Sr Buyer

JOB DESCRIPTION

Description

The Senior Buyer, Trim Commodities will be responsible for strategic sourcing for a defined sub commodity within the Complete Seat division. Experience with trim and foam commodities desirable.

• Sr Buyer should meet or exceed profit plan goals related to commodities including cost savings, economics, quality, supplier rationalization, diversity spend, working capital improvements and other key metrics.
• Maintain and update weekly cost saving roadmaps with monthly reconciliation to actual results. Lead high level negotiations with suppliers for savings.
• Lead Sourcing activities in coordination with the costing and engineering to drive a competitive advantage for Adient.
• Improvement of program profitability through continuous improvement, VA/VE activities, utilization of LPP's, market testing, and leverage global sourcing.
• Develop, coordinate, and steer purchasing strategies for specific commodities.
• Support of proper Make vs Buy decisions.
• Leverage of purchases across all business units and global programs.
• Ensure the cost, quality and time-oriented supply of all Adient plants with the required products in line with the respective business plans, budgets, targets and strategies.

Qualifications

• Minimum Bachelor's Degree in Business, Supply Chain, or related technical field.
• Ideally have 3-5 years purchasing experience, preferably in automotive industry, or related work experience working with suppliers and internal cross functional teams.
• Ability to cooperate with people of different levels inside/outside the company and to interact with team to reach goals and business objectives.
• Ability to empower others to achieve results through motivation, recognition and performance feedback.
• Ability to express information in a manner appropriate to different levels of people & to lead negotiations.
• Ability to recognize and respond to customer expectations with sense of urgency.
• Ability to take full responsibility for decisions & results even when all elements are not under individual direct control.
• Ability to set goals consistent with company objectives and to adapt plans to changing environment.
• Ability to gather information, analyze data, prepare and lead negotiations as well as deliver a recommendation.
• Some travel may be required.

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