JOB DESCRIPTION

SUMMARY

The Commodity Manager, Fastener Commodity leads and manages procurement operations, implements procurement strategies, and drives procurement optimization and efficiency. Manages identification of potential suppliers and existing key suppliers and evaluates suppliers to ensure an optimal supplier network. Leads the commercial negotiation and re-negotiations of a range of contracts in line with good practice and corporate directives for a defined sub commodity within the Complete Seat division.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• The Commodity Manager will lead, motivate, support and develop purchasing staff members relating to the commodity core team.

• Will 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 savings roadmaps with monthly reconciliation to actual results. Lead high level negotiations with suppliers for savings.

• Improvement of program profitability through continuous improvement, VA/VE activities, utilization of LPP's, market testing, and leverage global sourcing where possible.

• Develop, coordinate, and steer purchasing strategies for specific commodities.

• Leverage of purchases across all business units and global programs where possible

• The Commodity Manager will 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

• Bachelor's Degree in Business, Supply Chain or related technical field.

• Minimum of 5-8 years purchasing experience with automotive industry experience preferred. Metals experience is desired.

• 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 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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