Engineering Structures Jobs in Sterling Heights, MI

The Director of Direct Procurement is a newly created role, working for a specialized manufacturing and design company located in Madison Heights, of Detroit, Michigan. The company focuses on safety products used in healthcare and institutional environments.

The post holder will be site-based and responsible for developing and implementing the sourcing strategy for the U.S. side of the business. This is a greenfield role that requires a highly hands-on individual capable of reviewing the existing supplier base and transforming it into a scalable, fit-for-purpose supply network as the business enters a phase of significant growth.

The role involves procuring materials, components, and services that are directly used in the company’s products and core operations. The focus will be on driving cost efficiency, ensuring supply reliability, and building strong, long-term supplier partnerships that support operational and production objectives.

The position requires close collaboration with cross-functional teams including operations, engineering, finance, and logistics to ensure the timely availability of critical materials while continuously optimizing total cost of ownership.

Key Responsibilities:

Strategic Sourcing

• Develop and implement sourcing strategies for direct materials and components.
• Identify and evaluate suppliers based on cost, quality, delivery performance, and sustainability.
• Conduct market analysis to identify opportunities for cost reduction and supply chain improvement.

Supplier Management

• Build and maintain strong relationships with key suppliers.
• Lead negotiations for pricing, contracts, and long-term agreements.
• Monitor supplier performance and ensure compliance with company standards.

Procurement Operations

• Manage purchase orders and ensure timely procurement of direct materials.
• Coordinate with internal teams to forecast demand and maintain optimal inventory levels.
• Resolve supply chain issues and minimize disruptions.

Cost Optimization

• Identify cost-saving opportunities through supplier consolidation, contract negotiations, and process improvements.
• Implement total cost of ownership (TCO) analysis for sourcing decisions.

Risk Management

• Monitor supply chain risks and develop contingency plans.
• Ensure compliance with procurement policies, regulations, and ethical standards.

Qualifications & Experience

• Ideally degree educated ideally in Supply Chain Management, Business Administration, Engineering, or a related field.
• 5–10 years of experience in direct procurement or sourcing, preferably in manufacturing, logistics, or industrial sectors.
• Strong negotiation and supplier management skills.
• Analytical mindset with strong problem-solving capabilities.

What my client Offers

• Competitive salary and performance-based bonuses
• Opportunities for career development within the global procurement function
• Collaborative and international working environment

The PVI Audit team is a highly specialized group that plays a lead role in supplier overpayment root cause analysis, and end to end process improvements to mitigate risk for Global Purchasing contracts. PVI is responsible to proactively identify supplier overpayment situations, collaborate with Global Purchasing and Supply Chain to recover the overpayment, and ensure that contracts are updated to reflect accurate contract pricing. Work requires collaboration with purchasing, finance, technical accounting, and engineering.

Responsibilities:

• Analyze contracts to identify contract errors and recovery opportunities

• Deliver high-quality audit results to communicate the contract issues to purchasing

• Work with key stakeholders to review audit results and agree on recovery approach

• Support purchasing in negotiations with suppliers

• Drive timely closure of open audits and recovery of overpayments

• Meet targets on key metrics including contract touch rate, study aging, and cost recoveries

• Perform special studies as requested by stakeholders

Review contract reports to identify saving opportunities.

FINANCIAL ANALYST – GBS PVI

The Process Validation and Improvement (“PVI”) team is a highly specialized group that plays a lead role in root cause analysis and end-to-end process improvements to mitigate risk for Global Purchasing contracts. PVI is responsible to proactively identify supplier overpayment situations, collaborate with Global Purchasing to recover the overpayment amount and ensure that contracts are updated to reflect accurate contract pricing. The team is aligned with Global Purchasing and Supply Chain, Finance, Engineering and other supporting staff in carrying out contract pricing accuracy.

The Financial Analyst role reports to a Finance Supervisor, GBS PVI and the responsibilities of the position are to:

Key Leadership Competencies

• Customer Focus

• Decision Making

• Drive for Results

• Interpersonal Savvy

• Teamwork

• Organizing

Key GBS Skill Clusters

• Functional Expertise

• Implementer

• Change Management

About the Role

KMI Family Ventures is a diversified family office and investment platform with active operating companies in Payments, Insurance, InsurTech, and Consumer Packaged Goods (CPG) — alongside over 40 non-operating investments and holding entities across real estate, venture capital, and private equity.

