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We invest in our employees, providing them with the support and resources they need to succeed. As a member of our global team, you can expect exciting, varied responsibilities as well as a wide range of development prospects. Because we believe that your career path should be as unique as you are.\nGroup Summary:\nTransforming mobility. Making automotive technology that is smarter, cleaner, safer and lighter. That’s what we’re passionate about at Magna Powertrain, and we do it by creating world-class powertrain systems. We are a premier supplier for the global automotive industry with full capabilities in design, development, testing and manufacturing of complex powertrain systems. Our name stands for quality, environmental consciousness, and safety. Innovation is what drives us and we drive innovation. Dream big and create the future of mobility at Magna Powertrain.\nJob Responsibilities:\nMission of the Position:\nSupport the execution of Magna Powertrain or MPT’s Global Purchasing Process as applicable to each program ensuring the synergies of the commodity strategies amongst all different customer applications in the purchasing group. Direct and coordinate all Purchasing Operations activities between suppliers and all areas of organization i.e., Strategic Purchasing, Program Managers, Supplier Quality Development and/or other divisional designates.\nKey Responsibilities:\nPlan, organize, direct, and control activities related to the Purchasing Operations function with the objective of optimizing the total cost of purchases, while supporting strategic sourcing in selecting the optimal capable source to support the program in all areas.\nPurchasing lead for Customer Application within Core team\nGenerate, distribute and follow up on all RFQ’s, as per the Global Purchasing Process.\nAnalyze quotes from suppliers & costs from potential suppliers and prepare for management review.\nPrepare all quote and detail data to analyze a make/buy divisional decision.\nAssist in development of a strategic supply chain.\nAssist in analysis of new trends in market & technology.\nSupports quote process to customer and works with Strategic Purchasing at early stage of Program definition.\nResponsible to process design changes requests and be a part of the change management team until PPAP.\nReport the supplier launch readiness to program management on a regular base.\nParticipate in simultaneous engineering meeting and forward status and open issues to purchasing team.\nOrganize Commercial and Technical workshops with suppliers in co-operation with Strategic Commodity Management and Supplier Quality Development or SQD.\nTrack the cost model for Purchased components and Materials as applicable\nNegotiates the best possible price.\nDrive the development of new technologies to improve quality, efficiency and reduce cost.\nResponsible for implementing Purchasing Operations process and procedures at multiple Divisions as applicable to new programs.\nMaintain supplier relationships that are both productive and mutually beneficial while continually searching for and renegotiating cost savings.\nEnsure suppliers respond appropriately to the program management requirements including issues of delivery, cost or quality up to PPAP.\nOversees all activities related to the Purchasing Operations process as applicable to any specific program.\nWork cooperatively with peers to implement consistent policies, procedures, strategies, and reporting.\nCommunicate the necessary information to MPT management to assist in decision making and strategy formulation.\nResponsible for promoting and seeking excellence in all aspects of business.\nCreates a positive work environment by demonstrating and sharing functional/technical knowledge.\nTreats everyone with dignity, trust and respect.\nAssigns the highest priority to customer satisfaction and Program Management objectives while meeting commitments to achieve business objectives.\nFollows the guidelines and rules as set out by the Employee's Handbook and Company policies.\nPerforms tasks and responsibilities detailed in MPT’s IATF policies, procedures and work 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It is not to be construed as an exhaustive statement of duties, responsibilities, or requirements.\nThis job description reflects the core elements of a position. There may be additional requirements based on local laws and regulations which could be attached as an addendum.\nAwareness, Unity, Empowerment:\nAt Magna, we believe that a diverse workforce is critical to our success. That’s why we are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We hire on the basis of experience and qualifications, and in consideration of job requirements, regardless of, in particular, color, ancestry, religion, gender, origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability or gender identity. Magna takes the privacy of your personal information seriously. We discourage you from sending applications via email or traditional mail to comply with GDPR requirements and your local Data Privacy Law.\nAI-Assisted Screening Disclosure\nAs part of our commitment to a fair, consistent, and efficient recruitment process, we may use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to assist in the initial screening of applications submitted through our Workday system. These tools help identify qualifications and experience that align with the role requirements. Please note that AI is used solely to support our recruiters. Final decisions are always made by the hiring manager and the hiring team. Importantly, no applicant data is shared externally through these AI tools. All information remains securely within our systems and is handled in accordance with our privacy and data protection policies.\nUnder conditions defined by applicable law, you may have the right to request an explanation of how AI is used to support decision-making.\nIf you have any questions or concerns about this process, feel free to contact our Talent Attraction team.\nWorker Type:\nRegular / PermanentGroup:\nMagna Powertrain","description_format":"text","description_chars":8277,"description_truncated":false,"requirements":{"experience_years_min":null,"management_years_min":null,"team_size_min":null,"manages_managers":false,"education":null,"security_clearance":false,"languages":[]},"benefits":[],"hiring_locations":[],"hiring_excludes":[],"relocation_offered":false,"industries":["Property & Casualty Insurance","Automotive Manufacturing"],"lifecycle":[{"event":"open","at":"2026-09-30T19:12:58Z"}],"visa":[],"liveness":{"score":63,"band":"ok","label":"Likely open","p_open":1,"p_active":0.632,"p_room":1,"age_days":5,"expected_fill_days":39,"reasons":["conf:0","stale_co","velocity","win:early","comp:brand"],"computed_at":"2026-10-06T05:45:30Z"},"pay":null,"html_url":"https://alion.io/job/magna-program-buyer-3","json_url":"https://alion.io/job/magna-program-buyer-3.json","meta":{"generated_at":"2026-10-06T21:47:46Z","cache_seconds":300,"methodology":"https://alion.io/methodology","terms":"https://alion.io/terms","contact":"https://alion.io/contact","api":"https://alion.io/developers","about":"Alion is a live layer of people, companies and AI agents: who they are, whether they are real and active right now, what they do and how to work with them, readable by people and by agents and paid per call.","catalog":"https://alion.io/catalog.json","usage":{"tier":"crawler","counted_by":"address","units_charged":1,"used_today":1579,"day_limit":5000,"remaining_today":3421,"minute_limit":60,"resets_at":"2026-10-07T00:00:00Z"}},"offers":[{"id":"company.slices","title":"One company in depth, by slice","status":"live","price":{"credits":0.02,"usd":0.002,"plus_per_slice":{"credits":0.05,"usd":0.005}},"unit":"per company, plus each slice with data","note":"the employer in depth","call":{"mcp_tool":"get_company","arguments":{"id":94374},"rest":"https://alion.io/mcp/rest/get_company?id=94374"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=company.slices&for=job%2Fmagna-program-buyer-3"},{"id":"market.stats","title":"A market slice: pay, demand and time to fill","status":"live","price":{"credits":1,"usd":0.1},"unit":"per slice","note":"pay, demand and time to fill for this role and place","call":{"mcp_tool":"market_stats"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=market.stats&for=job%2Fmagna-program-buyer-3"},{"id":"job.search","title":"Open jobs by role, technology, place, pay and visa","status":"live","price":{"credits":0.02,"usd":0.002},"unit":"per posting in a list","note":"similar open postings","call":{"mcp_tool":"search_jobs"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=job.search&for=job%2Fmagna-program-buyer-3"},{"id":"company.verify","title":"Is this company real and active right now","status":"pilot","price":null,"unit":"per company","request":{"url":"https://alion.io/catalog/request","method":"POST","body":"{\"offer\": \"company.verify\", \"for\": \"job/magna-program-buyer-3\", \"note\": \"what you need it for\"}"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=company.verify&for=job%2Fmagna-program-buyer-3"}]}