Sr. Project Buyer

Job Description

Job Description

ABOUT THE ROLE

As Senior Project Buyer, you are the single point of contact for Purchasing within cross-functional program teams representing purchasing strategy and targets from sourcing decision through launch. You own the purchasing-related material cost, timing, and quality targets for your assigned programs, coordinating closely with Commodity Buyers, Supplier Quality (SDE), R&D, and Program/Project Management to keep programs on track.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Project Team Representation: Act as the single point of contact for Purchasing within crossfunctional program teams.
• Supplier Selection & Sourcing Decisions: Coordinate supplier selection for assigned programs.
• Cost, Timing & Quality Ownership: Own achievement of project material cost targets, timing milestones, and quality.
• CrossFunctional Coordination: Coordinate projectspecific purchasing activities.
• Documentation & Reporting: Maintain required project purchasing documentation.
• Risk & Escalation Management: Identify and escalate programrelated supply risks.
• Launch Coordination: Coordinate the release and launch of purchased materials, parts, and tooling.
• Compliance & Materials Data: Ensure timely and accurate material compliance reporting.
• Stakeholder Communication: Ensure consistent information flow between Purchasing and stakeholders.
WHAT YOU BRING
• Bachelor's degree in supply chain management, Business Administration, Engineering, or related field.
• 57+ years of experience in purchasing, program/project buying, or sourcing in automotive.
• Working knowledge of APQP, PPAP and IMDS.
• Proven ability to manage multiple concurrent programs.
• Strong crossfunctional and stakeholder management skills.
• Experience coordinating with commodity buyers and supplier quality functions.
• Strong negotiation and supplier management skills.
• Excellent organizational skills and attention to documentation accuracy.
• Fluent in Spanish a plus.
WHY JOIN AMANEOS
• Real ownership of your program portfolio.
• Fastgrowing global Tier 1 automotive supplier.
• Entrepreneurial, agile culture scaling quickly through growth and acquisition.

This description reflects the general nature of the role and is not an exhaustive list of duties.