Buyer II, Bearings

Dana Canada Corp.; Novi (MI); On-site; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Dana Canada Corp. in Novi, MI is seeking a procurement professional to lead strategic sourcing, develop annual cost-reduction plans, and collaborate with cross-functional teams to drive value for the business.

Responsibilities include obtaining and analyzing supplier quotes to determine best value, creating commodity strategies, documenting reviews for sourcing councils, and monitoring supplier performance to ensure ongoing savings and compliance. Travel approximately 10% may be required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required or four-year degree.
• 2+ years procurement experience preferred.
• Excellent communication skills and teamwork.
• Willing to travel approximately 10%.

Responsibilities

• Formulate annual procurement plans to achieve cost reductions and improve year-over-year performance.
• Obtain and analyze quotes to determine best value and recommend global sourcing solutions.
• Develop commodity strategies and track to the strategy for basic commodities.
• Provide proper documentation for review at sourcing councils including total landed cost analysis.
• Monitor supplier performance, drive improvements, and conduct regular performance reviews.

Skills

Procurement

Cost Reduction

Sourcing

Negotiation

Cross-functional teamwork

Data analysis

Vendor management

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in Business or Supply Chain

Professional supply chain certification

2+ years procurement experience

Tools

ERP systems

Excel

RFQ process

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Job Duties and Responsibilities

• Formulate annual business plans for achievement of cost reductions and year over year performance improvement.
• Obtains and analyzes quotes to determine best value, then recommends global sourcing solutions based on data and facts collected.
• Can layout and explain a commodity strategy. Follows and tracks to the strategy for basic commodities. Understands all aspects of commodity strategy templates.
• Can create a strategy but may be limited to current state (static) and not completely global. May be limited to more basic commodities. Utilizes capability matrices to develop strategy.
• Provides proper documentation for review at sourcing councils including total landed cost analysis taking into account duty, freight, packaging, surcharge, payment terms and other financial factors. Includes understanding of SSA status and any financial risk.
• Consistently utilizes IPOs in quoting new business. Considers global spend for all suppliers.
  Ability to maintain control of multiple projects to meet timing and anticipates and resolves 'roadblocks’ for successful part PPAP and launch. Monitors technical review progress with cross functional teams; ensures OISRs are updated and tracks to program milestones.
• "Ability to clearly understand the financial and strategic impacts of agreed to 'gives' and 'gets' to optimize the value to Dana and negotiate complex supplier issues with little to no supervision. Understands tactics to position Dana with the most leverage possible.
• Consistently sends out and reviews complete RFQ packages and negotiates the basic terms of a contract to support an agreement. Understand what type of contract is required. Understands key points to leverage beyond price. Understands Dana's standard Terms and Conditions.
• Monitors supplier(s) performance, audits results and elevates issues within the supplier’s organization for resolution. Understands and reviews the corrective actions for sustained results. Holds regular performance review meetings with key stakeholders and measures compliance to agreements.
• Tracks Savings projects and reports accurate forecasts and actuals in Savings Tracker. Understands supplier surcharge mechanisms.
• Works proactively with other departments to find ways of reducing the need for inventory.
• Manages the supply chain to ensure optimum workflows and takes active steps to remove non-value-added work. Challenges the status quo and engages help and support from other functional groups. Makes specific and comprehensive recommendations for process improvements. Understands DOS and can lead improvement activities with assistance.
• Is able to lead Benchmarking, VA/VE, Lean, Resourcing, LPP analysis, Value Stream mapping events with no assistance. Thinks creatively to use the learnings from the savings toolbox to generate a range of improvement options with the business. Promotes cost reduction activities with key suppliers and shares best practices.

Education and Qualifications

• Bachelors Degree in Business (Supply Chain Management or Purchasing is preferred) or any four year degree.
• Professional Supply chain certification preferred.
• 2+ years of experience in procurement, preferred.
• Demonstrated ability to find and deliver savings projects.
• Strong team player, able to work effectively on cross-functional teams.
• Excellent communication skills, verbal and written.
• Maintains organized and professional manner when representing Dana.
• Willing to travel as required (estimate 10%).

Join our team of 28,000 problem solvers who are fostering a culture of innovation by leveraging the diverse perspectives of our global team. We believe in facing challenges head-on by finding opportunity and uncovering possibility, where roadblocks and barriers become targets instead of obstacles. We are One Dana with limitless opportunity.