Strategic Purchasing & Supplier Development

Stanley Electric; London (OH); On-site; USD 56,000 - 66,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

Life Insurance

401K Matching

Tuition Reimbursement

Job summary

Stanley Electric US, a tier-one supplier to Honda, is seeking a Purchasing Specialist for its London, OH facility. You will research, evaluate, and purchase automotive components for new model trials and manage supplier relationships to ensure quality, cost targets, and on-time delivery.

The role requires a bachelor’s degree in Engineering or related field and at least one year in purchasing or related areas, with strong negotiation, cost-analysis, and communication skills.

Qualifications

• > Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Supply Chain Management, Purchasing, Business, or related field.
• > Minimum of one year of experience in Purchasing, Sales, Quality Control, or Engineering.
• > Demonstrated knowledge of supply chain management and cost analysis.
• > Proven negotiation skills and ability to manage costs and supplier relationships.
• > Ability to develop and present clear proposals; basic math skills.
• > Desirable: ability to analyze drawings.
• > Desirable: familiarity with international standards and conducting international business.
• > Desirable: familiarity with financial statements.

Responsibilities

• Researching, evaluating, and purchasing automotive components for new model trial events.
• Correlating and selecting suppliers to ensure stable quality, competitive cost, and on-time delivery.
• Maintaining excellent communications with suppliers regarding design changes of trial and mass production products.
• Issuing supplier documents – contracts, agreements, forecasts, RFQ, Maker Layout Letter, etc.
• Developing, gaining approval, and executing purchasing strategies for assigned commodities and suppliers.
• Achieving new model and mass production cost targets through effective supplier selection and negotiation.
• Maintaining effective supplier relationship management and keeping supplier documents up to date (e.g., in Q-Pulse).
• Communicating with suppliers for RFQ, event orders, pricing and terms.
• Collaborating with suppliers to develop products through the new model event process.

Skills

Supply chain management

Cost analysis

Negotiation

Proposals development

Math skills

Drawing analysis

International business

Financial statements familiarity

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or related field

Job description

Stanley Electric US, a tier-one supplier to Honda, is seeking a Purchasing Specialist for its London, OH facility. You will research, evaluate, and purchase automotive components for new model trials and manage supplier relationships to ensure quality, cost targets, and on-time delivery.

The role requires a bachelor’s degree in Engineering or related field and at least one year in purchasing or related areas, with strong negotiation, cost-analysis, and communication skills.