Senior Advanced Purchaser (AP)

Aumovio; Auburn Hills (MI); On-site; USD 95,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Immediate Benefits

Robust Total Rewards Package

Paid Time Off

Employee Discounts

Competitive Bonus Programs

401k Match

Diverse & Inclusive Work Environment

Employee Assistance Program

Future Growth Opportunities

Job summary

AUMOVIO is seeking a skilled professional to lead the Advanced Purchasing (AP) function within automotive projects in the U.S. This role drives supplier selection, RFQs, negotiations, and risk management from concept to SOP, ensuring cost, quality, and timely milestones.

Ideal candidates bring 5+ years in purchasing or project management, experience with multicultural teams, and a background in the automotive sector. Relocation is not offered; U.S. work authorization is required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor degree is required.
• Minimum 5 years in purchasing, project management, quality or related field.
• Experience working with a multi-cultural team and in the Automotive sector is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead the sourcing team in accordance with automotive processes and track planning and execution from kick-off to supplier nomination.
• Drive sourcing to achieve best cost and quality, meeting project milestones and ensure nomination at PLC gate 55.
• Manage supplier risk, request RFQs, arrange samples, support negotiations, and document until official nomination.

Skills

Project management

Multicultural teamwork

Automotive industry experience

Education

Bachelor degree

Job description

Since its spin-off in September 2025 AUMOVIO continues the business of the former Continental group sector Automotive as an independent company. The technology and electronics company offers a wide-ranging portfolio that makes mobility safe, exciting, connected, and autonomous. This includes sensor solutions, displays, braking and comfort systems as well as comprehensive expertise in software, architecture platforms, and assistance systems for software-defined vehicles. In the fiscal year 2024 the business areas, which now belong to AUMOVIO, generated sales of 19.6 billion Euro. The company is headquartered in Frankfurt, Germany and has about 87.000 employees in more than 100 locations worldwide.

Advanced Purchasing (AP) is the purchasing representative from acquisition phase through the product development starting with the concept phase until SOP and support purchasing activities in series production. AP is leading the planning and execution of component sourcing and act as the interface to the purchasing categories. AP actively participate in the material strategy development derived from the BA technology roadmap and translate this in a tangible strategy input for category management.

• Sourcing complexity very high
• technology maturity: Innovative
• Product BOM complexity: very high

Task areas / Main tasks*

Product Development Process/ Control the supplier-related milestones during the product development phase with on-time component sourcing
Ensure involvement of suppliers at an early development phase (e.g. ESI) if requested (concept phase)
Maintain and document supplier and material status (e.g. for Gate Reviews)
Drive and control the change management process for components towards the suppliers, categories and SQM until SOP

Component Sourcing and Supplier Selection

Lead the sourcing team in accordance to the automotive sourcing process, tracking of sourcing planning and execution from kick-off to supplier nomination
Drive the sourcing to achieve best cost and quality ( capacity ), meeting all project milestones, to guarantee supplier nomination at PLC gate 55
Send request for quotation to selected suppliers, order B/C component samples, support category purchasing in negotiations
Safeguard supplier risk exposure related to well-known risk clusters (geo-hazard, geo-political, financial, technical, supply)
Create and maintain sourcing documentation until official nomination (eSign)
Track component development and validation together with SQM until successful SOP
Ensure a smooth and comprehensive hand-over to plant purchasing latest at PLC gate 80fullAchieve best cost bill-of-material from acquisition phase to SOP Commercial responsibility for the material costs of the BA products, generate and maintain bill of material (BOM) view
Actively participate in design-to-cost activities during product concept/development phase to achieve material cost targets during acquisition phase (PCIS -> customer award)
Calculate and control BOM during acquisition and project phase to meet target cost of the BA product
Responsible for sourcing after SOP, e.g. capacity extensions

Cost optimization after SOP

Initiate or support redesign-to-cost (ReDTC) or cost reduction programs (CRP) for BA products after SOP
Evaluate cost optimization ideas together with Engineering and prepare decision paper
Tracking of introduction of material-related ReDTC measures support BA material strategy development Translate BA product/technology roadmap into component/technology roadmap
Conduct strategy reviews with main categories to identify needs for actions, white spots and supplier development activities.
Initiate scouting activities together with category management (to close white spots)shared

WHAT YOU BRING TO THE ROLE:

• Bachelor degree
• Minimum 5 years in purchasing, project management, quality or related field
• Experience working with a multi-cultural team
• Work experience in the Automotive
• Legal authorization to work in the U.S. is required. We will not sponsor individuals for employment visas now or in the future for this job posting.
• Relocation assistance is not offered for this position.

ADDITIONAL WAYS TO STAND OUT

• Experience working with international teams on purchasing issues
• Experience in project based purchasing

THE PERKS

• Immediate Benefits
• Robust Total Rewards Package
• Paid Time Off
• Employee Discounts
• Competitive Bonus Programs
• Employees 401k Match
• Diverse & Inclusive Work Environment with 20+ Employee Resource groups.
• Employee Assistance Program
• Future Growth Opportunities, including personal and professional
• And many more benefits that come with working for a global industry leader!

EEO-Statement

EEO / AA / Disabled / Protected Veteran Employer. AUMOVIO offers equal employment opportunities to all qualified individuals, without regard to unlawful consideration to race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, religion, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other status protected by applicable law. In addition, as a federal contractor, AUMOVIO complies with government regulations, where they apply, including affirmative action responsibilities for qualified individuals with a disability and protected veterans. To be considered, you must apply for a specific position for which AUMOVIO has a current posted job opening. Qualifying applications will be considered only for the specific opening(s) to which you apply. If you would like to be considered for additional or future job openings, we encourage you to reapply for other opportunities as they become available. Further, AUMOVIO provides reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with a disability.