Purchasing Supplier Development Analyst

Purchasing Analyst

Collaborative. Respectful. A place to dream and do. These are just a few words that describe what life is like at Toyota. As one of the world's most admired brands, Toyota is growing and leading the future of mobility through innovative, high-quality solutions designed to enhance lives and delight those we serve. We're looking for talented team members who want to Dream. Do. Grow. with us.

Toyota's Purchasing Supplier Development (PSD) Buying Department is looking for a passionate and highly motivated Purchasing Analyst.

The primary responsibility of this role is to develop sourcing strategies, perform cost analysis and negotiation to ensure our Supplier Partners are compensated fairly while maintaining Toyota's competitive advantage through its North American supply chain. The person in this role will support PSD's objective to develop our outsourced supply base to ensure overall best cost, quality, manufacturability, and operational self-reliance. This position is located in Saline, Michigan.

What You'll Be Doing

• Develop sourcing strategies to maximize supply base efficiency.
• Participate in early design work to optimize the part design / manufacturing environment through Value Engineering analysis.
• Establish and assess cost metrics to ensure a consistent, efficient approach to pricing, including timely payment issuance.
• Negotiate with Supplier Partners for cost savings and / or avoidance utilizing tools such as : competitive benchmarking, detailed cost element analysis and variance from a known starting point.
• Report accurately and on time to all project milestones including reporting up through top management on target creation and achievement, as well as negotiation of all design changes.
• Lead Annual Price Review activities with Supplier Partners to promote deep understanding of cost drivers with a focus on Manufacturing Improvement.
• Understand and analyze respective commodity market trends to ensure Toyota is using the right supplier candidates and technologies.
• Develop and manage Supplier Partner relationships to support key performance indicator achievement.

What You Bring

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What We'll Bring

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Belonging At Toyota

Our success begins and ends with our people. We embrace all perspectives and value unique human experiences. Respect for all is our North Star. Toyota is proud to have 10+ different Business Partnering Groups across 100 different North American chapter locations that support team members' efforts to dream, do and grow without questioning that they belong.

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