We are seeking a Deputy General Counsel to join our Birmingham headquarters. Hybrid role - onsite 2-3 times per week. This individual will serve as in-house counsel for KMI and its portfolio of operating companies, while partnering closely with Mavacy PLLC on broader legal strategy, overflow projects, and specialized transactional matters.

This position is ideal for a practical, business-oriented attorney who enjoys working in fast-moving, entrepreneurial environments and wants to help build scalable, best-in-class legal infrastructure across multiple industries.

Key Responsibilities

Corporate & Transactional

• Draft, negotiate, and manage a wide range of agreements including NDAs, LOIs, joint ventures, MIPAs, service and vendor contracts, and investor documentation.
• Support mergers, acquisitions, financings, and strategic partnerships across the Payments, Insurance, and InsurTech verticals.
• Structure and oversee new entity formations, operating agreements, and reorganizations across ~40 holding and investment companies.
• Coordinate and manage outside counsel on specialized matters (tax, IP, regulatory, employment, litigation, etc.).

Governance & Compliance

• Maintain corporate governance records, board minutes, resolutions, and filings for all KMI entities.
• Ensure compliance with regulatory obligations in insurance, payments, and financial technology sectors.
• Implement internal controls, legal templates, and standardized processes to improve efficiency and reduce risk.

Real Estate & Investment Transactions

• Oversee legal aspects of real estate acquisitions, development, leasing, and dispositions.
• Review title, coordinate closings, and support investment committee reviews and capital transactions.

Operational & Strategic Support

• Provide day-to-day legal support to leadership teams across the four operating companies.
• Advise on risk management, licensing, and contract structure to support company growth.
• Collaborate with finance and operations on deal execution, vendor management, and policy design.

Partnership with Mavacy PLLC

• Act as the internal legal lead at KMI while working in close partnership with Mavacy attorneys on overflow or high-complexity matters.
• Share resources, templates, and insights to align both organizations' legal operations.
• Participate in joint initiatives that strengthen KMI's and Mavacy's collective service model.

Qualifications

• J.D. from an accredited law school; licensed (or eligible) to practice in Michigan.
• 5+ years of experience in corporate, transactional, or general counsel roles, ideally with exposure to family office or multi-entity environments.
• Strong understanding of financial services, payments, insurance, and InsurTech regulations.
• Experience managing diverse portfolios, including operating companies and investment SPVs.
• Excellent drafting, negotiation, and business judgment skills.
• Collaborative and adaptive mindset suited for entrepreneurial settings.

Compensation & Benefits

• Competitive salary based on experience
• Health, dental, and vision insurance
• PTO and paid holidays
• Collaborative, growth-oriented culture
• Professional development and training through Mavacy's network

Why Join

This is a unique opportunity to work alongside business owners, investors, and innovators across multiple high-growth sectors. You'll be a strategic part of building the legal and operational backbone for a multi-industry platform that values innovation, integrity, and execution.

We’re on a mission to hire the very best and are committed to creating exceptional employee experiences where everyone is respected and has access to equal opportunity. We realize that new ideas can come from everywhere in the organization, and we know the next big idea could be yours!

Retail Sales Specialist Responsibility:

• Maintaining relationships with existing customers and cultivating new ones through special offers and events
• Meeting sales goals by encouraging customers to purchase additional items or services
• Providing advice on products and services that may be of interest to customers
• Identifying customer needs and recommending products or services that meet those needs
• Assisting customers in selecting products by providing information about features and benefits
• Processing payments for goods or services using cash registers, credit card machines, or other point-of-sale equipment
• Training new staff members on product knowledge and customer service techniques
• Providing customers with product information and answering questions about products or services

Requirements:

• An entrepreneurial spirit, comfortable with ambiguity and change
• Excellent communication skills including writing, speaking, and listening
• A history of exceeding goals
• Grit and ambition
• Strong marketing, demand generation, or sales experience encouraged

What We Offer:

• A comprehensive 4-week structured induction training program
• You will be rewarded with an attractive remuneration package and a quarterly bonus
• Be part of a highly recognized global brand name and growing organization.
• Ongoing career and development opportunities
• Onsite secure parking right in front of your purpose-built office

Our People:

Our culture is driven by our values of high performance, respect, integrity, a sense of ownership, accountability, and collaboration. These values are the backbone of our success and help create an inclusive and supportive workplace.

