Job Description
Job Description
Job Title: Buyer
Job Description
Join a dynamic team responsible for managing the purchasing deck within the Service Parts for the Ford Customer Service Division, focusing on post-production. This role involves both indirect and direct service purchasing, project management, and supplier negotiations. You will be part of a fast-paced environment, engaging with both new and existing suppliers to find the best market value.
Responsibilities
- Procure goods, materials, components, or services in line with specified cost, quality, and delivery targets.
- Support the purchasing function and other relevant departments, communicating any supply problems that may impact business operations.
- Act as an interface between suppliers and other relevant departments on purchasing processes and new projects and activities.
- Monitor and advise on any issues which present risk or opportunity to the organization.
- Monitor market trends, competitor strategies, and market suppliers.
- Provide analysis on costs, both new and existing, and review cost reduction activities.
- Work closely with others in the procurement function and review opportunities for continuous improvement and business improvements.
- Negotiate contracts, improve prices and terms of business with suppliers, and review opportunities to make business savings using negotiation and procurement best practices.
- Build, maintain, and manage supplier relationships with good communication.
- Conduct research for new components and suppliers.
- Compile data relating to supplier performance to enable evaluation.
- Contact suppliers to resolve price, quality, delivery, or invoice issues.
- Resolve supplier shortages and past-due situations.
- Update and maintain commodity strategies.
- Work with cost estimating to develop cost estimates as needed for savings negotiations and to mitigate supplier uplift requests.
- Produce weekly reports, charts, and status on open assignments and projects.
- Perform Market Tests, analyze responses, and award sourcing of parts.
- Review open vehicles off-road (VOR) and backorders weekly and expedite parts delivery.
Essential Skills
- 4+ years of recent purchasing experience, buying commodities within the automotive industry.
- 4+ years program management background.
- Proven examples of packaging negotiations and experience in identifying and driving cost savings.
- SAP experience.
- Intermediate Excel knowledge (80% or higher).
- Strong communication skills.
- Completed Bachelor's Degree.
Additional Skills & Qualifications
- Experience in packaging or kitting.
- Strong negotiation skills.
- Familiarity with Ford systems/SAP.
- Must complete Excel Normal User Test with 80% or higher.
Job Type & Location
This is a Contract position based out of Allen Park, MI.
Pay and Benefits
The pay range for this position is $37.00 - $50.00/hr.
Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be subject to specific elections, plan, or program terms. If eligible, the benefits available for this temporary role may include the following: • Medical, dental & vision • Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital • 401(k) Retirement Plan – Pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions available • Life Insurance (Voluntary Life & AD&D for the employee and dependents) • Short and long-term disability • Health Spending Account (HSA) • Transportation benefits • Employee Assistance Program • Time Off/Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick Leave)
Workplace Type
This is a hybrid position in Allen Park,MI.
Application Deadline
This position is anticipated to close on Mar 9, 2026.
About Aston Carter:
Aston Carter provides world-class corporate talent solutions to thousands of clients across the globe. Specialized in accounting, finance, human resources, talent acquisition, procurement, supply chain and select administrative professions, we extend the capabilities of industry-leading companies. We draw on our deep recruiting expertise and expansive network to meet the evolving needs of our clients and talent community with agility and excellence. With offices across the U.S., Canada, Asia Pacific and Europe, Aston Carter serves many of the Fortune 500. We are proud to be a ClearlyRated Best of Staffing® double diamond winner for both client and talent service.
The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regard to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.
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