Purchasing Manager

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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.
Group Summary:
Cosma provides a comprehensive range of body, chassis and engineering solutions to global customers. Through our robust product engineering, outstanding tooling capabilities and diverse process expertise, we continue to bring lightweight and innovative products to market.
Job Responsibilities:
Job Responsibilities:

• Purchases raw materials, equipment, tools, parts and supplies for a group of products/functions.
• Develops supply sources by interviewing potential suppliers, visiting current vendors to improve relations and assessing supply facilities and negotiating price.
• Participates as a strategic liaison with the relevant suppliers to ensure raw material requirements are satisfied.
• Identify, plan and develop projects which reflect continuous improvement and offer cost savings to the division including recommendations for appropriate purchasing procedural changes or updates.
• Actively involved with ensuring departmental KPI's are established, measured and achieved.
• Champion cross-functional teams for system and process improvements.
• Negotiate, order and expedite purchase order contracts.
• Support QMS by ensuring processes are followed, ICARS are remedied in a timely manner.
• Provide instruction, guidance and leadership to department utilizing the Magna Employee Charter. Responsible for managing and appraising team member job performance and recommending corrective action.
• Observes all Federal/Provincial Regulations including standards for safe working conditions as outlined in the Occupational Health & Safety Act as well as Policies and Procedures outlined in the Employee Handbook.
• Full compliance with all administrative / clerical requirements within MDV as well as compliance with current Customer standards and procedures / quality programs and Environmental Management Systems Standards.
• Participates / encourages participation in Continuous Improvement / Suggestion Programs.
• Perform other assignments as requested by management from time to time as well as making Manager/Designee aware of problems/slowdown in work area so can be assigned further duties.

Other Tasks:

• Continuously adhere to and apply the Magna Employee's Charter, the Magna Corporate Constitution, and the Magna Operational Principles in all aspects of position and interaction with others.
• Effective use of MDV's Escalation Process.
• Compliance to IATF customer requirements
• Attends all scheduled meetings and training.
• Understands and follows established rules, procedures and policies relating to position.
• Ensure a safe working environment by observing safe work practices and by following all safety policies and procedures.
• Other duties that may be assigned.

Core Competencies:

• Solid project management skills, establishing long range planning, timelines and goals
• Ability to leverage relationships with all key stakeholders to reach acceptance by all parties
• Analytical and results focused driven to achieve and surpass targets through a commitment to continuous improvement

Education and Qualifications:

• Post secondary education in related discipline.
• 5 years experience in Purchasing/Materials Management related field, preferably in a manufacturing environment.
• Enrolment in PMAC program (CPP Designation) an asset

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 or traditional mail to comply with GDPR requirements and your local Data Privacy Law.
Worker Type:
Regular / Permanent
Group:
Cosma International