Commodity Buyer - Steel and Metals

Volkswagen-posted 3 months ago
Full-time
Chattanooga, TN
Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers
Resume
Match Score
Upload and Match ResumeTrack Jobs with Teal

The Commodity Buyer for Steel and Metals will drive the Volkswagen Group Global strategy and initiatives for the NAR Region. This role involves supporting the team to establish and achieve an annual business plan aimed at optimizing the material cost of assigned parts. The Commodity Buyer will be responsible for production parts sourcing for Volkswagen Group of America and will support the development and implementation of localization and hidden cost strategies.

  • Lead Business 'on-top' cost reduction activities within their Commodity.
  • Teach new Buyers 'Best Practices' Negotiation Skills.
  • Achieve annual business plan savings commitments as defined by Commodity Manager.
  • Negotiate annual material cost savings with assigned suppliers and material groups and report on a monthly basis.
  • Analyze localization and deep localization rate of assigned parts and develop strategies to increase these rates.
  • Benchmark competitor products and specifications for cost optimization.
  • Participate in cost reduction workshops to identify alternative materials and manufacturing processes.
  • Lead the overall strategy in the region to develop Forward Sourcing Strategy for assigned Material Groups.
  • Leverage current business with future business through Global Sourcing.
  • Implement regional and global material group strategies and coordinate with counterparts within the VW Group.
  • Create sourcing presentations with recommendations and supporting benchmark data.
  • Establish and maintain supplier strategy that supports regional and global material group strategies.
  • Utilize product knowledge to evaluate optimal material cost of future vehicle programs.
  • Travel to suppliers as needed to monitor part shortage situations.
  • Teach new Buyers how to handle part shortage situations.
  • Responsible for crisis management of unforeseen supply chain disruptions.
  • Proactively evaluate suppliers to identify potential risk.
  • Evaluate and negotiate Engineering Change Requests with suppliers.
  • 5+ years of professional experience.
  • Bachelor's degree or equivalent in business or other relevant field of study.
  • MBA degree.
  • Degree in Supply Chain Management or Logistics.
  • Key subject matter expert on VW purchasing systems.
  • Analyze and monitor Global macro-economic, geo-political and unforeseen events.
  • A deep technical understanding of Automotive Purchasing.
  • A high level of technical understanding for cost drivers in Purchased Parts.
  • Ability to network across cultures/languages.
  • Experienced in data-driven decision analysis.
  • Proficient knowledge of supply chain methods and metrics.
Track Jobs with Teal

Job Search Resources

•
Resume Builder
•
Resume Examples
•
Cover Letter Examples

Tools

Career Hubs

Guides

Company

© 2024 Teal Labs, Inc
Privacy PolicyTerms of Service