Career Opportunities
Buyer (Electrical Components)
Hino Motors Manufacturing U.S.A., Inc. the industrial truck division of Toyota is seeking a Buyer for Electrical Components for its Headquarters-Detroit facility located in Farmington Hills, MI. Hino Motors offers a competitive wage and benefits package.
Responsibilities Include:
- Work closely with suppliers to develop a mutually beneficial, long term relationship.
- Develop, implement and manage commodity strategy.
- Develop supplier base not on U.S. but North, Central and South America for localization parts.
- Generate commodity cost estimates to build sourcing, negotiation, and supplier development strategies.
- Analyze costs to understand and evaluate supplier competitiveness.
- Drive continuous improvement in the supply base in support of Hino Motor's business goals.
- Work closely with related department and manufacturing plants to ensure operational needs are achieved.
- Facilitate annual supplier cost improvements/manufacturing improvements activities.
- Support Product Planning and Engineering projects.
- Plan and direct materials and supply to reduce cost and improve quality.
- Promote teamwork and cooperation with interacting departments including Japan.
- Provide support to manufacturing plants for both strategic issues and supplier performance issues.
- Develop plans and support of new program launches and projects.
- Issue Purchase Orders for production components and tooling.
- Develop cost estimation skills by commodity.
- Regular report out progress to management.
- Cost data management: input pricing data and resolve discrepancies working with buyers.
JOB REQUIREMENTS:
Required Knowledge and Skill Sets:
- Strong MS Excel and MS PowerPoint skill sets.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills.
- Strong organizational and data management skills.
- Strong negotiation skills.
- Program management experience preferred.
- Benchmarking experience preferred.
- Knowledge of Commercial Trucks preferred.
- Understanding of Commercial Truck component manufacturing process preferred.
- Strong understanding of manufacturing costs preferred.
- Experience working with non-U.S. based customers/suppliers preferred.
Experience:
- 5 years of purchasing experience of Electrical Components.
- Purchasing experience of commercial truck components preferred.
- Commercial Vehicle or Automotive electrical component purchasing experience (ex. Wiring harness)
Education:
- BS in Business, Supply Chain Management, or Finance
Other:
- This position will travel 25% of the time.
PLEASE EMAIL ALL RESUMES AND SALARY REQUIREMENTS TO KRISTIN GARSTKA, kgarstka@hmmusa.com.
