Specialist - Purchasing Management (Project Management)

Position Summary:

Responsible for project management activities relating to support of the Procurement and Purchasing Division in an automotive manufacturing environment.

Essential Functions:

• Track, measure, and report to ensure timeliness of the vehicle development project status from concept phase through mass production.
• Manage development schedule roadmap, including milestone planning.
• Communicate deliverables to cross functional teams to align goals and development schedules.
• Participate in development reviews and log risks, issues, and contingency plans.
• Track investment cost, part supply, and quality issues throughout development cycle.
• Create project and development status report.
• Maintain up-to-date development part list information database.
• Explore available methodologies and implement best practices related to project management.
• Schedule and coordinate 5-star audit process.
• Analyze 3M quality claim information and in-plant quality issues tailored to the Purchasing Division.
• Review vehicle short and midterm volume target and lead feasibility study.
• Collect and evaluate SUB KD and high-risk part inventory status.
• Support purchasing management team data request gathering, summary, and reporting as needed.
• Administer, coordinate, and comply with all Business Management System (BMS), Environmental Management System (EMS), and Safety Management System (SMS) requirements.
• Meet all other requirements as assigned.

Education:

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent preferred

Related Experience:

• 0 – 10 years job related experience preferred
• OEM or parts components supplier experience desired

Skills / Knowledge:

• MS Excel, PowerPoint, Word
• SAP preferred
• Excellent project management and interpersonal skills
• Proficient knowledge about automotive component supply chain quality control and manufacturing processes
• Excellent oral and written communication skills

Additional Information:

Position may require occasional travel (domestic or foreign). Flexibility in working hours to include weekends, holidays, and off shift. Position may require on-call duty or overtime due to overall responsibility.