Job Description

ABOUT US

PHINIA: Advancing sustainability today, powering a cleaner tomorrow.

PHINIA is an independent, market-leading, premium solutions and components provider with over 100 years of manufacturing expertise and industry relationships, with a strong brand portfolio that includes DELPHI®, DELCO REMY® and HARTRIDGE™. With over 12,500 employees across 43 locations in 20 countries, PHINIA is headquartered in Auburn Hills, Michigan, USA.

At PHINIA, we Provide fuel systems, electrical systems, and aftermarket products and solutions of the highest quality — developed and manufactured responsibly — that are designed to enhance efficiency and reduce the environmental impact of vehicles, industrial machinery, and other applications. In doing so, we contribute to a cleaner tomorrow, treat our people and surrounding communities with respect, and hold ourselves accountable to robust ethical standards.

Our Culture

PHINIA promotes and cultivates an inclusive culture and diverse perspectives, strives to maintain its reputation for excellence, thrives on the power of collaboration, and fosters the development of our talented employees. We believe in making a positive impact through our business and actions, and we take our collective responsibility seriously.

Career Opportunities

We believe in building a brighter tomorrow for our employees as well as our customers and encourage you to learn about our long history, strong culture, new technologies, and future vision. We offer a strong local presence and interesting global opportunities. Join us on this shared journey toward a brighter tomorrow.

JOB PURPOSE

As a Program Launch Buyer, you are responsible for managing purchasing activities within projects, with a strong focus on prototype procurement and early supplier involvement. You work closely with project teams, commodity purchasing, quality, engineering, and production to ensure that materials and components meet technical requirements, quality standards, timelines, and cost targets.

You will drive the purchasing process during the prototype phase and act as the purchasing representative in projects, ensuring supplier input is integrated early in product development. The role reports to the Supply Chain Manager and works in close collaboration with project managers and cross-functional teams.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

Key Responsibilities

• Manage and administer purchasing activities related to material procurement within projects
• Drive the complete purchasing process in the prototype phase (RFQ, quotation analysis, order placement, order confirmation, and delivery follow-up)
• Coordinate and manage prototype suppliers, including monitoring deliveries and performance
• Represent purchasing and the supplier’s perspective in internal projects
• Communicate prices, lead times, and supplier information to project teams
• Ensure the purchasing-related part of the Bill of Materials (BoM), including prices and lead times
• Collaborate closely with commodity purchasing, quality, engineering, and production to select appropriate suppliers
• Involve serial suppliers early in projects to leverage expertise and support product development
• Prepare and compile data for supplier selection based on internal and customer requirements
• Handle manual purchase orders based on approved purchase requests
• Administer drawings, new releases, goods receipts, and related purchasing documentation
• Maintain and update the ERP system with relevant purchasing data
• Stay updated on raw material matrices and applicable supplier agreements
• Actively work with and develop the prototype supplier base
• Identify and gather information to ensure the right material is purchased at the right time from the right supplier
• Participate in continuous improvement initiatives within the department and the company

What We Are Looking For

You are structured, proactive, and comfortable working in a project-driven environment. You have a collaborative mindset and can balance commercial, technical, and quality considerations. You communicate clearly with both internal stakeholders and external suppliers and are confident in driving purchasing processes independently.

Mandatory Requirements

• Experience in purchasing, preferably within a project or industrial/manufacturing environment
• Good understanding of procurement processes, including RFQ, supplier selection, and order management
• Ability to communicate and negotiate with suppliers on commercial topics
• Experience working cross-functionally with engineering, quality, and production
• Strong organizational skills and ability to manage multiple activities in parallel
• Experience working in ERP systems
• Fluency in English (written and spoken)

Desirable Qualifications

• Experience with prototype purchasing and early supplier involvement
• Knowledge of serial/commodity purchasing structures
• Experience working with raw material agreements and supplier matrices
• Background from automotive or industrial manufacturing environments
• Swedish language skills
• A background in product development is considered a strong merit, for example experience as a mechanical design engineer or similar, providing deeper technical understanding and insight into product development processes
• Experience participating in or driving improvement initiatives

WHAT WE OFFER

We provide compensation and benefits programs intended to attract, motivate, reward, and retain an incredibly talented, globally diverse workforce at all levels within our organization. Our compensation programs are informed by market data and business needs, and we are committed to providing equitable and competitive compensation. We are committed to providing our team with quality and competitive benefit programs, including health and well-being resources, family-centric policies, and an agile workplace program, where not precluded by collective bargaining agreements or national statutory plans. Plans are benchmarked for competitiveness and value.

We provide formal development opportunities at all levels and stages of employee careers. These opportunities are delivered in a variety of formats to make our portfolio of solutions agile, sustainable, and scalable to support our employees in developing the skills needed to succeed.

WHAT WE BELIEVE

• Product Leadership - Innovation that brings value to our customers

• Humility - Seeking out diverse perspectives and working collaboratively

• Inclusivity - Recognizing our differences makes us stronger; we are bold and intentional

• Net-Zero - Committed to energy efficiency, waste reduction and beneficial reuse

• Integrity - Taking responsibility for our decisions and doing what is right

• Accountability - Taking ownership of our actions and driving results

SAFETY

You will consistently hear us say Safety First! We are committed to continually improving our strong safety performance supporting the health and wellness of our employees!

We also believe employee health and safety is everyone’s responsibility. We encourage safety learning and collaboration to help employees understand and follow applicable safety policies, standards, and procedures and identify opportunities to minimize or eliminate risk. Work is expected to be conducted in a manner that stresses the importance of preventing incidents and illnesses, including attending all required safety meetings and trainings. It is expected that all incidents, near misses, and unsafe conditions are immediately reported to the direct manager, Human Resources, or Safety Representative.

EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY

PHINIA is an equal employment opportunity employer such that all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, age, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.

VISA SPONSORSHIP

PHINIA does provide sponsorship for employment visa status based on business need. However, for this role, applicants must be currently authorized to work on a full-time basis, in the country where the position is currently based.

NO UNAUTHORIZED REFERRALS FROM RECRUITERS & VENDORS

Please note that PHINIA does not seek or accept unsolicited resumes or offers from third party recruiters or staffing agencies associated with any published or unpublished employment opportunities. Any unsolicited information sent to PHINIA will be considered as unencumbered and free from any fee or charge whatsoever. Only members of our Human Resources Team have the authority to engage or authorize recruiting services, which must be agreed upon before the unsolicited resume or offer is received.

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Advancing sustainability today, powering a cleaner tomorrow. Join us on this shared journey to a brighter tomorrow. For more information about PHINIA, please visit www.phinia.com