Project Purchasing Profess.

Schaeffler; Chatham; On-site; CAD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Schaeffler Motion Tech CA is seeking a Purchasing professional to lead complex automotive sourcing projects from Chatham, Ontario, or Auburn Hills, MI. You will define sourcing strategies, manage cross-functional teams, and drive cost reductions while ensuring on-time project launches and optimal BOMs.

The role requires a minimum of 3 years in automotive purchasing, travel up to 20%, and fluency in English.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Supply Chain Management, and/or Engineering.
• Minimum of 3 years of automotive purchasing experience.
• Willingness to travel up to 20% domestically and internationally; valid passport.
• Fluency in English.
• Ability to manage and coordinate multiple projects and tasks simultaneously.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite, including Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, and Teams.

Responsibilities

• Organize complex purchasing projects with extensive requirements and negotiation processes.
• Define sourcing activities and execute project-related purchasing activities (incl. Make-or-Buy) for the business unit.
• Create, manage, and support new project acquisitions from a purchasing perspective and provide costed BOMs.
• Define and execute strategy on new awarded business in a project tracker to meet targets.
• Implement advanced negotiation concepts on sourcing to maximize benefit.
• Recommend component derivatives and production process innovations to the project team.

Skills

Automotive purchasing experience

Project coordination

Cross-functional collaboration

Problem-solving

English fluency

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration

Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain Management

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering

Tools

Excel

PowerPoint

Outlook

Teams

Job description

Schaeffler is a dynamic global technology company and its success has been a result of its entrepreneurial spirit and long history of private ownership. Does that sound interesting to you? As a partner to all of the major automobile manufacturers, as well as key players in the aerospace and industrial sectors, we offer you many development opportunities.

YOUR RESPONSIBILITES:

• Organize complex purchasing projects involving extensive specifications of requirements or negotiation processes for projects.
• Define sourcing activities and execute project-related purchasing activities (incl. Make-or-Buy analysis) for the respective business unit/product line.
• Create, manage, and support new project acquisitions from a purchasing perspective and provide costed BOMs.
• Define and execute strategy on every new awarded business in a project tracker to achieve established targets.
• Implement advanced negotiation concepts on sourcing to maximize benefit.
• Recommend component derivatives and component or production process innovations to the project team and other interface partners.
• Effectively cooperate with Category purchasing, following given sourcing and suppliers strategies.
• Work closely with cross-functional stakeholders across the supply chain and support change management in projects.
• Partner with project teams to ensure purchasing activities are aligned with overall project goals.
• Lead relevant Powertrain Solutions MES (Mechatronic Sensors) purchasing projects to support correct cost structures, on-time launches, and technical cost-reduction initiatives.
• Manage purchasing activities for launching projects, with a focus on MES products and modules.
• Participate in and/or lead technical cost-saving initiatives for assigned projects.
• Support new supplier searches and supplier development activities for the business unit purchasing project and Identify/support to develop local and strategic suppliers.

YOUR QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Supply Chain Management, and/or Engineering.
• Minimum of 3 years of automotive purchasing experience required.
• Willingness to travel up to 20% domestically and internationally; valid passport required.
• Fluency in English required.
• Ability to manage and coordinate multiple projects and tasks simultaneously.
• Strong conflict resolution, problem-solving, and decision-making skills.Must be legally authorized to work in the USA.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite, including Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, and Teams.
• Ability to work independently in a fast-paced, high-volume environment.
• Ability to collaborate with cross-functional teams and stakeholders at all levels, both domestic and international.Highly self-motivated and driven to achieve results.
• External applicants must legally be able to work in Canada.

This position is being posted at both our Chatham, Ontario facility in Canada, as well as our facility in Auburn Hills, MI, USA under the requisition ID 42486. The successful candidate may reside in either location.

Salary Classification: 10

We look forward to your application.

Your Contact

Schaeffler Motion Tech CA

Stephanie Martin