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Job Posting Title

Buyer - Indirect MRO

Job Description Summary

#TeamAAM is looking for a Buyer to join our Driveline team in Three Rivers, Michigan. This is a fully onsite role.

The Buyer is responsible for the purchase of materials, equipment, and services at our Three Rivers Manufacturing Facility. This includes soliciting bids, evaluating quotations, and selecting suppliers for products and services that are above the bid threshold or not part of the global category-management sourcing process.

The ideal candidate has strong interpersonal skills as well as excellent written and verbal communication skills in order to communicate and work effectively with others. This person should also have a high degree of planning and organization skills.

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

Job Description

• Completes both technical and administrative buys independently and participates in and supports senior buyer with more technical or strategic purchasing.
• Performs market and supply-base analysis, spend analysis, and what-if scenario building in alignment with the sourcing process.
• Coordinates with suppliers and business partners to resolve routine issues such as past-due POs, match exceptions, discrepancies with freight charges and freight billings, price/invoice issue resolution, updating/incrementing POs, etc.
• Supports the Global Category Management teams as needed. Performs routine and as-needed compliance monitoring to contracts to monitor pricing, delivery, and other KPIs as outlined in the contracts.
• Monitors compliance to business unit and corporate policies and procedures.
• All other duties as assigned.

Required Skills and Education

• Bachelor's Degree in Supply Chain Management.
• 2+ years of procurement experience, preferably in the automotive industry.
• Experience working in ERP systems, e.g. Oracle.
• Experience purchasing and/or knowledge of indirect commodities and services (MRO).

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.