Senior Buyer Business Unit

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JOB DESCRIPTION Senior Buyer Business Unit What can you expect? Supplier management and project coordination that meets the organization's standards of price competitiveness, quality,

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Supplier management and project coordination that meets the organization's standards of price competitiveness, quality, timing and reliability of supply.

Adient (NYSE: ADNT) is a global leader in automotive seating. With 70,000+ employees in 30 countries, Adient operates more than 200 manufacturing/assembly plants worldwide. We produce and deliver automotive seating for all major OEMs. From complete seating systems to individual foam, trim and metal 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 millions of vehicles every year. For more information, visit www.adient.com.

Responsibilities

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Support all program purchasing activities within the given Customer Business Unit while ensuring compliance with overall company objectives, strategies and procedures.
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Coordination of Program Purchasing activities over specific customer business unit to ensure excellent product launch (PLUS Phase 2-6)
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Ensure smooth sourcing process, supplier kick off and project launch in time
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Control and approval of all Program Purchasing activities specified in Program launch system and decisions in line with customer demands and commodity strategies
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Guarantee financial control over complex, modular programs from phase 0-6
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Ensure the cost-, quality and time-oriented supply of all required goods, materials, equipment’s and services under compliance with the respective business plans, budgets and targets
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Detailed understanding in regard to costed design changes and implementation process
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Initiate and support. VA / VE activities
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Initiate and support cost optimization/saving projects and supplier onsite Audits
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Program team member for a specific number of programs
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Guarantee compliance with all Adient procedures
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Manage the Suppliers within the given programs (change management, contract negotiations, payment queries, dispute resolutions, SAP set up, etc.)

Requirements

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Commercial or technical degree
Minimum 3-4 years in Automotive (preferably) Purchasing of direct materials (Metal BU preferred).
In depth understanding of purchasing tools and practices
PC knowledge (MS-Word, Excel, PowerPoint),
Controlling and cost analysis knowledge
Relevant SAP knowledge
Technical drawing reading and understanding of basics of production processes
High level of communication skills is mandatory
Experience in team work e.g. Program Management Teams
Fluent English