Steering Buyer (Automotive) – Sourcing & Cost Optimizer

HL Mando America Corporation; Hogansville (GA); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, dental & vision insurance

Life insurance and other supplemental

401(k) plan

Paid time off

Professional development opportunities

Job summary

HL Mando is seeking a Buyer - Steering in Hogansville, GA to lead sourcing, purchasing and ongoing supply chain monitoring for steering materials. The role requires collaboration with R&D, managing RFQs, pricing and cost-reduction programs.

Ideal candidates have a bachelor’s degree in business, mechanical, or electronic engineering with 5–8 years in manufacturing supply chain, preferably automotive, and experience with APQP and SAP. Travel may be required.

Qualifications

• Education and Experience: Bachelor's degree in business, mechanical, electronic engineering with 5–8 years of progressive experience in the supply chain field in manufacturing, preferably automotive.
• Experience in engineering or purchasing preferred.
• Experience in 4M management.
• Long-term planning and strategy development.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for all sourcing, purchasing and supply chain monitoring of steering materials.
• Local sourcing including supplier search and R&D collaboration.
• RFQ, quote analysis and source selection.
• Material cost management (BOM level) and supplier price increase requests.
• Engineering change management including prototypes and tools.
• Cost reduction through value analysis and value engineering initiatives.
• Supply chain monitoring including supplier financial trends, processes and capacity.
• Supplier pool management and development of current and potential suppliers.
• New program acquisition including cost analysis and development costs.

Skills

Supply chain knowledge

Microsoft Excel

PowerPoint

APQP

SAP

Korean language

Education

Bachelor's degree in business, mechanical, or electronic engineering

Tools

SAP

Job description

HL Mando is seeking a Buyer - Steering in Hogansville, GA to lead sourcing, purchasing and ongoing supply chain monitoring for steering materials. The role requires collaboration with R&D, managing RFQs, pricing and cost-reduction programs.

Ideal candidates have a bachelor’s degree in business, mechanical, or electronic engineering with 5–8 years in manufacturing supply chain, preferably automotive, and experience with APQP and SAP. Travel may be required.