Forward Program Speciliast

ArvinMeritor, Inc. is a premier global supplier of a broad range of integrated systems, modules and components to the motor vehicle industry. The company serves light vehicle, commercial truck, trailer and specialty original equipment manufacturers and certain aftermarkets from more than 60 manufacturing facilities globally. Headquartered in Troy, Mich., ArvinMeritor employs approximately 19,000 people in 24 countries. ArvinMeritor common stock is traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol ARM. For more information, visit the company's Web site at: http://www.arvinmeritor.com/

OVERVIEW
To provide purchasing support on new (forward) programs, between Central Procurement and the Center’s of Expertise.

DIMENSIONS:
• Direct Material $3.5 billion (indirect impact)
• Indirect Material $500 million (indirect impact)
• 2700+ suppliers (indirect impact)
• 46 manufacturing facilities in (15) countries (indirect impact)
• All new (forward) programs in the division serviced
• Procurement representation for Center of Expertise management team


PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTABILITIES
• Support sustaining/ongoing material performance initiatives (estimated 20% effort).
• Ensure specific project information has been transferred throughout the commodity organization, i.e., project scope, target costs, specifications and drawings, in a way that can be understood and acted upon by a multinational commodity organization.
• Assist the project team in achieving the overall project objectives.
• Ensure program status sheets are updated weekly and included in monthly activity reports.
• Provide purchasing support to program manager at project meetings (if required).
• Ensure engineering has informed appropriate commodity buyers of project scope; prepared project brief; supplied specifications and drawings, synthetic and target costs as required to formulate an RFQ.
• Program manage the commodity buyers against program timescales, i.e., cost, time, quality.
• Provide purchasing support for MCTC/PDP review meetings (if required).
• Promote purchasing strategy and procedures at MCTC/PDP level, ensuring consistency across all projects.
• Highlight and discuss at senior management level any purchasing issue that may be on the critical path of a project.
• Communicate and promote the use of the current approved supplier list (ASL) as supported by commodity strategies, also managing any exception request through the commodity organization, such as minority supplier recommendations, or innovative process, material or product development requirements.
• Provide feedback to the commodity organization on any performance issue of the supply base that may have been experienced by product teams.
• Monitor alignment of the ASL against the Center of Expertise.
• Assist commodity organization in attaining Center of Expertise support on new performance initiatives, highlighting to senior management any roadblocks and obtain resolutions.
• Provide and maintain communication link between the Center of Expertise and commodity organization with regards to forward program issues.
• Assist the Center of Expertise with costing exercises and customer quotations requiring purchasing involvement.
• Coordinate with Materials Manager to ensure implementation of material performance programs


QUALIFICATIONS
• BS – Engineering or Business Administration
• Masters Degree a plus
• 5 years Procurement Experience in the Automotive industry
• Experience in training initiatives and implementation – preferred
• Experience with managing new product introductions
• Manufacturing/engineering experience a plus.
• Fluent English language (written & oral)
• Accredited Purchasing Practitioner (APP) certification or Institute of Purchasing & Supply certification (IPS) a plus.

ArvinMeritor, Inc. offers a stimulating, high-tech work environment backed by an excellent salary and benefits package. For immediate consideration, visit us on the Web at www.arvinmeritor.com and apply on-line.

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ArvinMeritor is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
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