Project Buyer

Description

Summary: As a Project Buyer, you will lead purchasing activities within the project core team, ensuring customer deliverables for all purchasing requirements. Highlights: 1. Lead purchasing activities for components and materials. 2. Work with Engineering to achieve target costs. 3. Ensure purchased components meet program milestones. Services Together, we move the world—we’ve been doing it for over 100 years. At MAHLE, as a leading international development partner and systems supplier to the automotive industry, we pursue the objective of making mobility more efficient, more environmentally friendly, more convenient, and more economical. As part of our dual strategy, we are working both on the intelligent combustion engine for the use of hydrogen and other nonfossil fuels and on technologies for fuel cells and e\-mobility. MAHLE generated sales of €11\.7 billion in 2024\. Employing just under 68,000 people at 135 production locations and 11 technology centers, the company is represented in 28 countries. (as at: 12/31/2024\). Join our MAHLE team! \#StrongerTogether **Your Contribution:** As a Project Buyer you will be responsible for the achievement of fulfilling customer deliverables for all purchasing requirements of the project. Cost targets, working with approved supplier panel, development of new suppliers for the thermal management components, supplier PPAP timing, USMCA content while achieving purchasing related objectives \& goals, manage cost and project timeline at the respective milestones and quality gates within PDP. * Leads Purchasing activities for components and materials as a key member of the project core team within the Product Development Process (PDP). Regional and global as assigned. * Work with Engineering at initial design concept to assist with attaining target cost. * In conjunction with Supplier Quality and Engineer create list of critical purchased components, coordinate and conduct technical reviews with suppliers. * Lead sourcing decision committees, in accordance with MAHLE Purchasing Procedures and work with commodity buyer (regional and global) to leverage best overall landed costs. * Ensure completion of purchased component APQP. * Ensure purchased components meet all program milestones, track and coordinate progress between supplier and development team. **Your Experience \& Qualifications:** * Bilingual (English is a must, Japanese, German or Slovene is a plus). * SAP knowledge. * Experience of automotive project purchasing required in an Automotive Manufacturing Tier 1 environment. * Ability to read blueprints and specifications required. * Strong negotiation, financial cost analysis, market analysis, continuous improvement, time and project management skills. * Familiarity with Quality and Manufacturing tools such as S.P.C., Poka\-yoke, Pareto, Cause\-Effect Analysis. * Exposure or participation in VA/VE and lean activities. * Travel availability. **Our Offer:** We will provide a collaborative environment working on exciting assignments, along with ongoing personal \& career development opportunities, attractive salary \& extensive personal benefits. We encourage you to apply even if you don´t meet every single requirement. You may just be the right candidate for this or other roles. After receiving your online application, the interview process will typically be, a screening call followed by Personal Interview(s). \#TeamMAHLE is diverse, and we see that as a great advantage! We welcome applications with diverse experiences, backgrounds, and identities. **Do you have any questions?** MX **Facts about the job** ----------------------- Entry level: Experienced hires Part\- / Full\-time: Full Time Functional area: Purchasing Department: Services Location: Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, MX Company: MAHLE Shar.Serv. (MX) **Closing date for applications** Don't waste any time, apply while the position is online. **Your future at MAHLE** ------------------------ As a team player and someone who thinks ahead, you can deploy all your skills with us. In cooperation with colleagues from different countries and areas, you contribute in designing the mobility of the future. When selecting MAHLE, you choose trend\-setting technologies and strategies. Are you interested in working with us and developing efficient and environmentally\-friendly solutions, optimising existing products, and turning innovative ideas into reality? Then MAHLE is the right address for you. Shape the future with us.