Buyer - Tooling Injection

About the role

The Buyer - Tooling Injection supports and executes sourcing and commercial activities for injection-molding tooling used in vehicle programs and production. The buyer works with suppliers and cross-functional teams to achieve competitive cost, quality, capacity, timing and program objectives while complying with established purchasing processes.

Key responsibilities

• Manage RFQs, bid analysis, supplier selection, negotiations and purchase order execution for assigned injection-molding tooling.
• Support and execute sourcing strategies aligned with program, commodity, cost and capacity requirements.
• Analyze supplier quotations and tooling cost breakdowns to identify cost opportunities and support negotiations.
• Manage assigned tooling investment, engineering changes, commercial issues and purchase order updates.
• Track supplier performance on cost, quality, delivery, capacity and program timing.
• Lead supplier business reviews and complex commercial negotiations.
• Support resolution of supplier issues that could affect tooling readiness or vehicle program milestones.
• Coordinate with Engineering, Cost Engineering, Supplier Quality, Program Management, Manufacturing, Finance and other purchasing stakeholders.
• Maintain accurate sourcing, contractual, financial and supplier information in purchasing systems.
• Support supplier negotiations and cost-reduction/value-optimization initiatives, and escalate significant commercial, capacity, timing or performance risks.

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Supply Chain Management, Business, Finance or a related field.
• 2 to 5 years of purchasing, supply chain, tooling, manufacturing, cost engineering or related experience preferred.
• Automotive purchasing or manufacturing experience preferred; exposure to injection-molding tooling, molded components or manufacturing tooling is an asset.
• Ability to understand technical requirements and apply them to sourcing and commercial activities.
• Strong analytical, communication, organization and problem-solving skills; ability to work in a cross-functional and global environment.

Required skills

• Working knowledge of sourcing, negotiation, cost analysis and supplier management.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint and applicable purchasing/ERP systems.