Buyer

What We Offer

At Magna, you can expect an engaging and dynamic environment where you can help to develop industry-leading automotive technologies. We invest in our employees, providing them with the support and resources they need to succeed. As a member of our global team, you can expect exciting, varied responsibilities as well as a wide range of development prospects. Because we believe that your career path should be as unique as you are.

Group Summary

Transforming mobility. Making automotive technology that is smarter, cleaner, safer and lighter. That's what we're passionate about at Magna Electronics, and we do it by creating world-class Electronic systems. We are a premier supplier for the global automotive industry with full capabilities in design, development, testing and manufacturing of complex Electronic systems. Our name stands for quality, environmental consciousness, and safety. Innovation is what drives us and we drive innovation. Dream big and create the future of mobility at Magna Electronics.

Job Responsibilities

The Buyer will purchase materials, supplies, and services by developing, soliciting, and analyzing supplier quotations. Material procurement for series production. Coordinates activities with other departments and suppliers to ensure proper delivery, quality, reliability, and low-cost consistency. Developing and maintaining relationships with suppliers. Resolves conflicts that arise with supplier delivery schedules, raw materials, inventory, etc. Implementation and safeguarding of the global commodity strategy, taking into account plant-specific requirements. Participates in continuous improvement activities. Performs other duties as necessary in support of business objectives.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in business or related field including 3+ years of automotive purchasing and / or materials experience.
• Knowledge of Supply Chain Management
• Basic knowledge of Electronic Components and / or Magna processes
• Strong facilitation, negotiation, and analytical skills
• Excellent organizational skills and ability to establish priorities, identify and set goals, meet deadlines, etc.
• SAP experience preferred, MS Office skills required
• Ability to travel domestically and internationally, as needed.
• Experience in a dynamic and fast-paced manufacturing environment, with the ability to multitask and prioritize responsibilities.
• Proven experience working with cross functional teams to complete daily tasks and projects.
• Effective communication skills to collaborate with team members, supervisors, and other employees.
• Knowledge / experience of Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Project)
• Strong problem-solving skills to identify and troubleshoot issues that may arise.

Role Expectations

Monitoring of the ordering process :

Awareness, Unity, Empowerment

At Magna, we believe that a diverse workforce is critical to our success. That's why we are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We hire on the basis of experience and qualifications, and in consideration of job requirements, regardless of, in particular, color, ancestry, religion, gender, origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability or gender identity. Magna takes the privacy of your personal information seriously. We discourage you from sending applications via email or traditional mail to comply with GDPR requirements and your local Data Privacy Law.

Worker Type : Regular / Permanent

Group : Magna Electronics