The Procurement Project Leader (PPL) is responsible for leading all procurement activities within assigned programs, ensuring alignment between Program Management, Sourcing and Cross-Functional Teams. The role ensures timely execution of sourcing milestones, risk identification and mitigation, and structured coordination with Buyers and Suppliers throughout the program lifecycle. The PPL acts as the single procurement interface for program-related topics, maintaining visibility on sourcing progress, supplier readiness and governance compliance, while supporting program objectives in terms of timing, quality and cost alignment.
• Program Procurement Leadership (NPI / Resourcing)
• Owns QCD Procurement performance for assigned programs.
• Acts as single Procurement Point of Contact (POC) for Program Management.
• Ensures alignment between Program Management and Sourcing functions.
• Owns procurement milestone compliance (RFQ, Nomination, ODT, PPAP, SOP).
• Monitors sourcing progress and escalates risks impacting program timing or nomination.
• Maintains structured tracking of procurement risks and mitigation plans.
• Ensures procurement readiness validation prior to program milestone approvals.
• Maintain structured tracking of all assigned programs ensuring clear visibility on status, risks and actions.
• Ensure completeness, accuracy and timeliness of Flowex data for all assigned programs.
Requirements:
- Bachelor degree preferably in Engineering, Economics or Business Administration
- 4–6 years experience in Automotive Procurement or Program environment.
- Experience in RFQ and sourcing nomination process.
- Exposure to new product introduction (NPI) or serial program management.
- Understanding of BOM cost structure and sourcing governance.
- Project management skills
- Analytic thinking and leadership skills
- Ability to manage multiple projects in parallel.
- SAP knowledge.
- Advanced Excel.
- Experience with project tracking tools (MS Project).
Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree, preferably in Engineering, Economics, or Business Administration
- 4-6 years of experience in automotive procurement or program environments
- Experience with RFQ and sourcing nomination processes
- Exposure to new product introduction or serial program management
- Understanding of BOM cost structures and sourcing governance
- Project management skills
- Analytical thinking and leadership skills
- Ability to manage multiple projects in parallel
- SAP knowledge
- Advanced Microsoft Excel skills
- Experience with project tracking tools such as Microsoft Project
Garrett Compensation & Benefits Highlights
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Fair & Transparent Compensation — Pay is considered fair or above average in several teams and markets, with comments highlighting “fair pay for job” and “above average pay.” Core engineering compensation in the U.S. is characterized as competitive in certain locations, albeit based on directional data.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Time-off programs include “unlimited” PTO at some locations and a defined holiday schedule, with many describing positive experiences using time away. Other sites reference straightforward vacation/PTO programs within a globally guided framework.
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Retirement Support — A 401(k) with a company match is a standard element of the U.S. package and is consistently referenced. This provides a conventional foundation for retirement savings within the total rewards mix.
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What We Do
Garrett Motion is an automotive technology leader, serving vehicle manufacturers worldwide for more than 65 years. Garrett’s cutting-edge technology enables vehicles to become cleaner, more efficient and connected. The company’s broad offering of gas and diesel turbocharging applications, electric boosting and fuel cell technologies and automotive software solutions empowers the transportation industry to redefine and further advance motion.
