Product Line Purchasing Manager

Aptiv's advanced safety and user experience business unit is dedicated to creating innovative solutions that enhance the safety and convenience of vehicle systems.

Our engineers design, develop, and validate advanced driver‑assistance systems (ADAS) to enhance vehicle safety. Studies show just a half a second more warning can mitigate or prevent 60 percent of accidents. Advanced technologies have the power to prevent accidents and save lives.

Your Role

The Product Line Purchasing Manager is located at our Troy, MI HQ. This position will mainly support our growth through "Mega Quotes" considering the entire APTIV Product‑Portfolio. Support our NA Manufacturing footprint through supplier selection/management and influence SCM strategy development to meet the needs of all product lines involved while adhering to all corporate, divisional, and SCM policies and procedures.

Business Case Requirements

Assure on‑going operational excellence of purchased material within the product line for the life of the program (quality & delivery).

• Support the product line Growth Strategy
• Ensure program profitability by supporting customer quoting process and acting as material champion in support of winning new business (cost modeling, cost profit planning and benchmarking)
• Execute GSM Product Development Process program management to meet flawless launch objectives (Quality, Operating Income & Revenue)
• Manage sourcing and contract execution for product line buyers

Attain Volume Business Case Requirements

• Support the product line Growth Strategy
• Ensure program profitability by supporting customer quoting process and acting as material champion in support of winning new business (cost modeling, cost profit planning and benchmarking)
• Execute GSM Product Development Process program management to meet flawless launch objectives (Quality, Operating Income & Revenue)
• Manage sourcing and contract execution for product line buyers

Attain Cost Business Case Requirements

• Meet price to price commitments, material % of sales, dept. operating budget
• Meet operational efficiency improvement objectives; support supplier negotiations

Drive GSM Strategy Development to meet the needs of the product line

• Participate in category planning and execution PBU/PL needs
• Provide feedback to Category Manager to adjust/update Category Strategies to align with dynamic business and financial metrics (including localization & minority spend requirementli>
• Participate in strategy approvals (2.1 and 2.4) and drive resolution of issues related to strategy
• Support Manufacturing footprint through Supplier Rotation.
• Supplier Optimization, and Localization

Enforce all corporate, divisional, and GSM policies and procedures

• Attain lowest upfront cost/ideal value stream performance targets by engaging Engineering, Manufacturing and suppliers
• Drive development of strategic suppliers by product line with PBU in collaboration with cross functional team.

Responsibilities

Lead a team of Program Line Purchasing Leaders, act as escalation point for PLPL's, assign targets in line with business needs and ensure targets are being met.

• Report out and lead presentations to top leadership.
• Drive accountability and ownership of PLPLs.
• Lead Supplier selection including the RFQ process, supplier evaluation and communication as well as key participation in sourcing decisions.
• Manage global procurement activities for the Global Product Line across all customer projects worldwide.
• Responsible for the change management process for Procurement as well as project planning.
• Represent the SCM team when working across the functions (Sales, Engineering etc.) and lead technical supplier discussions.
• Act as the central interface between the Global Product Line and central SCM team (material field related purchasing, quality functions).
• Lead and represent SCM in global reviews with the Senior Management Team.
• Deliver committed material performance for projects globally. Drive Categories to deliver on P2P and Engineering to deliver on Design Cost Saving Initiatives.
• Support the business in research and use of new technology suppliers.
• Manage global SCM financial Risk& Opportunity Tracker.

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