Horse Powertrain

Horse Powertrain

Purchasing Director (USA)

Southfield, United States of America, US · Director

Sponsorship not specifiedDetected 219 days ago
NegotiationExcelSupply ChainLogisticsProcurementCommunication

About the role

  • About Horse Powertrain Horse Powertrain Limited is an independent new powertrain solutions business, with over 125 years of heritage from Renault and Geely.
  • Horse Powertrain has 19,000 dedicated and determined employees, working in 17 manufacturing plants, and 5 R&D centers on three continents.
  • This role is based in Detroit, MI USA, with occasional travel possible to Horse Powertrain's other sites.

Responsibilities

  • As Procurement Director (USA), you will build Horse Powertrain's North American procurement organization from the ground up -driving localization, competitive cost development, and supplier industrialization to enable our growth in the U.S., Canada, and Mexico.
  • Reporting hierarchically to the Regional Managing Director - North America and functionally to the VP Direct Material, you will act as the key bridge between the China development hub and U.S. operations, leading sourcing decisions, developing local suppliers, and ensuring launch-ready industrialization.
  • Lead supplier scouting across the U.S. and Mexico: market mapping, capability assessment, benchmarking, and leveraging China supplier synergies.
  • Lead commercial negotiations and contracting to secure competitive quotations and cost-down opportunities within regional budget.
  • Validate supplier feasibility, quality readiness, and compliance with HORSE standards (incl. automotive quality requirements).
  • Drive supplier onboarding and industrialization/launch readiness: milestone tracking, PO release, build readiness, and change/cost follow-up.
  • Serve as Procurement lead in U.S. localization programs-partnering with Program, R&D Engineering, Quality, Manufacturing, Logistics, Finance, and Sales.
  • Manage cross-border alignment with China teams on product/tooling/engineering interfaces; act as escalation point for supplier development topics.
  • Build the regional procurement capability (initially 3-4 staff, scaling into a full regional organization over time).
  • If you're ready to create excellence with us, you'll be appreciated and rewarded.

Requirements

  • Bachelor's or Master's degree in Engineering, Supply Chain, Commercial, or Business Administration.
  • If you believe you have the skills and passion to excel in this role, we would love to hear from you.

Nice to have

  • act as escalation point for supplier development topics.
  • 12+ years of automotive procurement experience (OEM or Tier-1 preferred), ideally with powertrain direct material exposure.
  • Strong track record in localization projects, supplier development, and cross-border sourcing/program industrialization.
  • Solid understanding of powertrain systems and automotive quality standards (e.g., IATF 16949, ISO) and procurement toolsets.
  • Strong knowledge of the North American automotive ecosystem (OEMs and Tier-1/2 suppliers).
  • Prior exposure to China suppliers/systems/manufacturing sites strongly preferred
  • comfortable with frequent travel to China and supplier sites (incl. extended initial assignment).
  • Proven strength in cost benchmarking, quotation execution, and negotiation
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