Plant Buyer

Arco, IT, 38062
- **Requisition**:35874
- Dana is a global leader in the supply of highly engineered driveline, sealing, and thermal-management technologies that improve the efficiency and performance of vehicles with both conventional and alternative-energy powertrains.
Serving three primary markets - passenger vehicle, commercial truck, and off-highway equipment - Dana provides the world's original-equipment manufacturers and the aftermarket with local product and service support through a network of nearly 100 engineering, manufacturing, and distribution facilities.
- **Main Responsibilities**
- For the assigned commodity, implements the development of supply base management strategies that lead to lowest total cost in terms of quality, inventory, lead time, delivery, service and unit cost.
- Selects suppliers using the Dana Sourcing procedure, negotiate Long Term and Supply Contracts where applicable, and maintain performance to expectations through negotiation of prices and terms to achieve best overall purchase decision
- Keeps abreast of market conditions, Competitor Benchmarking, new developments and techniques of manufacture for assigned commodities by maintaining close contacts with suppliers.
- Support the launch of new vehicles and work with Business/Product Lines to solve suppliers' issues.
Sourcing activity to be aligned with marketing/brand strategy
Job Requirements
Degree in Engineering - Economics
- 1 to 3 years' experience in Purchasing Department (preferential requirement)
- Flexibility and team-working oriented
- Excellent communication skills
- English language proficiency
- Sense of responsibility
- Strongly self-motivated, determined and proactive, result driven
- Ability to learn and to work under pressure
- Sense of initiative
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We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and do not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, sex, age, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, status as a veteran, and basis of disability or any other federal, state or local protected class.
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- Join our team of 40,000 problem solvers who are fostering a culture of innovation by leveraging the diverse perspectives of our global team.
We believe in facing challenges head-on by finding opportunity and uncovering possibility, where roadblocks and barriers become targets instead of obstacles.
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