USMCA Hub Manager

Overview

Reporting to the Goods and Services Purchasing Director, this position of USMCA Hub Manager is responsible for driving performance and ensuring results across all Goods & Services suppliers within the HUB. This role ensures the consistent application of the HUB's purchasing strategy, aligning supplier performance with organizational goals and strategic objectives.

We are 40 000 men and women who meet the challenges faced by our automotive, aviation, defence and industry customers every day. Our passion for challenge and our enthusiasm encourage us to imagine, design and produce high performance and innovative fluid, sealing system and anti-vibration solutions. Working at Hutchinson means being curious about everything, contributing to the evolution of mobility and reducing carbon emissions.

Join us and show what drives you! A French company with an international presence (25 countries): 170 years of history and passing on our know-how. 5 billion in turnover, with 5% invested in R&D.

Job Title: USMCA Hub Manager

Global

Title:

PROJECT UNIT MANAGER

Location: Corporate - Auburn Hills, MI

Department: Purchasing

Reports to: Goods and Services Purchasing Director

FLSA Status: Exempt

Include the following. Other duties may be assigned.

• Guarantee the result of assigned the HUB on the performance of Goods & Service suppliers
• Guarantee the application of the Purchasing strategy for the HUB
• Propose an organization Purchasing HUB complying with the strategy
• Pilot and coordinate work of Data Factory team, initialize improvements and introducing new solutions
• Guarantee budgeting and report result to the Management
• Ensure the sustainability of the actions undertaken

• Develop long term relation with the suppliers
• Improve QCDIS requirements, performance with the suppliers
• Coordinate all the sites assigned the HUB in order to give direction according to the consolidated objectives for the HUB by organizing meetings for: follow up of the frame contracts deployment and follow up of the savings actions to be launched
• Define with the Management the necessary resources to deploy the Purchasing Goods & Services Strategy
• Define with the teams an Annual Purchase Action Plan (GCRD: Global Cost Reduce Driver/Savings) and tracks his progress
• Pilot and coordinate the purchasing actions at the HUB level
• Support Plant Buyers with the strategic/Local G&S Suppliers
• Deploy the supplier panel related to the Commodity Managers
• Aim to achieve the best QCDI report (Quality, Costs, Deadlines, Innovation) for its Goods & Services commodity
• Ensure reporting regarding its hierarchical and functional departments by setting up Group/Country dashboards
• Ensure the provision of the necessary means to strengthen the skills of the team
• Promote the use of good purchasing practices and compliance with procedures
• Organize and follow the HUB Savings roadmap
• Escalate the blocking points/constraints
• Assure the reporting of the country coordination
• Identify the families under frame contracts for the HUB to ensure the deployment
• Identify the families without frame contracts to define an action plan to reach HUB objectives
• Implement Transversal contracts where applicable
• Animate the G&S working Group for the HUB (telepresence, meetings…)
• Communicate to suppliers the requirements and functionalities required in functional specification
• Evaluate the risks and select the suppliers based on their completeness, quality level, commitment to continuous improvement, development potential, supply chain level, financial health, and responsiveness
• Negotiate prices, establish contracts and ensure compliance by the suppliers
• Ensure reporting regarding its hierarchical and/or functional Management
• Propose standardization solutions and process modifications to achieve quality and cost objectives
• Manage disputes in serial life and negotiate price increases in coordination with Commodity Buyers or local coordinators
• Commit to E-learning training in the integration phase
• Respect and implement Total Energies Group and Hutchinson Directives and Procedures
• Guarantee respect of health, safety and environment requirements and norms
• Ensure the respect and implementation of Hutchinson standards and Purchasing methodology/tools
• Analyse inefficiencies in processes related to Purchasing and recommend improvements
• Report observed potentially hazardous situations
• Report anomalies and suggestions regarding energy management
• Inform hierarchy and site of any observations of dangerous situations for security
• Optimize the work of the subordinate team and introduce improvements
• Promote safety, environmental protection and energy conservation policies
• Control working conditions to ensure compliance with health, safety, and environmental rules
• Participate in occupational risk assessments

Education: Bachelor s degree level knowledge in business administration with at least five - ten years minimum of direct experience in purchasing, and a minimum English proficiency…