Sr. Commodity Buyer

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

Benefits offered by this job

Day 1 Medical Coverage

Onsite Health Clinic

Dental, Vision, Life, AD&D

Tuition Reimbursement

401k with matching

Company holidays and vacation Day 1

Job summary

BorgWarner Arden campus seeks a Sr. Commodity Buyer to manage a strategic supplier base for turbocharger components. You will lead cross-functional teams, coordinate projects, and negotiate long-term agreements to improve cost, quality and delivery.

The role requires 3–5 years of automotive purchasing, strong analytical skills, and the ability to drive value with suppliers. The position is based at Arden, NC, offering competitive pay and benefits from Day 1, including health coverage and a

Qualifications

• Minimum a 4-year degree; engineering or supply chain preferred.
• 3–5 years purchasing experience in automotive/manufacturing.
• Demonstrated analytical and cross-functional collaboration skills.
• Strong negotiation, leadership and project management capabilities.
• Proficiency with MS Office and ability to read blueprints.

Responsibilities

• Develop and manage supply base to hit quality, delivery and cost goals.
• Lead cross-functional teams on value creation and cost reduction.
• Plan, organize and execute projects with strong stakeholder alignment.
• Negotiate long-term agreements for production components.
• Support internal teams and share project status with senior management.

Skills

Analytical skills

Cross-functional teamwork

Influence & negotiation

Program management

Purchasing experience

Leadership

Verbal & written communication

Reading blueprints

Microsoft Office

Cost reduction ideas

Education

4-year degree

Engineering / supply chain related degree

Tools

Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Project)

Job description

Position Sr. Commodity Buyer 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.

Our 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.

Career Opportunities

We manage talent as seriously as we manage our businesses and encourage you to learn about our proud history, strong culture, technologies, and future vision. We offer a strong local presence and interesting global opportunities. Start your future with BorgWarner now! For a listing of Asheville/Arden openings: BorgWarner Openings

Pay & Benefits

All positions start at an above market pay rate for that position.

• 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

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. The Buyer reports to the Purchasing Manager, as do other Buyers of various levels and responsibilities. This position is responsible for prioritizing, planning, scheduling, executing and coordinating all phases of assigned work. This position manages a full range of materials and services, as assigned, with responsibility for developing and maintaining excellent supplier relationships. In addition to direct responsibility for managing the supplier base, this position supports internal product and manufacturing teams on commercial issues and participates on division and corporate purchasing teams. The incumbent also contributes to the overall effectiveness of the materials department as a team member in negotiations and in providing assistance and direction to co-workers. The Buyer is empowered to act as an agent of the company and is given broad latitude to take action for the benefit of the organization. Due to the responsibilities of this position the incumbent must be a person of high integrity.

ACCOUNTABILITIES

• Develop and manage supply base for assigned commodities to achieve quality, delivery and cost goals.
• Lead cross-functional team of experts to implement value creation projects to increase economic value for the Asheville Operations business.
• Responsible for the initiation, overall direction, coordination, development, implementation, execution, control and completion of specific projects ensuring consistency with commodity strategies led by the local plant commodity buyer.
• Provides program management for supply chain projects, focusing on (1) internal alignment of the project scope, (2) vigilant cost containment, adhering to the business case the project was approved on (3) a comprehensive communications effort to assure all stakeholders are aligned throughout the life of the project.
• Lead regular review with cross-functional team to drive actions and execution.
• Strong Accountability to own, lead Lead judgement/selection of ideas with pool of experts resulting from ideation sessions and drive execution of VAVE projects.
• Works at all levels of the organization to build a case for the project and gain the alignment of the various department allowing the allocation of the necessary resources to execute the project.
• Interacts with customer teams to help develop and provide the necessary information to gain approval of the customer for the project(s) to be implemented.
• Initiates, monitors, reports on the SAP change case associated with the project to keep forward momentum on the project.
• Assures processes are followed during project implementation to meet cost, timing, and delivery objectives in a IATF / TS16949 environment.
• Establishes and maintains communications with internal stakeholders across functional areas.
• Effectively presents high-level information to senior management as required.
• Develops relationships with supplier partners and cross-functional internal team members to facilitate project communication and implementation.
• Understand(s) financial reports and engineering documents/data.
• Understand(s) and adheres to current quality and control policies.
• Understand(s) and adheres to current health, safety, and environmental policies.
• Communicates and enforces safe work procedures.
• Negotiates long-term agreements for series production components and services.
• Strategizes the purchasing of turbo charger components locally and globally with support of the Global Commodity Managers.
• Plans, organizes, tracks and disseminates information related to production suppliers.
• Create / develop new cost reduction ideas Year Over Year (YOY) using Design for Value (DfV) techniques, VA/VE, Design for Manufacturing (DfM), Design for Assembly (DfA), lean concepts, Long Term Agreements (LTA), etc.
• Meet or exceed metrics developed by the plant / corporate goals.
• Supports the global corporate purchasing activities.
• Develops metrics to measure progress in the commodity.
• Participates in Purchasing Council conference calls and meetings.
• Selects suppliers for existing products through effective use of proven procurement skills in an automotive environment.
• Recommends supplier process utilization by interpreting blueprints and evaluating customer needs.
• Explores available technology and implements best practices related to purchasing activities.
• Prepares RFQ’s for multi-year full production quantities.
• Participates in purchasing related internal meetings, including making presentations to senior management.
• Recommends supplier process utilization by interpreting blueprints and evaluating customer needs.
• 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.
• Explore and aggressively pursue cost reduction opportunities using cost model tools and bubble charts.
• Explores available and new technologies and implements best practices in procurement.
• Develops new suppliers that meet BW cost, quality and delivery requirements.
• 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.
• Communicates and enforces safe work procedures.
• Identifies and closes safety issues (suggestions, inspection and investigation findings) and their corrective actions.
• Supplier Productivity improvements (utilizing Lean principles and process optimization) Material Savings (Resourcing of components and supporting SCM negotiations as needed Design (Material changes, Design Geometry optimization, product value optimization (cost, function, quality) Perform other duties as needed.

What we’re looking for

• 4-year Degree required.
• Engineering, Supply Chain, Manufacturing, or other technical degree preferred.
• 1-3 years of project management experience.
• Requires at least 3-5 years of purchasing experience (automotive and/or manufacturing).
• Demonstrated analytical skills.
• Demonstrated experience in working cross/multi-functional teams.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Project) required.
• Demonstrated team leadership experience preferred.
• Ability to influence and motivate others and build effective teams.
• Strong program management skills in resource, task, and budget planning are required.
• High level of technical competence, problem solving, organization, and communication skills.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills required.
• Understanding of managerial finance as it relates to program and business metrics.
• Familiarity with turbochargers and/or engines is preferred.
• Solid understanding of engineering and manufacturing functions within the automotive supplier market segment.
• Must be able to read and interpret blueprints.
• Must have strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Must have strong negotiation skills.
• 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.

What we believe Inclusion

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

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.

Join the company that is creating solutions that support a cleaner, more energy-efficient world. For more information about BorgWarner, please visit www.borgwarner.com

Salary Range

$92,800 - $127,600