Assistant Purchasing Program Manager/Purchasing Program Manager

Yazaki - Canton, MI

Full-time - Mid Level

Hybrid - Canton, MI

Plastics and Rubber Products Manufacturing

About the position

The Assistant Purchasing Program Manager/Purchasing Program Manager at Yazaki Corporation is responsible for managing purchasing tasks and compliance within the automotive supply chain. This role involves facilitating urgent requests, supporting eRFQs, evaluating forecasts, and identifying cost improvement opportunities. The position requires collaboration with various teams and suppliers to ensure effective sourcing strategies and program management, contributing to the overall success of the organization.

Responsibilities

• Facilitate urgent requests for component information from business units and affiliates.
• Support eRFQs for existing and new components.
• Evaluate forecast or capacity information received from business units by sending to suppliers and tracking responses.
• Populate and conduct roadmap audits on volume and contract pricing accuracy.
• Support Data Management in cleanup efforts.
• Manage purchased parts, obtain BoM with forecast volume from assigned business unit, and provide proving updates.
• Monitor and report targets and overall supplier status.
• Identify cost improvement opportunities by localization, direct profit, point of purchase optimization, and cost negotiations with the supply base prior to program launch.
• Link and leverage new business with existing business and supply base to support commodity objectives.
• Coordinate with commodity purchasing on program sourcing strategies to offset OEM reduction requirements.
• Track and manage new external components from prototype to production, support sourcing of new provisional components, and ensure contract availability for added and new components.
• Support post-SOP coverage for assigned programs.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Quality, Program Management or related field, or equivalent related experience.
• 1 to 3 years of previous automotive or related experience for Assistant Purchasing Program Manager; 3 to 7 years for Purchasing Program Manager.
• Ability to resolve issues by applying creative thinking.
• Ability to think and act logically under pressure.
• Must work independently and collaboratively.

Nice-to-haves

• Program Management Professional (PgMP) certification.
• Lean, Six Sigma and/or Shainin Red X certification.
• Knowledge of ISO/IATF quality systems.

Benefits

• Tuition reimbursement
• 401(k) matching
• Competitive compensation and benefits package including incentive compensation
• Generous holiday schedule
• Hybrid work schedule