**The Role:** Responsible for the plant procurement performance, leaning on the regional commodity buyers team for direct material, managing local requirements and suppliers for subcontracting, leading Indirect material buyers and Supplier Quality activities, and ensuring a robust VAVE process, follow up and implementation at plant level. **Work Location:** On-Site at Alamance, NC site **Direct Reports** : 3 **Travel:** Will travel domestically, up to 20% **What will you do?** _Suppliers Quality, Cost, and Delivery performance_ Procurement: Achieve specific procurement goals within area of responsibility. May also involve working to improve established procurement procedures. Buying: Negotiate with vendors on product assortment and price. Involves working either on a small to medium category of products, merchandise, or services or on specified products and services within a large category. Contract Requirements: Identify contract requirements and write specifications for a medium portfolio or area of the business for existing contracts and/or new contracts. Contract Management: Deliver required outcomes by managing day-to-day relationships with contract service providers while working within an established contract management plan. Local Category Management: Deliver specific category goals within a category plan/program in line with the organizations’ purchasing/procurement and/or sales strategy. Budgeting: Deliver a budget for an area of the organization or conduct complex analyses on budget progress in other areas of the organization. _Management_ : Manage plant buyers and plant purchasing team ensuring transparency, accuracy, and consistency of data in the purchasing information systems Manage accurate and on time monthly reporting by the plants according to Division’s process and with Division’s tools. **What are we looking for?** Education: Bachelor’s or Master’s Degree Experience: Minimum 5-7 years in Procurement Leadership Role Systems: SAP ERP system, preferred Industry: Automotive experience, preferred Visa sponsorship is not available for this position. Candidates must be legally authorized to work in the United States on a permanent basis. ***No Solicitation nor Submittal from External Recruiting Firms will be considered** **About GKN Automotive:** We have been inventing the future for 250 years. A global automotive technology company that pioneered electric drive systems and is now driving the future of transportation. GKN Automotive is the market leader in conventional, all-wheel and electrified drive systems and solutions. With a comprehensive global footprint, we design, develop, manufacture, and integrate an extensive range of driveline technologies for over 90% of the world’s car manufacturers. What do we offer? Compensation: Competitive Salary with Bonus Structure Benefits: Eligible employees may participate in most benefit programs on the first of the month following or coincident with date of hire. • Medical, Dental and Vision Plans • Employer Paid Life and AD&D Insurance • Pre-tax Savings & Spending Accounts (HSAs and FSAs) • Voluntary Benefits- a variety of options • Employer Paid Short- and Long-Term Disability • 401(k) Plan with Employer Match As a global engineering company, innovation is what differentiates us from our competitors and is central to our success. We seek people of different backgrounds, with different skills and perspectives to spark originality, imagination, and creativeness in our teams around the world. GKN Automotive is an equal opportunity employer. We treat all employees and applicants fairly and are committed to ensuring that there is no discrimination or harassment against any employee or applicant on the grounds of age, race, creed, religion, color, national origin, ancestry, marital status, affectional or sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability, nationality, sex, or veteran status or any other characteristics protected by law. We are committed to providing individuals with disabilities reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process. Please contact us to request any such accommodation: careers@gknautomotive.com GKN Driveline provides equal employment and affirmative action opportunities to applicants and employees without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, age, genetic information, pregnancy, or disability.