# Purchasing Program Leader

Your Role We are looking for a proactive, business-minded Purchasing Program Leader with a strong owner mindset to join our Product Line Purchasing Supply Chain Management organization. In this role, you will take end-to-end ownership of purchasing activities across customer pursuits and programs, from early quotation and sourcing through development, launch and the full program lifecycle. Roles and Responsibilities Lead SCM activities for new pursuits and customer programs Own purchasing and material cost activities across the complete BOM Drive supplier RFQs, sourcing decisions and cost competitiveness Work closely with Engineering, Category Purchasing, Program Management and suppliers to achieve program objectives Identify risks and opportunities early and proactively drive them to resolution Support program profitability through material cost optimization and productivity actions Ensure sourcing strategies support program timing, technology requirements and business objectives Drive cross-functional alignment and ensure key SCM topics and decisions are followed through to closure Your Background Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Engineering, Supply Chain, Business Administration

- **Id**: 4283924
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/job/aptiv-purchasing-program-leader>
- **Role**: Operations
- **Role family**: Operations
- **Seniority**: lead
- **Employment type**: full_time
- **Work mode**: hybrid
- **Hiring geo confidence**: structured
- **Locations**: Kraków, Poland
- **Countries**: PL
- **Hiring countries total**: 0
- **Experience years min**: 5
- **Visa sponsorship**: no
- **Relocation package**: no
- **Has equity**: no
- **Status**: live
- **First seen at**: 2026-11-12T00:00:00Z
- **Employer posted date**: 2026-11-12
- **Last verified at**: 2026-11-13T21:12:43Z
- **Board verified**: yes
- **Days open**: 1
- **Description format**: text
- **Description chars**: 4340
- **Description truncated**: no
- **Benefits**: Flexible schedule, Hybrid work, Life insurance
- **Relocation offered**: no
- **Industries**: Passive Components & Connectors, Automotive Components, Automotive Software, Electrical Equipment & Cables

## Company

- **Id**: 5724
- **Name**: Aptiv
- **Domain**: aptiv.com
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/company/aptiv>
- **Size band**: 5000+
- **Is staffing agency**: no
- **Employer type**: direct
- **Is intermediary**: no
- **Ats vendor**: Workday

### Truth index

- **Grade**: B
- **Score**: 79
- **Open postings**: 201
- **Ghost share**: 0
- **Stale share**: 0.846
- **Repost share**: 0
- **Time to fill p50 days**: 45
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-12T10:38:37Z

## Trust

- **Level**: ok
- **Days open**: 1

## Requirements

- **Experience years min**: 5
- **Manages managers**: no
- **Security clearance**: no

### Education

- **Level**: bachelor
- **Optional**: no

### Languages

- Language: English; Level: Advanced (C1); Optional: no

## Hiring locations

- **Poland** — Iso: PL; Kind: country

## Lifecycle

- Event: open; At: 2026-11-13T21:12:43Z

## Liveness

- **Score**: 86
- **Band**: hot
- **Label**: Hiring now
- **P open**: 1
- **P active**: 0.86
- **P room**: 1
- **Age days**: 1
- **Expected fill days**: 45
- **Reasons**: conf:1, win:early, comp:brand
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-13T22:51:59Z

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