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Commodity Buyer

KYYBA, Inc

  • Wixom, MI
  • 12 days ago

    Highlights

    Founded in 1998 and headquartered in Farmington Hills, MI, Kyyba has a global presence delivering high-quality resources and top-notch recruiting services, enabling businesses to effectively respond to organizational changes and technological advances. We are seeking an experienced Design & Release Engineer (DRE) – Interior Trim Plastics to lead the design, development, validation, and launch of automotive cockpit trim components.

    Numbers & Facts

    LocationWixom, MI
    IndustryStaffing/Employment Agencies
    Company Size100 to 499 employees
    Year Founded1998
    Websitehttp://www.kyyba.com/

    Description

    Commodity Buyer

    Job Title: Job Title: Commodity Buyer
     
    About Kyyba:
     
    Founded in 1998 and headquartered in Farmington Hills, MI, Kyyba has a global presence delivering high-quality resources and top-notch recruiting services, enabling businesses to effectively respond to organizational changes and technological advances.
    At Kyyba, the overall well-being of our employees and their families is important to us. We are proud of our work culture which embodies our core values; incorporating value, passion, excellence, empowerment, and happiness, creates a vibrant and productive atmosphere. We empower our employees with the resources, incentives, and flexibility that they need to support a healthy, balanced, and fulfilling career by providing many valuable benefits and a balanced compensation structure combined with career development. 
     
    Job Description
    Location: Wixom, MI
    Work Arrangement: Hybrid – 3 days onsite
    Position Type: Contract
    Position Overview
    We are seeking a Commodity Buyer to support purchasing activities across multiple manufacturing commodities, including fasteners, aluminum extrusions, and other metal components. This person will help manage day-to-day purchasing responsibilities, support supplier-related activities, and address purchasing issues to keep operations moving.
    The ideal candidate has hands-on experience purchasing manufacturing components and is comfortable working across different commodity categories in a fast-paced environment.
    Responsibilities

    • Manage day-to-day purchasing activities for assigned commodities, including fasteners, aluminum extrusions, and other metal components.
    • Support sourcing and procurement activities to meet operational and production requirements.
    • Work with suppliers to address pricing, delivery, quality, and other purchasing-related issues.
    • Coordinate with internal stakeholders to resolve supply and purchasing concerns.
    • Monitor open orders and follow up on supplier commitments to support timely delivery.
    • Help maintain continuity of supply and respond to changing business needs.
    Qualifications
    • Experience in purchasing, procurement, or commodity buying within a manufacturing environment.
    • Familiarity with manufacturing components such as fasteners, aluminum extrusions, machined parts, or other metal commodities.
    • Experience working with suppliers and resolving day-to-day purchasing issues.
    • Strong communication, organization, and follow-through skills.
    • Ability to manage multiple purchasing priorities across different commodities.
    • Automotive or industrial manufacturing experience is beneficial.
     
    Location: Wixom, MI
     
     
    Disclaimer: 
     
    Kyyba is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
    Kyyba does not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, non-disqualifying physical or mental disability, national origin, veteran status or any other basis covered by appropriate law. Minorities / Females / Protected Veterans / Individuals with Disabilities are encouraged to apply. All employment is decided on the basis of qualifications, merit, and business need.”
    It is the policy of Kyyba to provide reasonable accommodation when requested by a qualified applicant or employee with a disability, unless such accommodation would cause an undue hardship. The policy regarding requests for reasonable accommodation applies to all aspects of employment, including the application process. If reasonable accommodation is needed, please contact Kyyba at 248-813-9665
     
    Rewards:
     
    Medical, dental, vision
    401k 
    Term life
    Voluntary life and disability insurance
    Optional Pre-paid legal plan
    Optional Identity theft plan
    Optional Medical and dependent FSA
    Work-visa sponsorship
    Opportunity for advancement
    Long-term assignment with opportunity for hire by client 
     
     
    SELECT AWARDS
    • An INC 5000 company for 10 years
    • Corp! Michigan Economic Bright Spots 
    • Crain’s Detroit Business Top Staffing Service Companies in Detroit
    • TechServe Alliance Excellence Award- IT and Engineering Staffing & Solutions
    • Best of MichBusiness winner in HR Wizards & Partnerships
    • Metro Detroit Elite Category: Recruitment, Selection & Orientation for 101 Best & Brightest
    • 101 Best & Brightest Companies to Work for in Michigan
     
