Commodity Buyer

Commodity Buyer

What can you expect?

Adient (NYSE: ADNT) is a global leader in automotive seating. With 70,000+ employees in 29 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

At Adient, we are proud to offer hybrid working to our employees, which involves being able to work remotely for up to 3 days per week based on the agreement within specific department.

What will your responsibilities be?

Meet or exceed profit plan goals related to the EMEA Stamping Commodity South-East Europe including cost savings, economics, quality, supplier rationalization, 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

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

Develop, coordinate, and steer purchasing strategies for the EMEA Stamping Commodity South-East Europe

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

Which qualifications are we looking for in potential employees?

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

Several years purchasing experience, in automotive industry preferred.

In depth understanding of purchasing tools and practice

PC knowledge (MS-Word, Excel, PowerPoint) and cost analysis knowledge

Profound SAP knowledge

Ability to cooperate with people of different levels inside / outside the company and to interact with people to reach team goals and business objectives

Ability to recognize and respond to internal customer expectations with sense of urgency

Ability to gather information, analyze data, prepare and lead negotiations as well as deliver a recommendation

Some travel may be occurring

Adient is committed to equal employment opportunity, diversity and inclusion in the workplace. As a true global company, our leaders and employees come from various cultures across the world. Our diversity is a source of inspiration enabling us to achieve our goals and build an inclusive company culture.

We are looking forward to receiving your application including your salary expectations and your earliest availability date. If you have additional questions, please do not hesitate to contact Michaela Cochard on .

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