Senior New Product Introduction Buyer E-Boosting

Responsibilities

Job Description

As a project buyer, you will be responsible to source and launch all E-Turbo, E-compressor and Fuel cell projects into production. You will partner with the global commodity buyers to define new commodities need for the new components required for this specific technology.

• Partner with Program Management, Product Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Application Engineering, Business Teams, Purchasing, and Plants to ensure proper coordination and effective prioritization within the Supply Base Department for NPI launches.
• Track Cost, Quality and Timing data for new component launches
• Manage and Oversee supplier negotiations
• Lead implementation of supplier cost reduction initiatives
• Manage capital tooling and expense budget for NPI organization
• Responsible to get new components successfully launched at the suppliers focusing on cost, timing, quality and capacity
• Participate in the design of new products with the Application Engineers or Product Engineers
• Work with the project team and supply base team to develop and agree on cost targets for new components prior to customer quote
• Interface with commodity managers to identify potential suppliers and commence supplier selection process and audits as appropriate
• Conduct evaluation of supplier proposals to reduce costs or improve quality and work with engineering on implementation.
• Promote concurrent engineering, by organizing and leading early supplier selection, encouraging sourcing of prototypes at the production supplier with a co-design/ design to cost approach
• Facilitate prototype orders to support timely supply of development components
• Consolidate budget for all external investments including development/tooling etc for all new components within the project
• Coordinate Product Launch Supplier Quality Engineer activity for all new components
• Facilitate tooling capacity analysis on new product to ensure the supplier’s production can meet demand requirements
• Conduct evaluation of supplier proposals to reduce costs or improve quality and work with engineering on implementation.
• Take lead for all supply base activities for the project and ensure actions from support functions are completed on time
• Support the development and implementation of processes to enhance the overall efficiency of New Product Introductions
• Organize and Lead Sourcing Committee activity
  

Key Success Factors

• Achievement of Cost, PPAP Approval and SOP targets
• Ensuring early production suppliers nomination and Concurrent Engineering deployment
• Ensure APQP Process is deployed all along development
• Maintaining performance metrics and tracking sheets for NPI activities
• Use of production intent suppliers for prototype parts.
  

Attributes/Skills Required/Sought

• Purchasing professional with technical knowledge / Bachelor in Business, Engineering, or SBM
• Good project management skills
  

Enjoys problem solving and challenges

• Team player with ability to communicate professionally at all levels of the organization
• Good communication and leadership skills in functional environment
• Excellent customer focus – internal and external
• Decisive, assertive, highly motivated and enthusiastic
  

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years of procurement experience in automotive environment or similar
• Working experience with SAP environment and culture
• Good knowledge of purchasing
• Fluent in English.
  

About Us

Garrett is the true pioneer of automotive turbocharging dating back more than 60 years, and continues today as the world's leader in turbo technology solutions and an experienced supplier of electric boosting products and automotive software to support passenger cars, commercial vehicles and off-highway equipment. With a worldwide footprint of engineering centers, testing labs and manufacturing facilities, Garrett serves all major automotive companies to implement key differentiated technology offerings.