     
    About Kyyba:
    Founded in 1998 and headquartered in Farmington Hills, MI, Kyyba has a global presence delivering high-quality resources and top-notch recruiting services, enabling businesses to effectively respond to organizational changes and technological advances.
    At Kyyba, the overall well-being of our employees and their families is important to us. We are proud of our work culture which embodies our core values; incorporating value, passion, excellence, empowerment, and happiness, creates a vibrant and productive atmosphere. We empower our employees with the resources, incentives, and flexibility that they need to support a healthy, balanced, and fulfilling career by providing many valuable benefits and a balanced compensation structure combined with career development. 
    Job Description

    Description:
    We are seeking an experienced Design & Release Engineer (DRE) – Interior Trim Plastics to lead the design, development, validation, and launch of automotive cockpit trim components. This role will focus on interior plastic components, including instrument panel (IP) doors, bins, glove boxes, and finish trim, ensuring compliance with vehicle performance targets, quality standards, and applicable FMVSS requirements.
     
    Key Responsibilities
     
    • Lead the design, development, material selection, tooling reviews, and launch of cockpit trim plastic components.
    • Ensure packaging compatibility, interface alignment, attachment integrity, and system-level functionality.
    • Coordinate with suppliers and cross-functional teams to resolve design, packaging, and integration issues.
    • Define and integrate critical and significant characteristics (CC/SC) with interfacing systems.
    • Manage component releases, engineering changes, APQP activities, and PPAP documentation.
    • Lead design and component integration reviews at key program milestones.
    • Review validation plans, test setups, test reports, and results to ensure performance and reliability requirements are met.
    • Support prototype builds, design validation (DV), production validation (PV), and launch readiness.
    • Collaborate with Design, Body, Restraints, Manufacturing, Safety, NVH, Vehicle Integration, and other teams to deliver production-ready components.
     
    Required Qualifications
     
    • Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Automotive Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or a related field.
    • 5+ years of automotive cockpit system or interior trim engineering experience.
    • Experience in at least three relevant areas, including cockpit validation, plastic trim design, interior plastic materials, injection molding, PLM/component release, or regulatory compliance.
    • Knowledge of automotive design and release processes, APQP, PPAP, and engineering change management.
    • Experience with supplier coordination, tooling reviews, component integration, and validation activities.
    • Understanding of applicable FMVSS requirements and automotive quality standards.
    • Strong technical problem-solving, communication, and cross-functional collaboration skills.
    • Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications.
     
    Preferred Qualifications
     
    • Master’s degree in a related engineering discipline.
    • Experience with cockpit-level FMVSS, IIHS, or other third-party rating validation.
    • Familiarity with NHTSA and other applicable regulatory requirements.
    • Experience supporting prototype builds and new-model launches in a fast-paced automotive environment.
     
    Location: (Troy, MI )
     
    Disclaimer: 
    Kyyba is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
    Kyyba does not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, non-disqualifying physical or mental disability, national origin, veteran status or any other basis covered by appropriate law. Minorities / Females / Protected Veterans / Individuals with Disabilities are encouraged to apply. All employment is decided on the basis of qualifications, merit, and business need.”
    It is the policy of Kyyba to provide reasonable accommodation when requested by a qualified applicant or employee with a disability, unless such accommodation would cause an undue hardship. The policy regarding requests for reasonable accommodation applies to all aspects of employment, including the application process. If reasonable accommodation is needed, please contact Kyyba at 248-813-9665
     
    Rewards:
    Medical, dental, vision
    401k 
    Term life
    Voluntary life and disability insurance
    Optional Pre-paid legal plan
    Optional Identity theft plan
    Optional Medical and dependent FSA
    Work-visa sponsorship
    Opportunity for advancement
    Long-term assignment with opportunity for hire by client 
     
     
    SELECT AWARDS
    • An INC 5000 company for 10 years
    • Corp! Michigan Economic Bright Spots 
    • Crain’s Detroit Business Top Staffing Service Companies in Detroit
    • TechServe Alliance Excellence Award- IT and Engineering Staffing & Solutions
    • Best of MichBusiness winner in HR Wizards & Partnerships
    • Metro Detroit Elite Category: Recruitment, Selection & Orientation for 101 Best & Brightest
    • 101 Best & Brightest Companies to Work for in Michigan

    About Company

    Kyyba group of companies are privately held and specialize in staff augmentation, application software and project solutions. In operation for more than 15 years, we have earned an enviable track record and reputation within all the industries we serve. Our unique processes and maturity enables us to understand the needs of the business organizations and provide business solutions that match the real and compelling needs of our customers.

    Headquartered in Michigan, Kyyba has multiple office locations and we serve local, regional and national client base consisting of Fortune 500 and middle market companies. Kyyba extends the above solutions and services to a broad spectrum of industry verticals ranging from automotive, insurance, technology, financial, transportation, government and so on.

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