Job Description
Push boundaries. Explore ideas. Reshape tomorrow. Join Garrett and grow your career while helping top vehicle brands accelerate towards a cleaner, safer, and smarter future.
Garrett is a cutting -edge technology leader delivering differentiated solutions for emission reduction and energy efficiency. We are passionate about innovating for mobility and beyond. With a nearly 70-year legacy, we serve customer worldwide with passenger vehicle, commercial vehicle, aftermarket replacement, and performance enhancement solutions.
Join us as a Commodity Buyer - Aluminum!
Are you a skilled negotiator with a passion for building strong supplier partnerships? Do you thrive in a fast‑paced, global environment where innovation and strategic thinking are key? If so, we’d love to meet you!
We’re looking for a Commodity Buyer – Aluminum to help shape our procurement strategy, expand our supplier network, and drive performance across our aluminum commodities worldwide.
What You’ll Do:
Supplier Development & Strategy
- Discovering and onboarding new suppliers, especially those offering cutting‑edge technologies for our growth areas.
- Building and managing a strong global/regional supplier panel aligned with our business needs.
- Leading the full integration process for new suppliers — from scouting and assessments (CSA) to development activities.
Performance & Productivity
- Achieving sub‑commodity goals in line with Annual Operating Plan targets.
- Creating, consolidating, and executing productivity and cost‑improvement initiatives.
- Managing the strategic roadmap for your sub‑commodity portfolio.
Collaboration & Negotiation
- Driving yearly negotiations and ensuring competitive conditions with assigned suppliers.
- Supporting upcoming product launches by partnering with the New Product Introduction (NPI) team.
- Leading quarterly supplier performance reviews and ensuring continuous improvement.
Innovation & Growth
- Generating fresh ideas for global procurement projects and capturing new opportunities from suppliers.
- Ensuring future business and customer needs are understood and embedded in procurement strategy.
What We Need:
- Experience: experience as a Commodity Buyer.
- Education: Bachelor’s degree or above.
- Tools: Project Management, Good Proficiency in excel & PowerPoint
- Language: English
BENEFITS
- Meal tickets
- 13th salary
- Private medical insurance
- A fixed monthly amount received on the Benefits platform with which you can choose from services such as:
- Extended health insurance for employees and dependents
- Dental care
- Online and offsite shopping discounts
- Private pension
- Vacation vouchers
- Transportation: Metrorex/STB monthly subscriptions or Fuel card
- Access to various events (paintball, escape room, laser tag, rafting, wakeboarding, movie, theater etc.)
LEARN & DEVELOP
- Extensive online and on-site training programs
- Support for Green Belt Six Sigma Certification
- Peer2Peer Training program: learn and teach one another, offer advice, and engage
- Career growth & promotion opportunities
- International work environment