Details: This position serves as the link between the purchasing function and the platform engineering teams for the North American Midrange Combine and Global Common Cab. Communicates and coordinates the worldwide purchasing strategies throughout the platforms while supporting and participating in the new product development process and platform activities. Serves as a team member on platform based activities from program definition through new product launch. Identifies and involves suppliers early in the platform process and participates in developing their support and expanding their roles in the areas of: co-design strategies, R&D, systems and module components, part standardization, target costing, quality, cost reduction, logistics, and value creation. Essential Responsibilities Include: Identifies and manages a reliable and effective direct material, supplier base for all engineering/platform activities. Assist in establishing target costs for new products. Provide purchasing support by participating on platform teams. Assess and increase supplier value through participation in R&D, co-design, innovation, and other integration contributions. Assist as requested in developing Supplier contacts with Global Commodity Leaders. Coordinates efforts in the managing and tracking of purchasing/engineering cost reduction projects. Initiates quotes, prototype purchase orders, and provides cost analysis as requested by engineering. Define performance objectives to track and measure individual and team purchasing related goals. Develop and Manage project time-line to deliver sourcing decisions in-line with program timing. Lead platform team in utilization of Fiat Group Purchasing sourcing process for new project content. Provide periodic updates to cross-functional Vehicle Leaders on timing and cost status of new vehicles.
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