Associate Buyer

BMW Group; Woodcliff Lake (NJ); Hybrid; USD 57,000 - 96,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in the automotive industry seeks an Associate Buyer to join its Procurement team. In this role, you will negotiate costs, support internal clients, and ensure compliance with purchasing guidelines, all while working in a collaborative environment that values creativity and innovation.

Benefits

Medical, Dental, and Vision insurance

401(k) with Company match

Employee vehicle program

Generous PTO and Company paid holidays

Voluntary Benefits to fit your needs

Qualifications

• 0-2 years of experience in purchasing or similar functions.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the first point of contact for purchasing department.
• Perform cost/price negotiations using cost/price analysis.
• Support internal customers related to commodity/project.

Skills

Communication

Education

Bachelor's in Business Administration, Economics, Finance or similar

Job description

Indirect Purchasing WoodcliffLake 06.06.2025

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SPREAD ENTHUSIASM. SHAPE THE FUTURE.

SHARE YOUR PASSION.

Knowing the destination isn't enough: you need to know how to get there. Build up your own networks, exploit new ideas, consistently take the initiative. Inspire other people with your enthusiasm. That's the only way to give ideas the power that allows them to become true innovations.

As an independent group of companies, the BMW Group has a commitment to creativity and breakthrough ideas that goes well beyond the racetrack. In order to continuously create ultimate driving machines, we drive our growth and design excellence by staffing our teams with individuals who are innovative and always looking for the next great idea. If you share our vision and view yourself as an independent, creative thinker, we invite you to join our team in this exceptional role located in Woodcliff Lake, NJ.

Our Procurement team provides the BMW Group with products and services at the best possible quality / total cost ratio on a long-term basis. They work on improving the BMW Group's competitive position by being professional, committed, and capable colleagues, who cooperate with internal and external partners on the basis of trust.

The Associate Buyer is a shared service function for Procurement of goods, aftersales parts and supplier services in a cost-effective manner with consideration of quality, sourcing reliability, sustainability, meeting the requirements and needs of their process partners with the adequate priority.

WHAT AWAITS YOU.

• Serve as the first point of contact t for pruchasing department via internal system (askpurchy).
• Perform cost/price negotiations by using cost-/price analysis.
• Support internal customers (commodity/project related) as well as the other buyers.
• Arrange and negotiate projects pertaining to the purchasing department.
• Ensure compliant documentation according to local law and BMW Group guidelines.
• Use local purchasing systems and reports.
• Update purchasing data bases and systems, e.g. with supplier data, market data.
• Achieve the KPIs and targets given by central department.
• Support the reliability, quality and performance of the suppliers and improve the suppliers together.
  with support from the business departments regarding technical aspects.
• Support, in close cooperation with legal and other departments, that all contractual and commercial issues of the potential contract are addressed.
• Create, amend, and audit purchase orders-based purchasing guidelines.
  
  

WHAT YOU SHOULD BRING.

• Bachelors in Business Administration, Economics, Finance or similar.
• 0-2 years of experience in purchasing or similar functions.
• Strong written and verbal Communication skills.

WHAT YOU CAN LOOK FORWARD TO.

• Medical, Dental, and Vision insurance
• 401(k) with Company match and Retirement Income Account
• Employee vehicle program
• Generous PTO and Company paid holidays
• Voluntary Benefits to fit your needs
  
  

Relocation is available for this position.

This is a hybrid role that requires regular attendance in the office.

The expected salary range for this position is $57,900.00 - $95,500.00.

The selected candidate’s education, skills, experience, and location will be used to determine the final salary offer. All pay ranges are based on a full-time work schedule. This statement is in accordance with state and local pay disclosure requirements.

Even more so than the generous compensation and benefits, the culture and values of BMW of North America makes it the ultimate working environment. These values are Responsibility, Appreciation, Transparency, Trust, and Openness. We allow these values to guide the way we conduct ourselves and our business.

BMW in the United States is an equal opportunity employer. It is the policy of BMW Group in the United States to provide equal employment opportunity (EEO) to all qualified persons regardless of age, race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status.