Buyer & New Parts Development Manager – Sheet Metal & Stampings
Responsible for the end-to-end sourcing and development of sheet metal and stamping components, including supplier identification and selection, commercial negotiations, tooling investments, cost optimization, and supply chain management. Leads new part development activities from concept to SOP, driving APQP, tooling development, PPAP approval, process validation, and launch readiness. Collaborates with engineering, quality, manufacturing, and suppliers to achieve quality, cost, delivery, and localization targets while ensuring successful product launches and sustainable supplier performance.
Roles & Responsibilities
- Lead strategic sourcing and procurement of sheet metal and stamping components for new and existing programs.
- Identify, evaluate, nominate, and develop suppliers based on quality, cost, delivery, technology, and capacity requirements.
- Drive commercial negotiations, including piece price, tooling investments, cost reduction initiatives, and long-term agreements.
- Manage end-to-end new part development activities from RFQ through SOP (Start of Production).
- Coordinate tooling design, manufacturing, trials, and tool buy-off activities with suppliers.
- Lead APQP, PPAP, process validation, and industrialization activities to ensure launch readiness.
- Collaborate with Engineering, Quality, Manufacturing, Logistics, and Program Management teams to meet project milestones.
- Monitor supplier project timelines, manufacturing feasibility, and production capacity to mitigate launch risks.
- Drive localization, value engineering, and cost optimization initiatives for sheet metal and stamped parts.
- Support design reviews, manufacturability assessments, and technical change management activities.
- Ensure compliance with quality standards, customer requirements, and regulatory specifications.
- Resolve supplier-related quality, capacity, commercial, and delivery issues during development and serial production.
- Track sourcing KPIs, project status, tooling budgets, and cost-saving achievements.
- Establish and maintain strong supplier relationships to support business growth and continuous improvement.
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