Senior Buyer - Aluminum - Schaeffler Group
Wooster, OH 44691
About the Job
Senior Buyer - Aluminum
Wooster, OH, US, 44691Troy, MI, US, 48083
Schaeffler is a dynamic global technology company and its success has been a result of its entrepreneurial spirit and long history of private ownership. As a partner to all of the major automobile manufacturers, as well as key players in the aerospace and industrial sectors, we offer you many development opportunities.
Your Key Responsibilities
- Plan, initiate, coordinate and monitor business relations with dedicated suppliers, in a geographical area and with respect to the categories.
- Support the creation of market analyses and implement category strategies.
- Define, cross-divisionally or -functionally align, and implement profitable purchasing strategies and effective negotiation tactics in the assigned area.
- Monitor the supply market continuously and manage and optimize the supplier portfolio to ensure quality, cost efficiency, on-time delivery, sustainability, and compliance with terms of contracts as well as legal regulations.
- Negotiate prices and conditions in the context of Supplier Management Assignment (SMA) and manage contracts with suppliers.
- Coordinate and steer assigned category, including purchase price planning and defining savings projects.
- Monitor industry indexes for aluminum, examples being LME, AMM, and Platts.
Your Qualifications
Required:
- Bachelor of Arts or Bachelor of Science degree.
- Minimum of 5 years of aluminum die casting procurement experience.
- Strong negotiation, project management, and problem-solving skills.
- Ability to perform cost analysis.
- Excellent personal computer skills with a focus on Microsoft Office suites.
- Blueprint comprehension.
- Self-motivated.
- Ability to prioritize, make decisions, and provide logical proposals.
- Ability to develop and maintain a commodity strategy to mitigate short- or long-term risk.
Preferred:
- Bachelor of Science degree in an engineering related field.
- Material requirements planning experience.
- SAP and Supply-On experience.
Our Offering
- Hiring Bonus: $500 after 90 days, $1000 after 180 days
- Hybrid work schedule
- 6% 401(k) company match
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As a global company with employees around the world, it is important to us that we treat each other with respect and value all ideas and perspectives. By appreciating our differences, we inspire creativity and drive innovation. In this way, we contribute to sustainable value creation for our stakeholders and society as a whole. Together, we advance how the world moves.
Exciting assignments and outstanding development opportunities await you because we impact the future with innovation. We look forward to your application.
Your Contact
Schaeffler Transmission, LLC
David Moline
+13302644383
Schaeffler is an equal employment opportunity / affirmative action employer. All qualified candidates will receive equal employment opportunities and consideration for employment without regard to unlawful consideration of race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, religion, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or any other status protected by applicable law.
Keywords: strongertogether; Supply Chain Management;
Job Type: Professional
Job Family: Supply Chain Management
Contract Type: Unlimited
Schedule: Full-Time
Nearest Major Market: Canton
Nearest Secondary Market: Akron
Job Segment:Supply Chain Manager, Material Planner, Supply Chain, Purchasing, Buyer, Operations, Manufacturing, Finance
