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Buyer Exterior

Cambridge Semantics Inc. logoCambridge Semantics Inc.
TypeFull-time
WorkplaceOn-site
SenioritySenior
LocationTroy, MI
Posted3/17/2026
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Position Description

Buyer Exterior
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US
City
Troy
Job ID #
47797
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Transforming the Future with Convergence of Simulation and Data
Buyer Exterior
Job Summary
Our client in Troy, MI is looking for a Buyer-Exterior. This is a Contract position.

looking for an energetic, organized, experienced Buyer ll, Exterior to join our growing team that brings a “roll up the sleeves” approach to getting things done, as responsibilities will be wide ranging. We have embraced a startup company mindset of being fast, frugal, scrappy, and fun. Important skills include accountability, strategic thinking, relationship building, business case analysis, and negotiation.

Develop a strategic supply base, lead supplier negotiations, and manage RFIs, RFQs, and commercial agreements to meet cost targets, deliverables, and Job 1 timing. Source and purchase production parts, service parts, tooling, and services while resolving cost, quality, and delivery issues.

Take ownership of Automotive Exterior sourcing ensuring precision fit, supplier readiness, risk mitigation, and launch timing. Collaborate cross-functionally to implement cost reductions, drive supplier quality, and ensure adherence to Global Terms and Conditions.

What You Bring To The Team

  • Bachelor’s degree
  • 8-10 years of experience in Procurement/Supply Chain Management or Engineering.
  • Proven experience sourcing Automotive Interior and/or Exterior/Closures.
  • Excellent communication and relationship building skills.
  • Ability to identify process issues and drive improvements to improve operational efficiency.
  • Knowledge and experience with ERP systems and implementation – i.e. SAP, Plex
  • Strong analytical, interpersonal, and communication skills
  • High level of integrity
  • Ability to thrive in a dynamic, fast-paced start-up environment

How You Will Be Successful

  • Envision the Future
  • Communicate Honestly and Broadly
  • Seek Technology and Business “First”
  • Embrace Diversity and Take Risks

What We Offer

  • Competitive Salary
  • Comprehensive Benefit Package
  • 401(k) with matching contributions
  • Paid Time Off
  • Employee Discounts
  • Free training on all Altair products

Why Work With Us
Altair is a global technology company providing software and cloud solutions in the area of data analytics, product development, and high-performance computing (HPC). Altair enables organizations in nearly every industry to compete more effectively in a connected world, while creating a more sustainable future. With more than 3,000 engineers, scientists, and creative thinkers in 25 countries, we help solve our customer’s toughest challenges and deliver unparalleled service, helping the innovators innovate, drive better decisions, and turn today’s problems into tomorrow’s opportunities.

Our vision is to transform customer decision making with data analytics, simulation, and high-performance computing.
For more than 30 years, we have been helping our customers integrate electronics and controls with mechanical design to expand product value, develop AI, simulation and data-driven digital twins to drive better decisions, and deliver advanced HPC and cloud solutions to support unlimited idea exploration. To learn more, please visit altair.com

Ready to go? #ONLYFORWARD
At our core we are explorers; adventures; pioneers. We are the brains behind some of the world’s most revolutionary innovations and are not only comfortable in new and unchartered waters, we dive headfirst. We are the original trailblazers that make the impossible possible, discovering new solutions to our customer’s toughest challenges.

Altair is an equal opportunity employer. Our backgrounds are diverse, and every member of our global team is critical to our success. Altair’s history demonstrations a belief that empowering each individual authentic voice reinforces a culture that thrives because of the uniqueness among our team.

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Cambridge Semantics Inc.

Altair Acquires Cambridge Semantics, Powering Next-Generation Enterprise Data Fabrics and Generative AI. Cambridge Semantics Inc. is a modern data management and enterprise analytics software company. Our solutions transform siloed data into enterprise-scale knowledge graphs, revealing previously hidden insights, fueling pervasive analytics, and making previously unanswerable questions answerable. Cambridge Semantics solution Anzo® is a scalable knowledge graph platform for modern data integration and analytics. Anzo dramatically simplifies and accelerates the integration, modeling, and blending of siloed data into insight-rich knowledge graphs at enterprise scale. Anzo is built on AnzoGraph®, the fastest & most scalable knowledge graph engine supporting data integration, graph algorithms, data warehouse-style analytics, feature engineering for Machine Learning, and more. The company delivers solutions that enable IT departments and business users across Life Sciences, Financial Ser

HQBoston, US
Size26 employees
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ThesisTermsPrivacy
Industry
Software Development
Tech stackbokeh, apache-sqoop, jenkins, altair-hyperworks, microsoft-project, microsoft-sharepoint, shiny, poka, power-bi, bluebeam

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