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The Commodity Manager will be responsible for strategic sourcing for a defined sub commodity within the Complete Seat division. Experience with metals commodities is desirable; especially in the areas of stamped components. In addition, the Commodity Manager is responsible to:
Meet or exceed profit plan goals related to commodities including cost savings, economics, quality, diversity spend, working capital improvements and other key metrics
Maintain and update weekly cost savings roadmaps. Lead high level negotiations with suppliers for savings
Support 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 specific commodities
Support of proper Make vs Buy decisions
Leverage purchases across all business units and global programs
Ensure the cost, quality and time-oriented supply to all Adient plants with the required products is in line with the respective business plans, budgets, targets and strategies
Qualifications
Minimum Bachelor's Degree in Business, Supply Chain or related technical field. Master's degree preferred.
Minimum of 8 years purchasing experience with 3-5 years in automotive industry preferred.
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 use Microsoft Office products at an advanced level: prepare executive level presentations and work with large amounts of data in excel
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 will be required, position is hybrid (office/remote)COMPANY INFORMATION: Adient is a global leader in automotive seating. With approximately 75,000 employees in 33 countries, Adient operates 208 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. Our integrated, in-house skills allow us to take our products from research and design to engineering and manufacturing - and into more than 20 million vehicles every year. We are a global leader in automotive seating because of our people - a team of adventurous thinkers and passionate high performers who make it all possible. We pride ourselves on being at the vanguard of new industry trends and technologies. When you join Adient, you'll play an important role in helping us improve the experience of a world in motion. At Adient, we care about your character just as much as your qualifications. Because for us, it's more than the job. It's about committing to your responsibilities. Creating a global community and empowering your teammates. That's why we work hard to ensure our employees - no matter their race, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, age, pregnancy, caste, disability, union membership, ethnicity, religious beliefs or the stage of their careers - can see the difference their work makes for our customers and their consumers around the globe.ManpowerGroup is committed to providing equal employment opportunities in a professional, high quality work environment. It is the policy of ManpowerGroup and all of its subsidiaries to recruit, train, promote, transfer, pay and take all employment actions without regard to an employee's race, color, national origin, ancestry, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, religion, age, disability, protected veteran status, or any other basis protected by applicable law.
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