Pursuit Program Buyer

Enabling a software-defined, electrified future.

Visteon is a technology company that develops and builds innovative digital cockpit and electrification products at the leading-edge of the mobility revolution. Founded in 2000, Visteon brings decades of automotive intelligence combined with Silicon Valley speed to apply global insights that help transform the software-defined vehicle of the future for many of the world’s largest OEMs. The company employs 10,000 employees in 18 countries around the globe. To know more about us click here.

Mission of the Role : Driving program procurement toward project health and success.

Key Objectives of this Role :

• Responsible for delivering mature, competitive costed BOMs for each customer round that meet the target material content / Material margin in one
• Clusters & 2W – Main Focus for this open position
• Displays
• CDC, Infotainment & HPC
• Electrification
• Work closely with Product Line leaders & Sales to determine clear “Should cost” and Customer targets for the product design well ahead of the RFQ process;
• Demonstrate leadership and product knowledge depth in interactions with Commodity teams and key suppliers to help challenge design and costs
• Lead / support cross-functional discussions with PL and commodity teams to pre-align on gaps to “should-cost” that enables an agreed “bom task” on both design and commercial teams
• Together and under the leadership of the Advanced Program Pursuit leader
• Drive for forecasted Pursuit Engg BOMs and co-develop „Platform Costed BOMs“ ahead of G0
• Develop Platform cBOM database focusing on the Critical parts ahead of customer RFQs to secure a Round 1 – Gate 1 (R1G1) maturity
• Engagement with commodity leads and drive product design and BOM Cost optimization ideas ahead of customer RFQ
• Tech engagement on product architecture along with PL lead – Bridge between Tech roadmaps & Commodity strategies
• Challenge and work with Commodity on volume consolidation strategy, including pursuit forecasts (need PL & Sales support on volumes)
• Ensure PL is developing BOM with „Design for sourcing“ approach – avoid NFND / EOL & select latest tech parts.
• Engage with key suppliers jointly with PL and Commodity leadership to pitch for future opportunities

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Reporting Structure : Reports to the regional lead of Program Procurement

Visteon Culture : If you thrive in a fast-paced, organizational culture that requires agility, adaptability, and a growth mindset from its employees to thrive and stay ahead of the curve, Visteon is the place. We value high performance and a drive for results. Innovation, risk-taking, and continuous learning help us keep up with the ever-changing landscape of our industry and be Market leaders. At Visteon you can be more.