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Job Posting Title

Senior Buyer

Job Description Summary

#TeamAAM is looking for a Senior Buyer to join our team in Three Rivers, MI.

The Senior Buyer at our Three Rivers Manufacturing Facility procures materials and services essential for operations. This role involves sourcing, negotiating, and purchasing while balancing price, quality, and timely delivery to maintain a consistent supply and meet operational demands.

Ready to join the team that is Bringing the Future Faster? Apply today!

Job Description

• Completes both technical and administrative buys, focusing on the more difficult/strategic as a priority.
• Completes and oversees the ordering of materials and supplies from suppliers. Assigns work and reviews purchasing decisions and purchase orders of the Buyer 1 position. Follows up on open issues.
• Resolves payment issues associated with pricing, aids in other disputes.
• Creates RFQs, issuing and following-up withsuppliers for RFQ responses.
• Identifies and evaluates potential suppliers
• Assists in developing strategies to achieve cost saving goals.
• Participates in cross-functional teams and works with Operations to understand material/service requirements, clarify specific results, and ensure compliance with company standards and processes.
• Coordinates with Central Purchasing to gain maximum leverage from AAM’s corporate supply base and identifies and evaluates local supply opportunities as appropriate.
• Remains abreast of industry developments and corporate imperatives and helps develop strategies to achieve quality, delivery, and total cost objectives.
• Processes purchasing requisitions/orders and other related documents.
• Obtains and analyzes quotations for accuracy and continually audits prices of materials and services.
• Negotiates and issues purchase agreements to ensure achievement of quality, delivery, and total cost requirements.
• Participates in expediting functions to ensure timely delivery of materials.
• Monitors Supplier Performance and directs resolution of complex commercial, legal, and operations supply issues.
• Identifies and assists in implementing business process improvements.
• Manage all aspects of supplier relationships and development.
• Prepares bid analysis and negotiates purchasing contracts.
• Updates sourcing rules to allow proper generation of releases.
• All other duties as assigned.

Required Skills and Education

• Bachelor's degree and/or 5+ years of purchasing or related experience in manufacturing environment.
• Thorough knowledge of purchasing standards.
• Proficiency in using Microsoft Office Suite, including Excel and PowerPoint
• Strong analytical skills to resolve unusual and difficult problems.
• Strong leadership abilities to perform independently and support a team.
• Effective communication and teamwork skills.
• Strong planning and organization skills.
• Willingness and ability to adopt a flexible work schedule, including working some weekends and/or holidays.
• Automotive experience preferred.

About AAM:

As a leading global Tier 1 Automotive and Mobility Supplier, AAM designs, engineers and manufactures Driveline and Metal Forming technologies to support electric, hybrid and internal combustion vehicles. Headquartered in Detroit with over 80 facilities in 18 countries, we are Bringing the Future Faster for a safer and more sustainable tomorrow. To learn more, visit AAM.com.

Why Join #TeamAAM:

As a member of #TeamAAM, you’ll get to make a difference on day one. From your first day with us, you’ll have the opportunity to grow, embrace challenges, build your skills, and bring your authentic self to work every day, all while helping to shape the future of mobility for AAM…and the world.

AAM will not discriminate against any Associate or applicant for employment because of age, race, color, gender, religion, weight, height, marital status, sexual orientation, genetic history or information, gender identity or expression, disability, protected veteran status, national origin, or other characteristic protected by law. AAM will take affirmative action to ensure that applicants are employed, and that Associates are treated equally during employment, without regard to their age, race, color, gender, religion, weight, height, marital status, sexual orientation, genetic history or information, gender identity or expression, disability, protected veteran status, national origin, or other characteristic protected by law. For the Disabled Job Seeker: We offer reasonable accommodations for qualified disabled individuals who are applicants for employment. To request assistance or accommodations, please e-mail TalentAcquisition@aam.com. AAM is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer.