Buyer
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Junior
Romulus, MI, USA
In Person
Operations & LogisticsProcurement & Sourcing
About the job
Requirements
- A minimum of two years of purchasing experience with a project management background.
- The ability to research and negotiate prices and create and maintain strong supplier relationships that mutually benefit the company and suppliers.
- A strong background in mathematics and communication skills.
- The ability to successfully interface with various internal departments and business units at all company levels.
- The ability to work and learn from others on a daily basis.
- Proven financial analysis skills.
- Excellent attention to detail.
- The ability to think strategically and work through challenging issues.
- A continuous improvement mindset.
- The ability to communicate effectively, overcome resistance to change, and handle difficult conversations.
- Intermediate proficiency in Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, and Microsoft Outlook.
Responsibilities
- Prioritize and send approved purchase orders and supporting documents to suppliers.
- Update and confirm system lead times, delivery dates, and pricing.
- Ensure orders adhere to supplier agreements and contracts and report non-conformances.
- Evaluate suppliers based on price, quality, and availability.
- Study purchase history and forecasts, inventory levels, and replenishment cycles.
- Procure items specified by other departments using the Purchase Order Requisition Procedure, with proper authorization, for assigned parts and suppliers, including tools and samples.
- Follow up to ensure goods and services are delivered as promised and achieve on-time delivery.
- Follow the organization's goals, policies, and procedures when making purchases.
- Communicate between Engineering and suppliers for sourcing parts during the design and development process.
- Interface with Project Managers to plan and prioritize purchasing activities.
- Review new part number releases for accuracy and completeness, work with Sales and Engineering to determine estimated annual usage, send requests for quotes to suppliers, review quotes, and determine the best-suited supplier based on pricing, minimum order quantity, and quality.
- Provide applicable documents to the Purchasing Clerk so system updates are completed in Visual and properly posted in vendor folders.
- Finalize electronic data interchange and forecast availability on ActiaCity.
- Ensure data integrity in the enterprise resource planning system.
- Attend weekly meetings with the AA purchasing team to coordinate and solve problems.
- Lead escalations involving shortages from Supply Chain and work directly with suppliers, with or without AA support.
- Issue monthly purchasing key performance indicators.
- Deploy AA tools according to the Vincent T roadmap.
- Maintain supplier performance records and intervene when shipment, price, product, or quality problems arise.
- Generate quarterly vendor report cards and summary reports.
- Evaluate supplier performance, determine which suppliers require improvement plans, and work with suppliers until improvements are implemented.
- Review the current supply base and determine whether existing suppliers can meet business needs.
- Research and select new suppliers when current suppliers lack the capacity to meet business needs, considering available technology, cost competitiveness, and delivery and capacity requirements.
- Review engineering change notices to determine when updated prints or documents must be sent to suppliers.
- Perform additional duties as needed.
About the company
ACTIA US designs electronic systems for North American vehicle makers, linking onboard controls with tools for diagnosing faults and maintaining equipment. Its product range includes driver displays, power controllers and communication modules for buses, trucks, off-highway machines and specialty vehicles. Customers buy electronic products and engineering support to integrate hardware and software into vehicle platforms. Its U.S. manufacturing business also earns revenue from contract circuit-board assembly, testing and production services for industrial customers beyond mobility. ACTIA Corporation was founded in 1989 and is headquartered in Elkhart, Indiana.
Company Size
51-200
Company Stage
N/A
Total Funding
N/A
Headquarters
Elkhart, Indiana
Founded
1989
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Simplify's Take
What believers are saying
- ACTIA's parent announced its first U.S. rail contract in September 2026, assigning local production for hundreds of railcars.
- ACTIA's parent reported U.S. rail-team training in September 2026, transferring European expertise to local production teams.
- ACTIA's parent expanded North American support in January 2026 through a Montreal subsidiary focused on rail engineering and customer support.
What critics are saying
- ACTIA's parent faces vehicle-demand pressure: Mobility sales fell 5% during January through June 2026 versus the prior year.
- ACTIA's Romulus buyers handle component shortages directly: the senior-buyer role leads supplier escalations and improvement plans.
- ACTIA's Romulus warehouse work includes nights: its September 2026 inventory-clerk posting specifies an 8 p.m. to 6:30 a.m. shift.
What makes ACTIA unique
- ACTIA's U.S. businesses belong to a listed, family-controlled French electronics group, linking local teams to an international engineering network.
- ACTIA develops off-road obstacle-detection functions by pairing its vehicle computer with Arcure's machine-vision expertise.
- ACTIA's Linux-based MultiC FSX combines driver displays with communication gateways and electronic controls, reducing separate devices in vehicle architectures.
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Benefits
- Health Insurance
- Dental Insurance
- Vision Insurance
- Life Insurance
- Disability Insurance
- Health Savings Account/Flexible Spending Account
- 401(k) Retirement Plan
- Paid Holidays
- Paid Vacation
- Flexible Work Hours
- Gym Membership