Purchasing Project Manager

Job title: Purchasing Project Manager

About the Role Hyundai is seeking a Project Manager to support the Procurement and Purchasing Division in an automotive manufacturing environment. This role manages vehicle development projects from concept through mass production, ensuring schedules, costs, risks, and quality are aligned across cross-functional teams.

What You'll Do

• Track, measure, and report on the timeliness of vehicle development project status from concept phase through mass production.
• Manage development schedule roadmap, including milestone planning.
• Communicate deliverables to cross-functional teams to align goals and development schedules.
• Participate in development reviews and log risks, issues, and contingency plans.
• Track investment cost, part supply, and quality issues throughout the development cycle.
• Create project and development status reports.
• Maintain up-to-date development part list information database.
• Explore available methodologies and implement best practices related to project management.
• Schedule and coordinate the 5-star audit process.
• Analyze quality claim information and in-plant quality issues tailored to the Purchasing Division.
• Review vehicle short- and midterm volume targets and lead feasibility studies.
• Collect and evaluate high-risk part inventory status.
• Support purchasing management team data requests, summaries, and reporting as needed.
• Administer, coordinate, and comply with all Business Management System, Environmental Management System, and Safety Management System requirements.
• Meet all other requirements as assigned.

What We're Looking For

• Education: Bachelor's degree or equivalent preferred.
• Related Experience: 0 – 10 years job related experience preferred.
• OEM or parts components supplier experience desired.
• Skills/Knowledge: MS Excel, PowerPoint, Word; SAP preferred.
• Excellent project management and interpersonal skills.
• Proficient knowledge about automotive component supply chain quality control and manufacturing processes.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.

Compensation & Benefits

• Additional Information: Position may require occasional travel (domestic or foreign). Flexibility in working hours to include weekends, holidays, and off shift. Position may require on-call duty or overtime due to overall responsibility.