Capex & Industrial Manager

Stellantis • Auburn Hills, MI

3h • Onsite

About The Position

The Purchasing Leader will be responsible for overseeing the Sourcing, development, and businesses maintenance of key vehicle systems, ensuring they meet quality, performance, cost, and timing targets. This role requires close collaboration with cross-functional teams, suppliers, and internal stakeholders to maintain system integration and compliance with internal control regulations. Construction & Industrial Services is responsible for sourcing activities supporting various areas within construction and industrial services at our plants and facilities in North America. The purchasing responsibilities include supplier negotiations, sourcing on time and to target, driving cost savings activities and development and implementation of global commodity strategies, lead the resolution and negotiation of commercial issues, support other buyers on the team with PO placement, sourcing activities and other various tasks. The selected candidate will interact with many cross-functional teams such as Engineering, Supply Chain Management, and Finance.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree
• A minimum 10+ years of relevant purchasing experience or other disciplines that require significant negotiation/exposure to sourcing processes
• Strong negotiation skills and the ability to think and act strategically
• Strong communication, presentation and commodity leadership skills
• Well organized, self-motivated, and resourceful managing complex situations
• Ability to support all aspects of the commercial relationship with the supply base and key internal stakeholders- mainly Business Development and JV PM Office
• Must be skilled at relationship building, cost analysis, negotiation (both internal and external), benchmarking, time management and presentations to all levels of management
• Strong use of MS Office Suite/G Suit

Responsibilities

• Lead the purchasing strategy for assigned vehicle systems, ensuring cost-effective and high-quality sourcing
• Develop and maintain strong supplier relationships, negotiating contracts to optimize cost, quality, and delivery
• Guarantee the conformity to internal control system rules
• Work closely with global and regional suppliers to enhance supply chain resilience
• Work with engineering, R&D, quality, and manufacturing teams to align purchasing activities with vehicle development
• Oversee budget planning and cost tracking for purchasing activities
• Support cost-reduction initiatives, improving efficiency across sourcing and procurement processes
• Lead and mentor a cross-functional team, ensuring alignment with the company goals
• Work with manufacturing and quality teams to address supplier quality concerns and implement corrective actions
• supplier negotiations
• sourcing on time and to target
• driving cost savings activities
• development and implementation of global commodity strategies
• lead the resolution and negotiation of commercial issues
• support other buyers on the team with PO placement, sourcing activities and other various tasks

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior