Program Purchasing Lead

Program Purchasing Lead

Job Description

for a Program (or a Program family), of bought-parts Build-to-Print & Build-to-Spec, System & Equipment parts & services.

This will be a day shift position

Pay rate will be $- / hr.

Starting from May , 4 ( months contract)

RESPONSIBILITIES :

• To represent as the focal & interface, the Purchasing process within the Integrated Program Team (IPT).
• Ensures within the global Purchasing team the Program (IPT) & Production strategies, they are clearly communicated and respected.
• Liaison, communicate & coordinate with the Purchasing Site Leader (PSL) & Commodity Buyer teams.
• Manages & ensure the Purchasing process in accordance with AS-0, aligned with the Advanced Product Quality Planning (APQP) & company’s rules application of APQP & DVI PPAP.
• Prepare any Program Purchasing related documentation to set-up & drive the Purchasing activities. Program Purchasing Plan (PPP), Program Work Package Agreement, Purchasing Roadmap, Program Overview, for all and any other Purchasing related activities.
• Participate and lead as Purchasing's focal, the estimation process (RC & NRC) to provide and update the Purchasing cost evolution from initial bid phase through to certification.
• Ensure the Flow Down of the contractual requirements from our Customers to the Commodity Purchasing team.
• Ensure that the IPT is aware of the impact on suppliers of technical, contractual and logistical requirements.
• Ensure all Purchasing actions are completed in a timely manner in support of the Program schedule.
• Identify Purchasing risks related to the Program and manage them in accordance with the Group Risk procedure. To ensure hot topics are resolved timely & properly.

If required are escalated to head of the functions.

• Closely monitor key emerging & hot topics ensure respective functions are fully informed, & their teams, Purchasing, Program, Production & Engineering, dedicate appropriate efforts to those topics.
• Communicate to the Commodity Buyers any changes / modifications & constraints from the final customer.
• Take part in the Make or Buy process & decisions.
• Coordinate the dedicated Implementation Specialists to support the industrialization of the equipment under their responsibility.
• Update the Purchasing Program Dashboard (RC, NRC, schedule, contractualization, risk ) and any additional specific Program reporting required.
• Understand the Customer Services Spares Parts requirements and ensure that Buyers include them in their negotiations.
• Ensure export control and offset obligations related to the supply base are achieved.
• For Build-to-Specification (BTS) products the Strategic Purchasing team are the pilot : leading activities with the Suppliers ensuring all milestones are met on time during the development phase up to certification.

Requirements

• University or College Degree / Diploma, preferably in Business / and or Engineering.
• Technical appreciation of manufacturing processes.
• Business skills, Analytical and Rigorous.
• 3 or more years of Purchasing, Supply Chain and / or Engineering experience, preferably in manufacturing environment.
• Team player; Communication skills at all levels, including the ability to summarize and simplify complex subjects.
• Fluent in English, French an asset.
• Experience in Project Management and / or in transversal management.
• Analysis and formalization of customer requirements.
• Understanding of the technical environment and customer's expectations.
• Management of the supplier relationship.
• Purchasing administration and organization understanding.
• Strongly organized, rigorous and results-oriented personality.
• Strength of conviction.
• Analytical and synthetically minded; Tenacity and perseverance and strong relationship building.

If you have the skills and experience that we are looking for to be successful in this role, please apply online, email or fax your resume to Rajwinder Kaur

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We are an equal opportunity Employer.