We grow and develop our own leaders through numerous pathways including a structured graduate program, internships, and operational and trades roles. We recruit great people, we train them well, and we make sure they have the right experience to build a successful career.

Please email your resume for immediate consideration

• Ensure compliance with company purchasing policies, ethical sourcing standards, and trade requirements. Support sustainability, regulatory, and customer requirements.
• Maintain audit-ready documentation and sourcing approvals
  
  

• Develop and execute global sourcing strategies for assigned commodities.
• Define supplier footprint, sourcing models, and localization strategies.
• Monitor commodity market trends, capacity constraints, and cost drivers.
  
  

• Lead RFQs/RFPs, supplier evaluations, and sourcing decisions.
• Conduct commercial negotiations (pricing, LTAs, tooling, payment terms, indexation)
• Award business in alignment with internal approval and governance processes.
  
  

• Drive year-over-year cost reductions and total cost of ownership improvements.
• Perform cost analysis and cost modeling, track and validate savings with Finance.
  
  

• Manage global supplier relationships across quality, cost, delivery, and responsiveness.
• Support supplier performance reviews and corrective action follow up.
  
  

• Support new product launches by ensuring suppliers meet APQP, PPAP, and SOP requirements and coordinate sourcing timelines with internal stakeholders.
• Ensure tooling, capacity, and commercial readiness to support launch milestones.
  
  

• Identify and mitigate supply chain risks, develop contingency plans
• Lead supplier-related escalation management during disruptions
  
  

• Prioritize safety and comply with the Health and Safety Management System.
• Support risk reduction, hazard identification, and continuous improvement efforts.
• Ensure compliance with health, safety, and wellness legislation and standards.
• Uphold and adhere to the Code of Ethics and Professional Conduct.
  
  

• Promote the global Environmental Management System with a focus on footprint reduction, recycling, and resource efficiency.
• Ensure compliance with environmental legislation and standards.
  
  

• Supply Chain Management
• Business Administration / Commerce
• Purchasing or Procurement Management or other related field – or equivalent experience
  
  

• Tier 1 automotive suppliers or OEM automotive manufacturing
• Contract and negotiation experience
  
  

• MS Office Suite (Excel, PowerPoint, Word)
• ERP Systems
• eSourcing / RFQ platforms
• Supplier performance management tools
  
  

• Costing & Financial Analysis Tools
• Automotive Specific Systems and Processes
• (PPAP, APQP)
  
  

Key Responsibilities

• Act as a Proxy Product Owner representing the client’s strategic interests within a global delivery organization.
• Serve as the central coordinator for product requirements across multiple stakeholder groups, ensuring alignment between business objectives and technical delivery.
• Manage prioritization of product features and initiatives to ensure maximum business value and efficient project execution.
• Facilitate communication between global development teams, client stakeholders, and third-party vendors.
• Ensure product development aligns with enterprise architecture, governance standards, and customer experience goals.
• Guide the creation and evolution of a digital parts-commerce platform built on Adobe Commerce and AEM.
• Support program coordination across three simultaneous global delivery pods working on a large-scale eCommerce implementation.
• Evaluate stakeholder requests and make strategic product decisions to protect project scope, budget, and long-term product integrity.
• Maintain strong documentation and organization of product requirements, dependencies, and roadmap priorities.
• Collaborate closely with engineering, UX, and program leadership to deliver a high-quality, scalable commerce platform.

Required Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience as a Product Owner, Product Lead, or Strategic Product Consultant in a large, matrixed organization.
• Proven ability to influence cross-functional stakeholders and lead initiatives without direct authority.
• Strong experience acting as a client proxy in consulting, agency, or enterprise environments.
• Functional knowledge of Adobe Commerce (Magento) and Adobe Experience Manager (AEM) ecosystems.
• Experience working on complex enterprise eCommerce platforms.
• Strong communication, organizational, and coordination skills with the ability to manage multiple stakeholders and dependencies.
• Experience collaborating with third-party vendors and technology partners.
• Must be based in the Detroit metropolitan area and able to work onsite four days per week.

Preferred Qualifications

• Deep knowledge of the Automotive Aftermarket industry, including the complexities of automotive parts data such as fitment, shipping constraints, and core charges.
• Experience with motor parts, accessories, or parts-sales commerce platforms.
• Familiarity with Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) or similar enterprise agile frameworks designed for cross-departmental coordination.
• Experience managing third-party vendors supporting automotive data, logistics, or parts distribution systems.
• Background in management consulting or digital agency environments supporting enterprise clients.

