Purchasing Supplier Development Buying Associate

Company introduction A leading automotive company's Purchasing Supplier Development (PSD) Buying Department is looking for a passionate and highly motivated Purchasing Associate. Role summary / purpose The person in this role will support PSD Buying groups with administrative tasks, supplier follow-up and system processing. This role supports PSD's objective to develop the outsourced supply base to ensure overall best cost, quality, manufacturability, and operational self-reliance. Key responsibilities • Execute buying Operating Procedures (OPs) including supplier set up, price variance management, and payment requisitions. • Process and manage SAP/Ariba PR/PO data • Weekly report management • Supplier follow-up to confirm data, request information, and late requests status • Document & update business process OPs to improve divisional efficiency • Manage document distribution, organization, and retention • Resolve day-to-day supplier issues related to system communication failures, payment issues, late assignments, etc. • Support company events such as North American Supplier Meeting, etc. • Overall administrative duties (travel, catering, expense reports, meeting scheduling) Requirements – education & experience • Associate degree or higher or 2+ years equivalent experience in a professional business environment • Minimum 1 year experience working in a direct or support role in Automotive Buying/Purchasing/Procurement • Proficiency with Microsoft Excel including ability to complete macros, pivot tables and VLOOKUP (candidates must be tested and score 80% or better) • Proficiency with PowerPoint (intermediate or above—candidates must be tested and score 80% or better) • Working experience with Microsoft Power BI (including data links, slicer manipulation, report filters and basic troubleshooting) Nice-to-have / preferred skills • Bachelor's Degree or higher • Minimum 1 year experience working directly in the organization as a Team Member or Contractor • Advanced proficiency with Microsoft Power BI (including data importation, report creation and intermediate troubleshooting) • Minimum 1 year experience with Microsoft Visio or Lucid, including flow chart creation and modification • Minimum 1 year experience with SAP Ariba • Experience with gap analysis and problem identification through understanding of large data sets and procedures