Indirect Buyer/MRO

BorgWarner Turbo Systems LLC; Royal Pines (NC); On-site; USD 93,000 - 128,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical coverage

Onsite health clinic

Dental + Vision + Life

Tuition reimbursement

401k with match

Paid holidays

Job summary

BorgWarner Arden Campus is seeking an Indirect Strategic Buyer, Senior II to lead plant-level procurement for indirect commodities. You will negotiate with suppliers, develop local and global sourcing strategies, and drive cost reductions while aligning with corporate goals.

The successful candidate will possess strong negotiation skills, SAP experience, and a track record in automotive indirect purchasing. This full-time role is based in Arden, NC.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Business Management or related field is preferred.
• C.P.S.M certification is preferred.
• CPM certification is preferred.
• 8+ years of indirect procurement experience, preferably in automotive.

Responsibilities

• Lead plant indirect procurement and negotiate with suppliers.
• Develop and execute commodity strategies with Indirect Global Commodity Managers.
• Drive cost reductions and performance improvements across indirec­t categories.
• Ensure compliance with quality and safety policies and procedures.

Skills

Negotiation

Teamwork

Safety compliance

Communication

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Business Management or related field

C.P.S.M certificate

CPM certification

Tools

SAP

Job description

Position

Indirect Strategic Buyer, Senior II

Location

Arden, NC

About us

BorgWarner is a global product leader in delivering innovative and sustainable mobility solutions for the vehicle market. We are a company of innovators and independent thinkers that brings together talented employees, meaningful work, and amazing technology in a unique environment. At BorgWarner we constantly work towards our vision of a clean and energy-efficient world.

Culture

We believe the health and safety of our employees are a top priority. We care about our local communities and the global environment. BorgWarner promotes and nurtures a diverse and inclusive environment, honors integrity, strives for excellence, commits to responsibility for our communities and the environment, and builds on the power of collaboration.

Pay & Benefits

All positions start at an above market pay rate for that position. Benefits are also above market and include the below for all fulltime employees:

• Day 1 Medical Coverage with potential of no monthly premium
• Onsite Health Clinic for employees and dependents (age 14 and over) at no cost
• Dental, Vision, Life, AD&D, and Disability Coverage
• Tuition Reimbursement Program after 18 months
• Retirement Savings Plan (401k) with a matching program
• Company paid holidays and vacation starting Day 1

Salary Range: $92,800 - $127,600

Job Purpose

The BorgWarner Arden campus offers two world class technical centers and a cutting-edge manufacturing facility that designs and produces turbos, fan, and fan drive components for the automotive industry. The Arden campus offers a multitude of career opportunities and is in the beautiful mountains of Western North Carolina. This position will need an Individual with strong strategic planning skills, excellent communication and negotiation capability and a solid analytical ability. This position will be able to provide direction and focus to ongoing productivity improvements and contribute positively to the bottom line of BorgWarner. The position will have the ability to prioritize multiple tasks and allocate resources to deliver high impact results. The position requires strong performance and work ethic within the organization, peers, and fellow associates. The position will be seen as the expert for the plant indirect commodity and play a key role in developing strategies that support the plant and BorgWarner globally. The position will provide commodity industry insight and advise and lead the strategic direction to drive competitive advantage for BorgWarner.

Key responsibilities

• Commercial leadership for plant capital requirements and Vendor Managed Inventory (VMI).
• Lead supplier negotiations, sourcing and managing supplier performance for assigned products and services with little to no management assistance.
• Working with Indirect Global Commodity Managers, develop and execute commodity strategies at local level.
• Investigate and develop global sourcing opportunities whenever possible to consolidate and leverage across BorgWarner locations.
• Grounded in a sound understanding of supply markets and deliver significant and sustainable reductions to the bottom line.
• Lead business teams to leverage knowledge to develop global strategies across multiple facilities.
• Develop and implement long and short-range plans and objectives to ensure cost-effective and efficient management of plant requirements.
• Implement continuous improvement programs with suppliers that result in cost reductions.
• Develop long-term partnerships with world-class suppliers.
• Introduce the organization to new technical developments in materials and components, which will help the organization achieve its objectives.
• Work with other BW plants to benchmark suppliers and purchasing best practices.
• Perform job functions in accordance with applicable quality, environmental, and safety policies and procedures.
• Monitor industry trends and dynamics and communicate to business on periodic basis.
• Responsible for all commercial discussions with the supplier.
• Accurately maintain supplier Purchase Orders and Schedule Agreements.
• Maintain monthly/ quarterly commodity adjustments for the supply base and accurately reflect same in plant forecast.
• Accurately maintain monthly cost reduction forecasts.
• Negotiate Capital, MRO, and service agreements and or contracts.
• Manage and upload MRO contacts.
• Represents the Arden plant on the Indirect Council team, with a focus to leverage indirect economies of scale.
• Leads development and performance of MRO and Indirect KPI’s.
• Selects suppliers for existing products through effective use of proven procurement skills in an automotive environment (TS16949, AIAG).
• Reduces year over year (YOY) costs through aggressive negotiations, resourcing, market test, Value Analysis, Long Term Agreements (LTA), Business Incentives (BI), Annual Improvement Factor (AIF) as well as supply base.
• Recommends supplier process utilization by interpreting blueprints and evaluating customer needs.
• Explore and aggressively pursue cost reduction opportunities using cost model tools.
• Explores available and new technologies and implements best practices in procurement.
• Develops new suppliers that meet BW cost, quality and delivery requirements.
• Prepares and lead RFQ’s for multi-year full production quantities.
• Evaluates part designs with engineering, quality and suppliers to obtain optimum efficiencies.
• Participates in purchasing related internal meetings, including making presentations to senior management.
• Support monthly cost reduction reports.
• Maintains complex spreadsheets containing supply base data, including piece prices breakdown, part weight, volumes, suppliers name, LRP info, etc.
• Understand current quality and control policies.
• Perform other duties as needed.

What we’re looking for

• Bachelor’s Degree in Business Management preferred or in a related field required
• Certified Professional in Supply Management (C.P.S.M) certificate preferred
• 8+ years’ experience preferred
• Negotiation Experience strongly preferred
• Automotive knowledge and experience strongly preferred
• Casting/Forging/machining purchasing experience preferred
• Strong SAP competency
• CPM certification preferred
• Attendance on the job is essential.
• Must be able to work in a team environment.
• Must be able to follow instructions, safety rules and regulations.

Inclusion

What we believe Inclusion: Respecting Individuals Integrity: Honoring truth Excellence: Focusing on results Responsibility: Our commitment Collaboration: Building trust Safety

This position will adhere to the BorgWarner Environmental Health and Safety Program by following all safety rules, procedures, practices, training, and safe use of equipment; this includes use of personal protective equipment (PPE) as required. This individual will work in a way that stresses the importance of preventing injury, accidents, or illnesses to themselves or co-workers by correcting or reporting unsafe situations, incidents, or occurrences to their Team Lead immediately.

Equal Employment Opportunity

BorgWarner is an equal employment opportunity employer such that all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, age, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.

For more information about BorgWarner, please visit www.borgwarner.com