Senior Purchasing Manager

ABOUT US

PHINIA: Advancing sustainability today, powering a cleaner tomorrow.

PHINIA is an independent, market-leading, premium solutions and components provider with over 100 years of manufacturing expertise and industry relationships, with a strong brand portfolio that includes DELPHI®, DELCO REMY® and HARTRIDGE™. With over 12,500 employees across 43 locations in 20 countries, PHINIA is headquartered in Auburn Hills, Michigan, USA.

At PHINIA, we Provide fuel systems, electrical systems, and aftermarket products and solutions of the highest quality — developed and manufactured responsibly — that are designed to enhance efficiency and reduce the environmental impact of vehicles, industrial machinery, and other applications. In doing so, we contribute to a cleaner tomorrow, treat our people and surrounding communities with respect, and hold ourselves accountable to robust ethical standards.

Our Culture

PHINIA promotes and cultivates an inclusive culture and diverse perspectives, strives to maintain its reputation for excellence, thrives on the power of collaboration, and fosters the development of our talented employees. We believe in making a positive impact through our business and actions, and we take our collective responsibility seriously.

Career Opportunities

We believe in building a brighter tomorrow for our employees as well as our customers and encourage you to learn about our long history, strong culture, new technologies, and future vision. We offer a strong local presence and interesting global opportunities. Join us on this shared journey toward a brighter tomorrow.

JOB PURPOSE

Lead the development and management of certain global/regional product strategies designed to leverage the collective purchasing power of the business and synergistically maximize opportunities to optimize supplier performance, reduce total supply costs, and meet our technology expectations across the supply chain.
Ensure that the commodities plan complies with the designed strategies. Negotiate contracts with key suppliers. Provide global leadership in communication, implementation, coordination, and enforcement of commodity strategies.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Identify and evaluate local and international suppliers and vendors.
• Negotiate contracts, prices, and service level agreements (SLAs).
• Ensure procurement aligns with company goals (e.g. cost, quality, sustainability).
• Build and maintain strong relationships with global suppliers.
• Monitor supplier performance using KPIs (quality, delivery, cost, compliance) in collaboration with Quality and PC&L
• Resolve conflicts or performance issues proactively.
• Develop cost-saving initiatives across sourcing and logistics.
• Analyze total cost including, shipping cost, duties, installation cost, training, waste disposal, etc. and optimize procurement strategies.
• Manage budgeting and forecasting related to sourcing activities.
• Assess geopolitical, financial, and operational risks in global supply chains to develop mitigation plans accordingly (USMCA)
• Ensure suppliers comply with regulations, ethics, labor laws, and sustainability standards.
• Develop contingency plans for supply chain disruptions.
• Work with engineering, manufacturing, quality, legal, and finance and corporate teams.
• Support new product introductions (NPI) by aligning supply capabilities.
• Translate business needs into supply strategies.
• Generate reports for leadership on supplier performance, risk, and cost trends, cost savings, etc.
• Integrate sustainability into supply sourcing practices.
• Stay updated on global supply chain trends and emerging technologies
• Establish processes and systems that enable the generation, sharing, and negotiation of strategic purchases, ensuring the proper functioning of direct purchasing areas.
• Coordinate and actively participate in the development of materials and services suppliers, as well as in the evaluation of their quality and reliability.
• Prepare the annual work plan to define the strategies to be implemented to meet the buyers' objectives and thus comply with GSM's management strategy. Support buyers in product or service negotiations. Communicate strategic and improvement plans to the general management of PHINIA SLP.
• Implement strategies to obtain price reductions and improvements in purchasing conditions for materials, products, and services.
• Comply with the buyer development plan.
• Ensure that initiatives and negotiations with suppliers are in the best interest of PHINIA SLP, taking into account long-term and sustainable considerations.
• Attend and participate in the Annual Final Inventory.

What we’re looking for

Education: Bachelor’s degree in engineering, administration, related discipline, International Trade, or other related fields.

Experience in a similar position: 10 or more years of experience in Purchasing and/or Supply Chain.

Technical knowledge required: Ability to supervise a group of mid-level or senior purchasing professionals and/or entry-level managers, strong functional and technical skills.

Other requirements: University degree in related discipline or equivalent experience, C.P.M. Certified Purchasing Manager (certification preferred). Knowledge of IATF 16949 automotive quality standards.

English required: Competent

WHAT WE OFFER

We provide compensation and benefits programs intended to attract, motivate, reward, and retain an incredibly talented, globally diverse workforce at all levels within our organization. Our compensation programs are informed by market data and business needs, and we are committed to providing equitable and competitive compensation. We are committed to providing our team with quality and competitive benefit programs, including health and well-being resources, family-centric policies, and an agile workplace program, where not precluded by collective bargaining agreements or national statutory plans. Plans are benchmarked for competitiveness and value.

We provide formal development opportunities at all levels and stages of employee careers. These opportunities are delivered in a variety of formats to make our portfolio of solutions agile, sustainable, and scalable to support our employees in developing the skills needed to succeed.

WHAT WE BELIEVE

• Product Leadership - Innovation that brings value to our customers

• Humility - Seeking out diverse perspectives and working collaboratively

• Inclusivity - Recognizing our differences makes us stronger; we are bold and intentional

• Net-Zero - Committed to energy efficiency, waste reduction and beneficial reuse

• Integrity - Taking responsibility for our decisions and doing what is right

• Accountability - Taking ownership of our actions and driving results

SAFETY

You will consistently hear us say Safety First! We are committed to continually improving our strong safety performance supporting the health and wellness of our employees!

We also believe employee health and safety is everyone’s responsibility. We encourage safety learning and collaboration to help employees understand and follow applicable safety policies, standards, and procedures and identify opportunities to minimize or eliminate risk. Work is expected to be conducted in a manner that stresses the importance of preventing incidents and illnesses, including attending all required safety meetings and trainings. It is expected that all incidents, near misses, and unsafe conditions are immediately reported to the direct manager, Human Resources, or Safety Representative.

EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY

PHINIA is an equal employment opportunity employer such that all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, age, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.

VISA SPONSORSHIP

PHINIA does provide sponsorship for employment visa status based on business need. However, for this role, applicants must be currently authorized to work on a full-time basis, in the country where the position is currently based.

NO UNAUTHORIZED REFERRALS FROM RECRUITERS & VENDORS

Please note that PHINIA does not seek or accept unsolicited resumes or offers from third party recruiters or staffing agencies associated with any published or unpublished employment opportunities. Any unsolicited information sent to PHINIA will be considered as unencumbered and free from any fee or charge whatsoever. Only members of our Human Resources Team have the authority to engage or authorize recruiting services, which must be agreed upon before the unsolicited resume or offer is received.

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