Project Purchasing Buyer at AISIN Manufacturing Illinois in Cibolo, TX

Job description

• Job Title: Project Purchasing Buyer
• Company: AISIN World Corp. of America
• Department: Purchasing, Project Purchasing
• Location: Cibolo, TX (ATX)

Responsibilities

• The incumbent is expected to perform the following functions that the company has determined are essential to this position:
• Lead and support daily supplier-related issue resolution for the assigned AISIN manufacturing facility, ensuring timely response and minimal production disruption.
• Analyze and review current production costs, identifying variances and opportunities for cost improvement.
• Drive supplier performance improvement initiatives, including root-cause analysis and corrective action activities for non-commercial issues.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to address and resolve supplier-related quality, delivery, and operational concerns.
• Manage and control all change point activities within the mass production supplier base, including ECI, PCR, ECR, and RSPME (FSR) processes.
• Lead current production projects, such as resourcing activities and volume increase initiatives, ensuring effective communication, tracking, and coordination with relevant teams.
• Support NAP plant meetings by preparing updates and reporting on current purchasing and supplier-related activities.
• Strengthen relationships with NAP suppliers, serving as the primary liaison between the plant and the supply base.
• Support IATF audit activities, ensuring supplier related processes and documentation meet compliance requirements.
• Lead Supplier Scorecard management, including performance tracking, reporting, and communication with suppliers and internal stakeholders.
• Lead Monthly Cost Approval/Reporting Other tasks and duties as assigned.
• Other tasks and duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Effective written and verbal communication skills for internal and external contacts.
• Strong computer skills with Microsoft Office, including PowerPoint and Excel, and the ability to create graphs/spreadsheets/charts.
• Interpersonal and Communication Skills.
• Organizational skills.
• Negotiation Skills.
• Document Management.
• Ability to create effective memos and letters.
• Beneficial Skills and Experience
• Experience in automotive industry with understanding of standard job functions and requirements within the industry.
• Prior Purchasing experience and/or Project experience in automotive industry or industrial environment.
• Experience in multi-cultural environment, preferably Japanese-based.
• Bachelor’s degree in Purchasing Supply Chain Management, Engineering, Engineering Technology, or other Applied Science is preferred. Bachelor’s degree in Business or other non-technical area is acceptable based on proven technical skill.
• Approximately 10 - 20 %.
• Must be willing and available to travel to such locations and with such frequency as is necessary and desirable to meet business needs.
• Must be able to operate a personal computer, telephone, and other office equipment.
• Must perform job duties onsite, when necessary, except those duties that are customarily or by their nature performed offsite (for example, offsite customer visits).
• Must be able to work effectively in a fast-paced environment.
• Must be able to work on multiple assignments at once, and complete assignments within deadline and budget (if applicable) with satisfactory quality.
• Must be able to operate as an effective team member.
• Must be committed to a high standard of safety and be willing and able to comply with all safety laws and all company safety policies.
• Must maintain an acceptable attendance record.
• Must be willing and available to work weekends and holidays as necessary and desirable to meet business needs.

Skills

Required

• Interpersonal and Communication Skills
• Organizational skills
• Negotiation Skills
• Document Management

Preferred

• Experience in automotive industry

Benefits

• AISIN offers a variety of health and wellbeing benefit programs. Benefit options include Medical, Dental, Vision, Health Savings Account, Flexible Spending Accounts, retirement savings plan, sickness and accident benefits, life insurance, paid vacation and holidays, tuition assistance programs, employee assistance program, vehicle discounts and more.