Indirect Buyer

About the Role

As Indirect Procurement Buyer, you will be part of a team, consisting of several experienced professionals from the Magna Group. You will mainly support the North American region and based on business needs other tasks as required.

Your Responsibilities

• Manage request for quotes (RFx) process with preferred vendors, negotiate prices and compare against long-term agreements (LTA) to ensure accuracy
• Create, modify, and approve purchase orders
• Manage vendor list including creation of new vendors and source justifications
• Coordinate storage of purchasing records
• Participate in plant cost reductions and track reported savings
• Strive for continuous improvement in quality, price, preferred status, and payment terms
• Other duties as assigned by your supervisor

Who we are looking for

• Preferably bachelor's degree in business administration or equivalent related field
• Minimum 2+ years’ of general purchasing experience or equivalent supplier/customer interface
• Knowledge of purchasing department operations, preferably in the automotive sector
• Demonstrated experience in commercial negotiations
• Sound general technical knowledge and understanding
• Proficiency in the use of IT tools (standard software), exposure to ERPs helpful
• Excellent communication skills and know-how to create long lasting relationships with suppliers and within the internal stakeholders.

Your preferred qualifications

• Minimum of 3+ years’ of indirect purchasing experience
• Solid experience and knowledge within strategic/category procurement for North America
• Experience working with Category managers and/or managing specific categories like IT, Equipment, Professional Services, etc.
• Global experience within purchasing
• Experience working in a matrix organization

What we offer

At Magna, you can expect an engaging and dynamic environment where you can help to develop industry-leading automotive technologies. We invest in our employees, providing them with the support and resources they need to succeed. As a member of our global team, you can expect exciting, varied responsibilities as well as a wide range of development prospects. Because we believe that your career path should be as unique as you are.

Site Benefits

• Flexible working hours and remote work to the extent of up to 40% of working hours for a good work-life balance
• On-site fitness center, sports and team events
• An extensive training program and exciting internal development opportunities
• In addition to the statutory holiday entitlement, 12/24 and 12/31 are free of work and no vacation days have to be consumed for this purpose
• Canteen
• Parking for two-wheelers, four-wheelers or electric vehicle

Awareness. Unity. Empowerment.

At Magna, we believe that a diverse workforce is critical to our success. That’s why we are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We hire on the basis of experience and qualifications, and in consideration of job requirements, regardless of, in particular, color, ancestry, religion, gender, origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability or gender identity. Magna takes the privacy of your personal information seriously. We discourage you from sending applications via email to comply with GDPR requirements and your local Data Privacy Law.