Associate Buyer

Associate Buyer

As an independent group of companies, the BMW Group has a commitment to creativity and breakthrough ideas that goes well beyond the racetrack. In order to continuously create ultimate driving machines, we drive our growth and design excellence by staffing our teams with individuals who are innovative and always looking for the next great idea. If you share our vision and view yourself as an independent, creative thinker, we invite you to join our team in this exceptional role located in Woodcliff Lake, NJ.

The Associate Buyer is a shared service function for Procurement of goods, aftersales parts and supplier services in a cost-effective manner with consideration of quality, sourcing reliability, sustainability, meeting the requirements and needs of their process partners with the adequate priority.

What Awaits You

• Serve as the first point of contact for purchasing department via internal system (askpurchy).
• Perform cost/price negotiations by using cost-/price analysis.
• Support internal customers (commodity/project related) as well as the other buyers.
• Arrange and negotiate projects pertaining to the purchasing department.
• Ensure compliant documentation according to local law and BMW Group guidelines.
• Use local purchasing systems and reports.
• Update purchasing databases and systems, e.g. with supplier data, market data.
• Achieve the KPIs and targets given by central department.
• Support the reliability, quality and performance of the suppliers and improve the suppliers together with support from the business departments regarding technical aspects.
• Support, in close cooperation with legal and other departments, that all contractual and commercial issues of the potential contract are addressed.
• Create, amend, and audit purchase orders-based purchasing guidelines.

What You Should Bring

• Bachelor's in business administration, economics, finance or similar.
• 0-2 years of experience in purchasing or similar functions.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Excellent time management.
• Preference: Spanish and/or Portuguese language.

What You Can Look Forward To:

• Medical, Dental, and Vision insurance
• 401(k) with Company match and Retirement Income Account
• Employee vehicle program
• Bonus eligibility
• Paid Parental Leave
• Generous PTO and Company paid holidays
• Voluntary Benefits to fit your needs

Relocation assistance is not available for this position. In support of BMW Group's business objectives, this position requires regular onsite attendance at a BMW office/facility with remote work capability (hybrid). The expected salary range for this position is $57,900.00 - $95,500.00. The selected candidate's education, skills, experience, and location will be used to determine the final salary offer. All pay ranges are based on a full-time work schedule. This statement is in accordance with state and local pay disclosure requirements. As part of the hiring process, you may be required to successfully pass a background check.