Job Number: 69401
Group: Magna Exteriors
Division: Magna Exteriors Banbury
Job Type: Permanent/Regular
Location: BANBURY
Work Style:
About us
We see a future where everyone can live and move without limitations. That's why we are developing technologies, systems and concepts that make vehicles safer and cleaner, while serving our communities, the planet and, above all, people.
Forward. For all.
Group Summary
The Magna Exteriors portfolio of products includes access systems such as liftgates, exterior trim, modular systems, front-end modules including fascia, active aerodynamic systems and other lightweight structural components for automotive, commercial truck and other industrial markets.
Want more jobs like this?
Get Human Resources and Recruitment jobs in Banbury, United Kingdom delivered to your inbox every week.
Recognized globally as an innovator in all aspects of vehicle exteriors, Magna provides everything needed, from materials development and design through manufacturing and assembly, to help automakers create sleek, state-of-the-art vehicles across the world.
About the Role
- Assist Purchasing Manager to guide Purchasing Team and meet company / project objectives
- Take a leading role in New Model Project Mgt (NPI), costs, timing.
- Undertake supplier selection to meet business and project requirements as requested.
- Identify business goals for cost improvement and continually strive to achieve or better that goal in a sustainable and measureable fashion.
- Manage selected customer nominated suppliers.
- Set and communicate supplier performance targets and significant characteristics.
- Establish production supply agreements to be best in class in commercial terms.
Your Responsibilities
- Host regular NPI review summaries with PUR team, become link to other depts
- Develop ideas for the improvement in the effectiveness of the Pur Team (strategy)
- Guide / mentor other PUR members as required, assist in strategy creation
- Develop and maintain commodity strategies for given commodities relevant to business goals.
- Fully support the engineering change management of supplied components and materials.
- Actively participate in continuous improvement processes - supplier quality, cost, innovation, delivery and management.
- Where necessary take on the closure of quality issues with suppliers, supporting the relevant quality engineer.
- Maintenance of Purchasing database, suppliers, spends and budgeting.
- Take a leading role in coordinating the activities of stakeholders to meet business improvement objectives.
- Take a leading role in the management and development of SAP.
Who we are looking for
- Behave in a professional manner
- Good communicator
- Open and honest
- Organised and methodical
- Flexibility
- Continuous improvement and safety mind-set
- Personable and approachable
- Tenacious and results driven
- Good decision making and problem solving skills
- Attention to detail
- Team spirit
Your preferred qualifications
- CIPS membership or the appropriate business qualification. (desirable)
- At least 5 years in engineering / manufacturing purchasing environment, with experience and understanding of APQP, PPAP, TS-16949, cost tracking and quotation analysis.
- Cost improvement techniques and achievement.
- Positive contributor to new product launches.
- Computer literate. In particular Excel
- Highly developed in communication and influencing skills.
- Negotiation skills.
- Highly numerate.
- Ability to work independently or as part of a team.
- Full UK driving license and passport plus flexibility to travel when required
What we offer
At Magna, you can expect an engaging and dynamic environment where you can help to develop industry-leading automotive technologies. We invest in our employees, providing them with the support and resources they need to succeed. As a member of our global team, you can expect exciting, varied responsibilities as well as a wide range of development prospects. Because we believe that your career path should be as unique as you are.
Site Benefits
Awareness. Unity. Empowerment.
At Magna, we believe that a diverse workforce is critical to our success. That's why we are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We hire on the basis of experience and qualifications, and in consideration of job requirements, regardless of, in particular, color, ancestry, religion, gender, origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability or gender identity. Magna takes the privacy of your personal information seriously. We discourage you from sending applications via email to comply with GDPR requirements and your local Data Privacy Law.