Purchasing Data Management Specialist

Job Description

Job Description

Job Title: Purchasing Data Management Specialist (Raw Material & MRO Support)

Company: AISIN World Corp. of America

Department: Purchasing, Materials & Machinery

Location: Northville, MI

Position Responsibilities

The incumbent is expected to perform the following functions that the company has determined are essential to this position:

Data Management Creation and Maintenance

• Develop, structure, and maintain data management systems to support AISIN CPS (Controlled Purchasing System) for Raw Material and to integrate MRO data across all AISIN North American plants.
• Design data tables to map raw material grades to select Tier-2 suppliers under the AISIN CPS program.
• Build a centralized MRO data management structure, consolidating items by manufacturer numbers and plant-specific details, progressing toward unified AISIN MRO part numbering by sub-commodity type.
• Develop automated data import processes to merge information from ERP systems, plant spreadsheets, and supplier data files.
• Establish data normalization and cross-reference logic to ensure high data integrity and eliminate redundancy.

System Integration and Process Automation

• Collaborate with Purchasing, Finance, and Engineering to connect the data management system with existing cost-tracking, RFQ, and tariff-management workflows.
• Define version control and revision history methods for supplier and part information.
• Automate data validation (duplicate checks, completeness verification, and formatting consistency).

Strategic Data Management Development

• Define data architecture and indexing strategies for efficient search and reporting across multi-plant data sets.
• Establish data governance: user access standards, backup routines, and security controls.
• Work with Purchasing, Material Engineering, Design, and Plants to maintain structured update processes and data ownership.
• Support development of cost benchmarking and predictive analysis capabilities.

Collaboration & Continuous Improvement

• Support Raw Material, MRO, and Commodity Teams with data insights for supplier mapping, cost reduction, and risk assessment.
• Create clear documentation (data dictionary, process flows).
• Participate in cross-functional workshops to improve reporting usability.
• Train users on data entry, search, reporting, and interpretation.
• Other tasks and duties as assigned.

Required Skills and Abilities

Essential Skills and Experience:

• 2–5 years of experience in data system design and integration.
• Strong understanding of relational data structures (SQL, Access, or similar).
• Experience consolidating data from ERP or plant-level systems.
• Strong analytical ability and attention to data integrity.
• Ability to work cross-functionally with Purchasing, Finance, and Engineering.
• Advanced proficiency in Excel and data tools (Power Query, Access; Power BI a plus).

Beneficial Skills and Experience

• Experience in automotive manufacturing or supply chain.
• Familiarity with cloud-based data environments.
• Knowledge of data governance and master-data management concepts.
• Experience working with Japanese-based organizations is a plus.

Education/Training/Certifications

• Bachelor’s degree in data management, Computer Science, or related field.

Travel Requirements

• Approximately 5 - 10 %.
• Must be willing and available to travel to such locations and with such frequency as is necessary and desirable to meet business needs.

Work Environment Requirements

With reasonable accommodation:

• 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.

Attendance/Work Hour Requirements

• Must maintain an acceptable attendance record.
• Must be willing and available to work weekends and holidays as necessary and desirable to meet business needs.

Benefit Overview

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.

Position Type

Full-time

AISIN Corporation is consistently ranked as a Top 10 global Tier One automotive supplier, providing essential parts, components and technologies for most vehicles on the road today, including hybrid and electric vehicles. These products include brakes, transmissions, navigation systems, drivetrain, chassis, body, engine-related parts, electronics, and intelligent parking systems.

A $32 billion company, AISIN is the largest manufacturer of automatic transmissions in the world and employs more than 120,000 team members at 200 consolidated companies.

AISIN leads the way in developing parts, systems and technologies that address the primary concerns of the industry today – electrification and zero emissions. In addition, we are dedicated to providing mobility solutions for everyone throughout the world through our innovative approach and combined technological experience.

"Chances are the vehicle you are riding in is equipped with an AISIN product."

Company Description

AISIN Corporation is consistently ranked as a Top 10 global Tier One automotive supplier, providing essential parts, components and technologies for most vehicles on the road today, including hybrid and electric vehicles. These products include brakes, transmissions, navigation systems, drivetrain, chassis, body, engine-related parts, electronics, and intelligent parking systems. \r\n\r\nA $32 billion company, AISIN is the largest manufacturer of automatic transmissions in the world and employs more than 120,000 team members at 200 consolidated companies.\r\n\r\nAISIN leads the way in developing parts, systems and technologies that address the primary concerns of the industry today – electrification and zero emissions. In addition, we are dedicated to providing mobility solutions for everyone throughout the world through our innovative approach and combined technological experience.\r\n\r\n"Chances are the vehicle you are riding in is equipped with an AISIN product."