Sr Project Manager Purchasing (Technical Buyer)

Company Description

Why Bosch?

Our strategic objective is to create connected solutions, improving the quality of life worldwide.

What's important to us?

• Make Your Mark: Give your job a meaning, with solutions "Invented for Life"

• Shape Tomorrow's World: The future offers many opportunities. Be the first to take advantage of them.

• Find Your Place: You know how you can work best. We offer the conditions you need.

• Balance Your Life: Make your job match your lifestyle. We provide you with individual support.

• Walk The Talk: Where you are - our team spirit is with you.

• Discover New Directions: You way might change - we will stay by your side.

• Be Yourself: Your diversity makes us special. Enrich us with your own unique personality.

• Pay It Forward: We love our business and our environment. Let's save them both for future generations.

Welcome to a place where your ideas lead to something big.

Welcome to Bosch.

Job Description

The Sr Project Manager Purchasing - Technical Buyer will be responsible for the following:

• Technical Buyer is responsible for managing an assigned set of commodities and the associated suppliers and materials to ensure the company meets its annual and strategic goals.

• Technical Buyer works directly with the engineering team to ensure that technical requirements are clearly understood and met .

• Technical Buyer will be responsible for sourcing, negotiating, and qualifying new and existing suppliers to achieve best value.

• Prepare supplier selection - includes RFQ process, supplier evaluation and communication, and participation in sourcing decisions .

• Active participation in definition of product related supplier strategy

• Manage procurement activities for platform and application projects -includes target cost setting.

• Responsible for achievement of quality, cost and delivery targets .

• Interface with: Central Purchasing, material field related purchasing, quality, engineering department and Business Unit

• Ensure preventive quality planning (PQP) for project specific new parts and coordination of their release.

• Promote and support RPP ( cost reduction) goals while continually assessing the quality and performance of the supply chain.

• Change management for procured parts.

• Supports series production and after-market when needed.

• Travel domestically and internationally up to 30%

Qualifications

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree

• 5+ years' experience related to quality of purchasing parts in an automotive environment.

• 2+ years of commercial and technical project management experience.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical Engineering

• Ability to manage multiple projects at various stages of a program

• Ability to work with cross-functional teams

Additional Information

By choice, we are committed to a diverse workforce - EOE/Protected Veteran/Disabled.

Indefinite U.S. work authorized individuals only. Future sponsorship for work authorization unavailable.

BOSCH is a proud supporter of STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics) Initiatives:

FIRST Robotics (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology)

AWIM (A World In Motion)