At the interface of design, engineering and supply logistics, REHAU Automotive and SRG Global combine to form RESRG - a leading global supplier of coated exterior systems and components. With a combined track record of over 160 years across four continents and 22 production sites, RESRG's 10,000 skilled team members manufacture the latest exterior systems and components for the world's leading automotive manufacturers.

RESRG Automotive is seeking you to join our team as a Lead Sustainability Specialist in our Troy, MI facility!

Your Job

In this role, you will serve as a critical leader in product stewardship and regulatory compliance, ensuring that all products meet global chemical and safety requirements while supporting business growth. You will proactively monitor evolving regulations, assess their impact, and guide cross-functional teams in implementing effective compliance strategies across U.S. and international markets. Acting as a key liaison between internal stakeholders, suppliers, and customers, you will drive accurate data management, support product registrations, and strengthen stewardship programs. Your work will play a vital role in maintaining regulatory excellence, enhancing operational efficiency, and enabling the organization to meet both current and future compliance demands.

What you Will do in Your Role

• Ensure compliance with global chemical regulatory programs (e.g., US TSCA, US FIFRA, EU REACH, CLP, AICS), maintaining alignment with all applicable laws and regulations
• Lead assessment of emerging and future regulatory requirements, assess business impact, and define a strategies to affected sites and capabilities
• Serve as an authoritative expert for product compliance and stewardship activities, collaborating with cross-functional teams and subject matter experts
• Own product registration strategy, oversight and maintenance for existing and new product categories across U.S. and international markets
• Ensure compliance data is accurate, accessible, and effectively managed across systems
• Lead responses to customer and stakeholder inquiries, including collecting supplier data and drafting timely, accurate communications
• Identify gaps in product stewardship capabilities, knowledge, and processes; partner with SMEs to enhance and expand the program
• Develop and implement compliance plans related to global chemical and product safety requirements
• Drive improvements in IMDS and Material Data Sheet (MDS) processes, including data quality, reporting, and system efficiency
• Ensure Hazard Communication (HazCom) documentation (e.g., SDS, labels) meets regional regulatory requirements
• Participate in industry groups and external initiatives to stay informed on regulatory trends and advocate for business needs

Who You Are (Basic Qualifications)

• Experience in product stewardship, regulatory affairs, or a related role within the automotive, chemical or manufacturing industry
• Working knowledge of global chemical regulations and standards
• Strong ability to manage multiple projects and priorities simultaneously
• Experience collaborating across functions, including EHS, suppliers, and technical teams

What Will Put You Ahead

• Bachelor’s degree in Business Management, Environmental Science, Toxicology, or a related field
• Experience working with plating, painting, and injection molding processes
• Familiarity with IMDS systems and material compliance reporting
• Automotive industry experience
• Experience responding to customer compliance request or audits

About the Company

RESRG Automotive is transforming our business by strengthening our foundation, modernizing operations, and fostering a culture grounded in accountability and growth. Safety and environmental responsibility guide every decision we make, ensuring a clean, productive, and respectful workplace.

We value transparent communication, continuous improvement, and individuals who take ownership and drive meaningful change. This is an opportunity for those who want to grow with a performance-driven organization that recognizes impact and rewards results.

Our Benefits

Our goal is for each employee, and their families, to live fulfilling and healthy lives. We provide essential resources and support to build and maintain physical, financial, and emotional strength - focusing on overall wellbeing so you can focus on what matters most. Our benefits plan includes - medical, dental, vision, flexible spending and health savings accounts, life insurance, ADD, disability, retirement, paid vacation/time off, educational assistance, paid parental leave and adoption assistance. Specific eligibility criteria is set by the applicable Summary Plan Description, policy or guideline and benefits may vary by geographic region. If you have questions on what benefits apply to you, please speak to your recruiter.

Equal Opportunities

Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability and protected veteran status. Except where prohibited by state law, some offers of employment are conditioned upon successfully passing a drug test. This employer uses E-Verify.

Global Quality Director – Warren, MI

Our client is seeking a Global Quality Director to lead quality strategy across operations. This role is responsible for ensuring compliance, driving continuous improvement, and aligning quality performance with customer and business expectations.

Why work here?

This organization offers a stable operating environment with a strong emphasis on operational excellence and continuous improvement. The company provides a competitive compensation and benefits package, along with opportunities for long-term growth and leadership impact within the organization.

