Job description
About us
BorgWarner is a global product leader in delivering innovative and sustainable mobility solutions for the vehicle market. We are a company of innovators and independent thinkers that brings together talented employees, meaningful work, and amazing technology in a unique environment. At BorgWarner we constantly work towards our vision of a clean and energy-efficient world.
Our Culture
We believe the health and safety of our employees are a top priority. We care about our local communities and the global environment. BorgWarner promotes and nurtures a diverse and inclusive environment, honors integrity, strives for excellence, commits to responsibility for our communities and the environment, and builds on the power of collaboration.
Career Opportunities
We manage talent as seriously as we manage our businesses and encourage you to learn about our proud history, strong culture, technologies, and future vision. We offer a strong local presence and interesting global opportunities. Start your future with BorgWarner now!
Pay & Benefits
All positions start at an above market pay rate for that position. Benefits are also above market and include the below for all fulltime employees:
- Day 1 Medical Coverage with potential of no monthly premium
- Onsite Health Clinic for employees and dependents (age 14 and over) at no cost
- Dental, Vision, Life, AD&D, and Disability Coverage
- Tuition Reimbursement Program after 18 months
- Retirement Savings Plan (401k) with a matching program
- Company paid holidays and vacation starting Day 1
Job purpose
The BorgWarner Arden campus offers two world class technical centers and a cutting-edge manufacturing facility that designs and produces turbos, fan, and fan drive components for the automotive industry. The Arden campus offers a multitude of career opportunities and is in the beautiful mountains of Western North Carolina.
This position will manage supply chain activities for new technologies on New Program Introductions (NPI). Accountability for the Technical Buyer includes supplier qualification, estimating and tracking cost metrics to budget for the Bill of Materials (BOMs), supplier sourcing, driving the supplier timeline, and securing component approval. The role requires working closely with Product Development Engineers, Design Engineers, Supplier Development Engineers (SDE), Global Supply Chain Managers, and supplier representatives.
Key responsibilities
- Lead role in Supply Chain activities related to NPI programs particularly for new technologies with the goal to achieve program timing and commercial targets under the direction of the Supply Chain Supervisor/Manager.
- Prepares RFQ’s, summarizes, and presents quotations for production quantities.
- Develops strategy and timing for procurement of new components to meet stakeholder expectations.
- Identifying, developing and qualifying new suppliers required to achieve program goals.
- Supports supplier risk assessment exercises.
- Formulates supply base strategies (global / local) and develops metrics to measure progress against goals.
- Aligns sourcing decisions to the global guidelines.
- Follows the supplier selection process to identify and recommend optimal source selection considering criteria such as value, risk, sustainability, quality, and delivery.
- Presenting proposals to a global sourcing review board or a local committee and strategies to management and leadership.
- Interfaces with suppliers to optimize value and feasibility by interpreting feedback on specifications and blueprints to align with engineering needs. Communicates proposed changes to stakeholders.
- Present component design options and feasibility feedback from suppliers to engineering and supports APQP to obtain optimum value.
- Procures pre-production samples and approval samples (First Article or PPAP) and is responsible to drive timing to meet program requirements.
- As the lead supply chain team member, the Technical Buyer attends program meetings and provides status reporting to the Program Manager and team.
- Understands and adheres to current health, safety, and environmental policies.
- Adheres to and enforces safe work procedures.
- Identifies and closes safety issues (suggestions, inspection and investigation findings) and their corrective actions.
- Performs other duties as requested, directed, or assigned.
- May assist in the overseeing activities or mentor and training other Buyer(s).
- Coordinates design and technical reviews for new components in preparation for sourcing.
- Facilitates reviews of component and feasibility feedback from suppliers with Engineering, Quality, Manufacturing, Logistics, and back to suppliers to optimize cost and manufacturability.
- Estimates costs for new components using existing component and supplier data.
- Develops and maintains costed BOMs and maintains history of BOM cost.
- Sends and tracks Request for Quotes (RFQs) for prototype and production incorporating global and local sourcing strategies.
- Estimates and maintains a tooling budget per program.
- Issues tooling purchase orders (PO) for tooling.
- Assures tooling documentation has been received prior to releasing payment to the vendor per the Supplier Manual procedure.
- Considers cost of logistics in value stream mapping for source selections.
- Works with Finance to monitor blocked invoices to assure vendors are paid in a timely manner.
- Negotiates complex contracts and critical long-term agreements for new production components.
- Continually reduces component costs through negotiations, long term agreements, Value Analysis/Value Engineering (VA/VE), process analysis, design reviews, technical reviews, and supplier selection.
- Supports Design-For-Value (DFV) activities to obtain optimal design and cost for components.
- Develops new suppliers that meet BW cost, quality and delivery requirements.
- Coordinates and facilitates supplier relationship with internal functions.
- As the lead supply chain team member, the Technical Buyer represents supply chain in recurring program meetings.
- Provides status updates for Program Gate Reviews and other intermediate reviews, which can include assisting or participating in presentations to the leadership team.
- Leads prototype procurement meetings with Engineering, Logistics, and prototype Model Shop.
- Leads supplier selection meetings and presents recommended supplier.
- Support the We Are Ready launch audits.
- Conforms to the Global Sourcing Board process and requirements.
- Understands and adheres to current quality and control policies.
- Adheres to the Purchasing and sourcing policies and practices.
- Scope of position will include a wide range of difficult and complex problems.
- Work is assigned in terms of objectives.
- Review of work results are based on objectives at predetermined milestones.
- Performs other duties as requested, directed, or assigned.
What we’re looking for
- Bachelor’s degree (Mechanical Engineering, Supply Chain, Business or related) required.
- Engineering background preferred.
- Minimum of 8 years of Production, Engineering, or Purchasing experience with component parts in or for a manufacturing facility.
- APICS, CPM, CPSM or related Certification is a plus.
- Minimum of 5 years of practical experience in procurement of casting and machining processes strongly preferred.
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office software (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook) required.
- Experience in SAP purchasing module is a plus.
- Must have strong communication skills (both written and verbal); good presentation skills; strong demonstrated negotiation skills; and can read and interpret drawings/blueprints.
- Attendance on the job is essential.
- Must be able to work in a team environment.
- Must be able to follow instructions, safety rules and regulations.
What we believe
- Inclusion: Respecting Individuals
- Integrity: Honoring truth
- Excellence: Focusing on results
- Responsibility: Our commitment
- Collaboration: Building trust
Safety
This position will adhere to the BorgWarner Environmental Health and Safety Program by following all safety rules, procedures, practices, training, and safe use of equipment; this includes use of personal protective equipment (PPE) as required. This individual will work in a way that stresses the importance of preventing injury, accidents, or illnesses to themselves or co-workers by correcting or reporting unsafe situations, incidents, or occurrences to their Team Lead immediately.
Equal Employment Opportunity
BorgWarner is an equal employment opportunity employer such that all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, age, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.
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