Commodity buyer

Commodity Buyer 

The ideal candidate will have strategic global commodity management experience of casting and machining commodities. He/she need to have experience in automotive industry. He /she need to have experience in working with cross-functional teams across various regions. He /She should have a successful track record of managing suppliers at all levels of management to achieve objectives, successfully managed and negotiated pricing globally. 

Key Responsibilities: 

• Managing Garrett global commodities of wheels in Turbocharger.

• Work continuously in defining and executing commodity/supplier strategies for all Garrett locations/regions to have good healthy supplier panel across all regions

• Leading purchasing market activities and work closely with internal stakeholders to support the business growth by identifying and developing suppliers and new technologies

• Planning and controlling AOP for the commodity in order to deliver on key goals like, achieving YOY productivity targets, improving working capital, efficient utilization of CAPEX ,etc

• Tracking and managing generic parts capacity on regular basis. Assess and plan addition of capacity by working closely with supply chain and regional procurement team ensuring no capacity issues.

• Work closely with product line sourcing manager for on time sourcing of platform parts at best cost

• Need to work with supplier for price negotiation, supplier agreements, General Terms and Conditions Agreement, consignment stock agreement and raw material and Fx indexation agreement.

• Support NPI team, supplier quality, supply chain and regional procurement team for supplier related issues (Comprehensive ownership of supplier performance)

• Work continuously with all stake holders like suppliers, engineering, quality, etc. to generate good pipe line of VAVE ideas.

Basic Qualifications and skill sets: 

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering

• 5-8years experience in Strategic Sourcing, global commodity management experience will be preferred

• Good at buying, negotiation, and agreement/contract administration 

• Good analytical skills 

• Demonstrated ability to manage / lead multiple projects and changing priorities

• Willing to stretch and work with different time zone

• Effective team participant 

• Able to challenge the status quo and come up with new ideas

• Skilled in Microsoft Office.