Responsibilities:

The Global Quality Director is responsible for overseeing all aspects of operations quality, including:

• Leading and developing the quality organization
• Establishing and maintaining quality systems, policies, and procedures
• Ensuring compliance with internal standards and customer requirements
• Driving corrective and preventive actions
• Overseeing root cause analysis and problem-solving activities
• Monitoring key quality metrics and initiating improvement actions as required
• Supporting audits and customer interactions related to quality performance
• Partnering with internal customers to drive continuous improvement
• Other duties as assigned

Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Quality, or a related technical discipline
• 5+ years of experience in quality leadership roles

If you are interested in learning more, please apply to this posting.

Summary

The Materials Supervisor plans, organizes and monitors the Production supplier parts including Supplier onboarding, Contract set up (PO), releases, receiving, inventory management, storage and distribution of all items, ensuring a smooth and consistent operation so parts and supplies are located and distributed to proper departments in an effective, efficient and safe manner as required to satisfy internal and external customer requirements.

Core Competencies

• Communication
• Energy and Stress
• Team Work
• Time Management
• Creative and Innovative Thinking
• Problem Solving
• Accountability and Dependability
• Research and Analysis
• Decision Making and Judgement
• Planning and Organizing
• Ethics and Integrity
• Mathematical Reasoning
• Coaching and Mentoring
• Conflict Management
• Inventory Management
• Customer Focus (Internal & External)

Job Duties

• Ensure that the materials department is in compliance with all applicable health and safety regulations and other company-related policies and procedures.
• Responsible for supervisory responsibilities in accordance with the organization's policies and applicable legislation.
• Supervise production suppliers with Materials Coordinators including planning all incoming raw materials, purchased components, packaging, sub-suppliers and Outside Services to support manufacturing and shipping requirements.
• Supervise and train Materials Coordinators.
• Coordinate all incoming logistics planning to ensure efficiency of manpower and floor space.
• Supervise inventory system and all inputs/outputs – lead as expert in the field, working with cross-departmental teams and the CMS System to troubleshoot inventory discrepancies, determine root causes, corrective actions and monitor inventory accuracy.
• Supervise all receiving activity, including training hourly employees as required, ensure CMS database accuracy.
• Develop and maintain cycle count schedule.
• Lead and coordinate the year-end inventory count.
• Key member of APQP team to support launch of new programs; engineering changes and/or volume changes.
• Lead for onboarding and setting up new vendors.
• Lead for setting up new production items, ensure all documentation is in place, maintaining all blanket Purchase orders, in CMS database. Work with Corporate purchasing to review and analyze submitted quotations, understand costing, negotiate with vendors.
• Lead for PFEP (Plan for every part), reporting to Manager on measured targets.
• Reporting on Monthly MP&L Key Targets, as assigned.
• General knowledge of PPAP, IATF, MMOG, ISO14001, SDS, CTPAT and Health & Safety requirements.
• Lead floor plan layout planning for all purchased and manufactured items including current and future mapping and coordination of changes.
• Lead to develop FIFO plan and tracking.
• Coordinate outbound shipments as required related to vendors/production.
• Track monthly supplier performance and report to Manager / summarize for month end reporting.
• Coordinate with the Accounting Department on resolving invoicing discrepancies.
• Coordinate with the Quality Department on supplier issues to protect production.
• Coordinate with Packaging Engineers as a liaison with suppliers for cost savings and continuous improvements projects.
• Perform Health and Safety inspections, as required.
• Keep up to date with system changes and training requirements related to job duties.
• Be on-call by cell phone after daytime office/shop hours.
• Ensures facility compliance with the Flex-N-Gate Materials Management Policy.
• Performs all other tasks as assigned by management.

Requirements

• B.S. or B.A. degree in business management, materials management or related field.
• Minimum five (5) years of experience in warehousing, receiving, shipping, inventory control or materials management in a manufacturing environment with 2 years of supervisory experience.
• Knowledge of environmental, health and safety regulations.
• Experience with ERP systems, specifically MRP modules.
• Strong PC experience; MS Excel - spreadsheets, charts, graphs, MS Word, MS PowerPoint- presentations, and systems applicable to work area (CMS, SpinFire, etc.)
• Knowledge of Import/Export Regulations.
• Knowledge of Basic Supply Chain Management to include master planning of resources, detailed scheduling and planning, and execution and control of operations.
• Good analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent planning and organizational skills.