Buyer Business Unit

Buyer Business Unit

What can you expect?

Adient (NYSE: ADNT) is a global leader in automotive seating. With more than 65,000 employees in 29 countries, Adient operates ~200 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. We take our products from research and design to engineering and manufacturing — and into millions of vehicles every year. For more information, please 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?

Support all program purchasing activities within the given Customer Business Unit while ensuring compliance with overall company objectives, strategies and procedures.

Coordination of Program Purchasing activities over specific customer business unit to ensure excellent product launches

Ensure smooth project launches

Control and approval of all Program Purchasing activities specified in Program launch system and decisions in line with customer demands and commodity strategies

Guarantee financial control over complex, modular programs from phase 0-5 and over lifetime

Ensure the cost-, quality and time-oriented supply of all required goods, materials, equipment and services under compliance with the respective business plans, budgets and targets

Initiate and support of proper Make or Buy decisions

Initiate and support Value Analysis/Value Engineering activities

Initiate and support cost optimization/saving projects

Program team member for a specific number of programs

Guarantee compliance with all Adient procedures

Manage the Suppliers within the given programs (Request for Quotes RFQ, change management, contract negotiations, payment queries, dispute resolutions etc.)

Which qualifications are we looking for in potential employees?

Commercial or technical degree

Minimum 2 years in Automotive (preferably) Purchasing of production materials.

In depth understanding of purchasing tools and practices

PC knowledge (MS-Word, Excel, PowerPoint),

Controlling and cost analysis knowledge

Relevant SAP knowledge

Fluent English

Which benefits do we offer?

Base monthly salary starting from 2000 EUR gross. Our salary is fair and competitive and can be higher than the starting minimum in the advert

13th salary

Language and proficiency courses

Flexible working hours, possibility to work remotely including days from abroad

Extra holiday entitlement based on seniority

Inclusive allowance scheme including Jubilee allowance and Housing allowance

Referral bonus

Employee Assistance Program "Felix"

Volunteer days

An active workplace culture with colleagues, enriched by diverse employee gatherings and events

Flexible benefits including options for Cafeteria system, Multisport membership, third-pillar pension contributions, and ProCare health service

Various CSR Activities

Modern relax areas, play room

Coffee and tea at the workplace

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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