Sr Buyer

Company: Adient plc
Location: Plymouth
Posted on: April 2, 2021

Job Description:

JOB DESCRIPTIONThe Commodity Buyer will be responsible for strategic sourcing for a defined sub commodity within the Complete Seat division. In addition, the Commodity Buyer is responsible to:

• 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
• Lead negotiations with suppliers for savings
• Lead Sourcing activities in coordination with costing and engineering to drive a competitive advantage for Adient with financially stable suppliers
• Improvement of program profitability through continuous improvement, VA/VE activities, utilization of LPP's, market testing, and leverage global sourcing
• Support development of 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 strategiesQualifications
  • Bachelor's Degree in Business, Supply Chain or related technical field
  • 5-8 years of experiences
  • Ability to cooperate with people of different levels inside/ outside the company and to interact with team to reach team goals and business objectives
  • 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 requiredPRIMARY LOCATIONPlymouth COE Posted 30+ Days Ago Full time R-10285 About Us Adient (NYSE: ADNT) is a global leader in automotive seating.--With 81,000 employees in 34 countries, Adient operates 220 manufacturing/assembly plants worldwide. We produce and deliver automotive seating for all major OEMs. From complete seating systems to individual components, our expertise spans every step of the automotive seat-making process. Our integrated, in-house skills allow us to take our products from research and design to engineering and manufacturing - and into more than 23 million vehicles every year. For more information on Adient, please visit www.adient.com

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