Parts Development Powertrain Specialist

About the Role Hyundai's Parts Development Powertrain Specialist will manage sourcing strategy and supplier development to support powertrain components from development to mass production, ensuring quality, cost, and on-time launches at Hyundai Motor Group Metaplant America (HMGMA).

What You'll Do

• Understand program sourcing and key milestones in support of launch.
• Identify potential suppliers, analyze capabilities, determine price, and select suppliers with Engineering and/or other relevant teams.
• Select, develop, and manage supply base of assigned commodities by:
• Preparing and owning RFI's, RFP's and RFQ's for multi-year full production volume
• Preparing bid packages, bidder conference, analyzing proposals, negotiating with, and recommending suppliers, and administering resulting contracts
• Negotiating long-term agreements and maintaining best-in-class pricing
• Leading cost reduction activities
• Develop all assigned commodities with sourced supplier meeting all required specification and timing.
• Evaluate and provide guidance on final selection of suppliers. Assess supplier core competencies and cost competitiveness using HKMC and industry “should-cost” models.
• Direct, manage and guide suppliers from cradle to grave through HMG's established Parts Development process and activities.
• Develop and achieve target quality level at each milestone from development phase leading to mass production and establish improvement plans/countermeasures for problematic parts/suppliers or any relevant issues that impact Quality and Delivery.
• Drive flawless launches at assigned supplier sites, collaborating with cross functional teams through adherence to ISIR (PPAP), proactively detecting and promptly responding to any significant issues related to Quality, Cost, and Delivery.
• Hold effective working-level meetings with suppliers/partners for fast issue closure and relationship development.
• Continuously negotiate with suppliers for the best-in-class piece price and tooling cost to achieve target vehicle cost.
• Develop purchasing strategies with Engineering, Quality, Production, and other relevant teams.
• Other Responsibilities: Monitor and support preventing disruptions in supply chain to avoid impact to HMGMA. Work collaboratively with Engineering (R&D), Quality, and Production Planners. Plan, organize and disseminate information related to production/potential suppliers. Maintain up-to-date supply base information database. Meet all other requirements as assigned.

What We're Looking For

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Business Management, Supply Chain, Finance or Accounting or related field from accredited university.
• High proficiency in Microsoft Office Suites, especially Excel and PowerPoint.
• 2+ years of related job experience (preferred).
• Years of experience in Automotive industry in Purchasing, APQP, PPAP, Supplier Development (preferred).

Nice to Have

• Knowledge of HKMC and should-cost modeling (nice to have).
• Automotive industry experience in launching parts and working with cross-functional teams (nice to have).

Compensation & Benefits

• Salary: Not disclosed. Benefits: Not specified.