Specialist - Parts Development (Buyer)

At Hyundai Motor Manufacturing Alabama, we believe you can do anything.

With opportunities in fields like quality control and maintenance, all the way to finance, human resources and team relations, there’s not much you can’t do at HMMA.
“Team built. Team strong.” is more than just our motto, it’s our way of life and the key to our success. Our diverse, family-like atmosphere is one of our most valued qualities.

Our team members enjoy industry-leading benefits such as:

• Competitive wages and bonus potential
• 15 paid holidays, 3 personal days, and 10 paid vacation days
• 93% Company-paid Medical, Dental, and Vision for Team Members and their families effective your first day!
• 28 paid days off (depending on date of hire)
• 401(k) savings plan with immediate company matching.
• Discounts on new Hyundai vehicles
• Tuition assistance program available
• Fitness center, onsite cafeterias, and free team wear

Your future awaits. When can you start?

Job Description

At Hyundai Motor Manufacturing Alabama, we believe you can do anything.

With opportunities in fields like quality control and maintenance, all the way to finance, human resources, and team relations, there’s not much you can’t do at HMMA.

“Team built. Team strong.” is more than just our motto, it’s our way of life and the key to our success. Our diverse, family-like atmosphere is one of our most valued qualities.

Our team members enjoy industry-leading benefits such as:

• Competitive wages and bonus potential
• 15 paid holidays, 3 personal days, and 10 paid vacation days
• 93% Company-paid Medical, Dental, and Vision for Team Members and their families effective your first day!
• 28 paid days off (depending on date of hire)
• 401(k) savings plan with immediate company matching
• Discounts on new Hyundai vehicles
• Tuition assistance program available
• Fitness center, onsite cafeterias, and free team wear

Your future awaits. When can you start?

Position Summary:

Responsible for purchasing activities relating to cost, quality, and service for production parts at HMMA.

Essential Functions:

• Select, develop and manage the supply base for production parts, components, and systems by: 

  • Preparing Requests for Quotation (RFQ) for multi-year full production quantities

  • Negotiating long term agreements

  • Maintaining competitive pricing

  • Leading yearly cost reduction activities

  • Monitoring supplier quality and delivery performance

• Formulate and implement yearly commodity and supply base strategy.

• Work closely with suppliers to optimize supplier processes.

• Explore available technology and implement best practices related to purchasing activities.

• Evaluate part designs with engineering, quality, and suppliers to obtain optimum efficiencies.

• Plan, organize, track and disseminate information related to product suppliers.

• Maintain up-to-date supply base information database. 

• Administer, coordinate, and comply with all Business Management Systems (BMS), Environmental Management Systems (EMS), and Safety Management Systems

• (SMS) requirements.

• Meet all other requirements as assigned.

Position Requirements:

Education

• Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent desired

Related Experience

• 0 – 10 years job-related experience preferred

• OEM or parts components supplier experience preferred

Skills / Knowledge

• MSWord

• Excel

• PowerPoint

• MS Access

• Outlook

• SAP preferred

Additional Information:

Position may require occasional travel (domestic or foreign). Flexibility in working hours to include weekends, holidays, and off shift. Position may require on-call duty or overtime due to overall responsibility.

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