail and multi-tasking
• Strong working knowledge of Microsoft Office including Microsoft Excel

Work Conditions:

• Individuals may be required to travel as directed
• Manual dexterity required to use desktop computer and peripherals
• Fast paced

Any interested candidates please apply online on windsormachine.com/careers