Senior Project Buyer - Ricardo

Role: Senior Project Buyer

Location: Van Buren Township, Michigan (DTC – Detroit Technical Centre) 

Job ID: 2024 - 2656

Salary: USD $90,000 – $120,000 plus benefits

Our vision is to create a safe and sustainable world.

Ricardo’s Performance Products division are seeking a key team member to support the New Product Introduction of a major project recently awarded. Performance Products specialises in delivering niche powertrain products and supporting product industrialisation planning to many premium brand customers. 

This is an exciting opportunity for someone wishing to apply their procurement/supply-chain experience and knowledge in a dynamic hands-on environment, producing world class products and working closely with a diverse client base. 

Role Overview

• As a Senior Project Buyer your role will include responsibility for the management of purchased parts from concept to series production for suppliers and projects you are assigned.
• Be part of the supply chain industrialization for a new product line.
• Support the supply chain selection within a complex global supply base.
• Meeting with Clients to discuss/define requirements and coordinate supply chain activities between suppliers, clients, and Engineering/project teams. 
• Competitive bidding (RFQ), negotiating prices / added value and reporting cost-reduction achievements.
• Liaising with suppliers and Engineering teams on design feasibility issues, expediting orders and agreeing concessions or return rejects.
• Negotiation, contracting, and risk evaluation of/with US and international suppliers. 
• Utilize a robust MRP/EDI system for materials management
• Assess supplier capability to meet cost, quality, and timing requirements.
• Meet stringent internal and external targets on cost, delivery, and quality.

Technical and professional skills, knowledge, and qualifications

• A bachelor’s degree or relevant experience.
• Demonstrable experience in purchasing/procurement
• Knowledge of material work planning and manufacturing methods necessary to meet component requirements.
• Experience with warehouse and inventory control.
• Customer-aware negotiation skills with the ability to influence.
• Strong problem solving, analytical and listening skills.
• Ability to excel in a fast-paced, dynamic, and matrixed organization.
• Demonstrated ability to effectively multi-task. 
• Proficient knowledge of the suite of Microsoft products.

Desirables

• Experience in a niche volume manufacturing environment.
• Experience in powertrain and drivetrain products.
• Knowledge of the marine industry preferable but not essential.

Working here

You will be warmly welcomed into our workplace where every voice matters. We are diverse thinkers and doers, coming together to create a culture of inclusion. We will support you to find your place.

We will encourage you to use your passion and expertise to make a positive impact through the projects you work on. Your knowledge and desire to bring about change will be invaluable in helping deliver innovative solutions that support communities across the globe in becoming safer and more sustainable.

Work life balance

We offer flexible approaches to work, whether that is working from home, being in the office, or as a hybrid worker. We're happy to discuss flexible working arrangements. Wellbeing is at the core to our culture, allowing employees to flourish and to achieve their full potential.

Benefits

We want you to know how much you are valued. Your remuneration and benefits package will reflect that. You will receive a range of benefits which include support for your physical and mental health.

Diversity, Equality, and Inclusion statement

We are an equal employment opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, sex, color, religion, creed, gender identity. sexual orientation, pregnancy, or pregnancy-related condition, marital or parental status (IL only), height, weight, national origin, citizenship status, age, domestic violence victim status, arrest record or conviction record (MI only), genetic information, military or veteran status or disability, or any other classification protected by applicable federal, state, or municipal law. VEVRAA Federal Contractor.

Next steps

Once you have submitted your application a member of our Recruitment Team will be in touch. Please be aware that the timing can vary dependent on the volume of applications that we receive for each role and in some cases, we may start to review applications prior to the closing date.

Ricardo is a Disability confident employer please advise the recruitment team via recruit@ricardo.com if you require any adjustments to support you throughout the recruitment process.

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