Job Details
Buyer/Cost Analyst
Procurement
Company Overview:
Subaru of Indiana Automotive, Inc. or SIA , located in Lafayette, Indiana, is the only Subaru vehicle manufacturing facility outside of Japan. SIA is a 4.4 million square foot automotive OEM meaning our manufacturing process begins with coils of steel and ends with the high-quality vehicles you see out on the roads. We employ 6500+ Associates, both production and administrative, all under one roof.
SIA is the safest automotive manufacturing plant in the United States and is also a pillar in the community due to its numerous fundraising activities held onsite, donations to local charities and plentiful volunteer opportunities. SIA is a frontrunner in environmental conservation being the first Zero-Landfill automotive manufacturing plant and the first to have its campus designated a backyard wildlife habitat. SIA has grown tremendously since its 1989 beginnings and continues to be an example of success within the automotive industry.
Outline of Duties:
This position is responsible for finding the most accurate cost to develop negotiation strategy, use effective negotiation strategy to influence a party to adjust their position based on the analysis to align with accurate costs and mutually beneficial interests. Responsible for supplier accounts with an average annual spend of $120 million
- Leads in achieving company sourcing targets
- Gains industry knowledge of commodity group and automotive industry trends
- Creates long-term sourcing strategy for commodity group
- Facilitates new supplier vetting (including on-site and financial audits)
- Executes sourcing strategies through the sourcing decision making process
- Reports and gains final approval up to executive level management
- Leads company cost reduction activityCost structure and supply-chain analysis
- Supplier production process evaluation and improvement activity
- Supplier negotiation
- Initiates VA/VE activity through collaboration with design & quality engineers
- Contract management activity
- Engineering change cost analysis and approval contract activity
- Tactical support for supplier quality, delivery, development, packaging, AP/AR, and service parts
All other duties as assigned.
Minimum Qualifications:
- Bachelor s degree in Supply Chain, Manufacturing, Business, Engineering, Finance, or a related field of study
Preferred Qualifications:
- Bachelor s degree plus 3-5 years relevant experience in Supply Chain, Manufacturing, Business, Engineering, Finance, or a related field of study
- Understanding of Purchasing and product development process
- Production process background/knowledge