Reliably delivering what’s needed today

There are few challenges as important today as creating solutions that support a cleaner, more energy-efficient world. This requires a commitment to constantly improve the transportation of people and things. We, at BorgWarner, made that commitment decades ago and have since been creating technologies to improve efficiency, emissions and performance in all types of vehicles.

Constantly pursuing what’s next

Our proven track record has made us industry leader in clean, energy-efficient propulsion system solutions for combustion, hybrid and electric vehicles. We uncover strong trends and use smart science and technology to address a future based on varying regulations, consumer demands and automaker requirements.

Product leadership that’s changing the world

Our employees have earned trusted partnerships with customers and suppliers around the world. We leverage these relationships to gain a deeper understanding of the challenges at hand and then do what it takes to develop the next solution. Our strong operations and commercialization expertise result in high volume availability of competitive, efficient products that truly drive change.

BorgWarner PowerDrive Systems is currently looking for “dynamic, results driven” individual to join as Manager, Supply Chain (Purchasing) Senior (M/F/D) at our production plant in Viana, Portugal.

Key Accountabilities:

Position Summary

Lead the development and management of certain global/regional commodity strategies designed to leverage BW collective purchasing power and maximize synergistic opportunities to optimize supplier performance, reduced total supply costs while meeting our technology expectations throughout the supply chain. Ensure commodity plan deliverables meet designed strategies. Negotiate key supplier contracts. Provide global leadership in the communication, implementation, coordination, and enforcement of commodity strategies.

Key Roles & Responsibilities

• Oversees/Manages and leads a small team of direct reports
• Manage talent within team including conducting performance reviews
• Develops supplier capabilities to meet BW requirements
• Provides guidance and approval of basic supplier agreements
• Coordinates supplier relationship with internal functions (i.e. trouble shooting)
• Delivers budget,
• forecasts and LRP – Long Range Plan, for their area of responsibility
• Responsible for ensuring the development and implementation of location(s) specific strategies and commodity forecasts
• Ensures cost and performance objectives in line with existing strategies
• Responsible for talent/organization development
• Develop and implement business process improvements