Job Title:  PROJECT BUYER

Job Location:  LOWELL, MA or SOUTHFIELD, MI

What we offer: 

Veoneer US, LLC is an automotive technology company, a world leader in active safety and restraint control systems, focused on delivering innovative, best-in-class products and solutions to our customers. Our purpose is to create trust in mobility. Veoneer is a Tier-1 hardware supplier and system integrator with products being part of more than 125 scheduled vehicle launches for 2022. Headquartered in Stockholm, Sweden, Veoneer has 6,100 employees in 11 countries. The Company is building on a heritage of close to 70 years of automotive safety development.

What you'll do: 

Our Project Buyer is responsible for ensuring alignment between the Supplier, Project Team, and Manufacturing to meet quality, cost, and delivery targets. Full understanding of the data acquisition system and associated interfaces

• Establishes and manages a timeline for all (local, regional or global) purchasing activities to meet project milestones and Purchasing deliverables in Veoneer Product Development System (VPDS)
• Link between Project Team and Commodity Buyers to ensure the sourcing of preferred suppliers
• Ensures that the Supplier complies with Veoneer’s procedures (contract reviews, team feasibility commitment, etc.)
• Works with Manufacturing/Logistics to ensure component availability and supplier readiness on new programs, as required. · Call/participate launch readiness reviews
• Coordinate schedule for Run@Rates
• Cross-functional team member by customer /product
• Maintain purchasing required information in component tracking system
• Responsible for launch VE/VA activities (with Commodity Buyer support)
• Plant visits, as required
• Supplier visits, if required
• Coordinates with Supplier Quality Engineer to ensure supplier deliverables meet the project requirements. (e.g. PPAP)
• Help support engineering change, when requested by Commodity Buyer
• Create constraint plans, as required
• Ensure component capacity in place for customer programs, as required
• Issue discrete purchase orders for samples and prototypes prior to start of production, as required
• Strive for continuous improvement and efficiency within the team
• Other duties as assigned by your supervisor
  

What you'll bring:

• Bachelors degree in Supply Chain Management preferred (or other related degree)
• 2 to 5 years of applicable experience preferred, preferably in automotive electronic components
• Negotiation skills
• Strong organizational and communication skills are critical, both written and verbal
• Interpersonal skills
• Proficiency in MS Excel required.
• Knowledge of MRP systems (JDE) is beneficial
• Excellent team player
  

Physical Requirements:

The physical demands described herein are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Operate office equipment, Communicate effectively with employees and outside contacts.