Plant Procurement Partner: Cost Savings & Supply Continuity

Clarios; Kernersville (NC); On-site; USD 70,000 - 105,000; Full time

Job summary

Clarios is seeking a Plant Buyer to partner with Winston Salem plant leadership and other key stakeholders to translate plant priorities into procurement strategies. You will build strong supplier relationships, manage spend, and drive continuous improvement in cost, delivery, and quality across multiple manufacturing sites.

Responsibilities include strategic sourcing, spend analysis, and collaboration with Finance and Legal to finalize supplier agreements.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a related field is required
• Experience in procurement, sourcing, manufacturing, supply chain, or plant operations is required
• Lean techniques such as A3, VSM, Kaizen are desirable
• Strong negotiation, analytical, commercial, and problem-solving skills are essential
• Ability to manage competing priorities across multiple manufacturing locations

Responsibilities

• Build strong relationships with plant leadership and stakeholders across assigned plants
• Translate plant priorities into Procurement solutions that improve cost, supplier performance, and continuity of supply
• Influence sourcing decisions with market intelligence, supplier insights, and total-cost-of-ownership analyses
• Monitor supplier performance and drive corrective actions when needed
• Identify opportunities to consolidate suppliers and standardize requirements across plants
• Support effective supplier selection, new supplier requests, and sourcing decisions

Skills

Negotiation

Analytical skills

Communication

Relationship building

Problem solving

Project management

Education

Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Procurement, Business, or related field

Tools

Excel

Power BI

RFQ tools

Job description

Clarios is seeking a Plant Buyer to partner with Winston Salem plant leadership and other key stakeholders to translate plant priorities into procurement strategies. You will build strong supplier relationships, manage spend, and drive continuous improvement in cost, delivery, and quality across multiple manufacturing sites.

Responsibilities include strategic sourcing, spend analysis, and collaboration with Finance and Legal to finalize supplier agreements.