Project Purchasing Buyer

aisincareers; Town of Texas (WI); On-site; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

AISIN World Corp. of America is seeking a Project Purchasing Buyer in Cibolo, TX. The role focuses on leading supplier issue resolution, cost analysis, and cross-functional collaboration to ensure production continuity.

You will drive supplier performance, manage change point activities, and support audits while coordinating with multiple teams to optimize purchasing and sourcing strategies.

Qualifications

• Essential communication and interpersonal skills for internal and external contacts.
• Proficient with MS Office (PowerPoint and Excel) for data visualization and reporting.
• Strong organizational skills and ability to manage multiple tasks.

Responsibilities

• Lead and support daily supplier-related issue resolution to minimize production disruption.
• Analyze and review production costs to identify variances and cost improvements.
• Drive supplier performance initiatives, including root-cause analysis and corrective actions.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to resolve supplier-related quality, delivery, and operational concerns.
• Manage change point activities within mass production supplier base (ECI, PCR, ECR, RSPME/FSR).
• Lead current production projects including resourcing and volume increase initiatives with coordination across teams.
• Support plant meetings with purchasing updates and reporting on supplier activities.
• Strengthen relationships with suppliers as liaison between plant and supply base.
• Support IATF audit activities ensuring supplier processes meet compliance.
• Lead Supplier Scorecard management with performance tracking and reporting.
• Lead Monthly Cost Approval/Reporting and other tasks as assigned.

Skills

Communication skills

MS Office (PowerPoint & Excel)

Interpersonal skills

Organizational skills

Negotiation skills

Document management

Memo writing

Education

Bachelor's degree in Purchasing/SCM

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Job Title: Project Purchasing Buyer

Company: AISIN World Corp. of America

Department: Purchasing, Project Purchasing

Location: Cibolo, TX (ATX)

Position Responsibilities

The incumbent is expected to perform the following functions that the company has determined are essential to this position:

• Lead and support daily supplier-related issue resolution for the assigned AISIN manufacturing facility, ensuring timely response and minimal production disruption.
• Analyze and review current production costs, identifying variances and opportunities for cost improvement.
• Drive supplier performance improvement initiatives, including root-cause analysis and corrective action activities for non-commercial issues.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to address and resolve supplier-related quality, delivery, and operational concerns.
• Manage and control all change point activities within the mass production supplier base, including ECI, PCR, ECR, and RSPME (FSR) processes.
• Lead current production projects, such as resourcing activities and volume increase initiatives, ensuring effective communication, tracking, and coordination with relevant teams.
• Support NAP plant meetings by preparing updates and reporting on current purchasing and supplier-related activities.
• Strengthen relationships with NAP suppliers, serving as the primary liaison between the plant and the supply base.
• Support IATF audit activities, ensuring supplier related processes and documentation meet compliance requirements.
• Lead Supplier Scorecard management, including performance tracking, reporting, and communication with suppliers and internal stakeholders.
• Lead Monthly Cost Approval/Reporting Other tasks and duties as assigned.
• Other tasks and duties as assigned.

Required Skills and Abilities

Essential Skills and Experience:

• Effective written and verbal communication skills for internal and external contacts.
• Strong computer skills with Microsoft Office, including PowerPoint and Excel, and the ability to create graphs/spreadsheets/charts.
• Interpersonal and Communication Skills.
• Organizational skills.
• Negotiation Skills.
• Document Management.
• Ability to create effective memos and letters.

Beneficial Skills and Experience

• Experience in automotive industry with understanding of standard job functions and requirements within the industry.
• Prior Purchasing experience and/or Project experience in automotive industry or industrial environment.
• Experience in multi-cultural environment, preferably Japanese-based.

Education/Training/Certifications

• Bachelor's degree in Purchasing Supply Chain Management, Engineering, Engineering Technology, or other Applied Science is preferred. Bachelor's degree in Business or other non-technical area is acceptable based on proven technical skill.

Travel Requirements

• Approximately 10 - 20%.
• Must be willing and available to travel to such locations and with such frequency as is necessary and desirable to meet business needs.

Work Environment Requirements

With reasonable accommodation:

• Must be able to operate a personal computer, telephone, and other office equipment.
• Must perform job duties onsite, when necessary, except those duties that are customarily or by their nature performed offsite (for example, offsite customer visits).
• Must be able to work effectively in a fast-paced environment.
• Must be able to work on multiple assignments at once, and complete assignments within deadline and budget (if applicable) with satisfactory quality.
• Must be able to operate as an effective team member.
• Must be committed to a high standard of safety and be willing and able to comply with all safety laws and all company safety policies.

Attendance/Work Hour Requirements

• Must maintain an acceptable attendance record.
• Must be willing and available to work weekends and holidays as necessary and desirable to meet business needs.