Division/Region Commodity Director

Faurecia • Auburn Hills, MI

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About The Position

The Commodity Director structures the supplier panel for one or more commodities within a Division/Region and contributes to overall commodity strategy. The role deploys commodity strategies, ensures supplier-panel utilization in programs and series production, and oversees the panel’s productivity. The Director is accountable for achieving purchasing budget targets for the assigned perimeter.

The role manages supplier selection, relationships, negotiations, evaluations, performance, and panel development. It leads productivity and cost-reduction initiatives, monitors budget achievements, and manages supplier insolvencies and corrective action plans. The Director also manages the assigned commodity and serial buyers’ team and serves as a communication intermediary between operations and the Purchasing Organization.

The position requires collaboration with the SQ&D Manager to achieve supplier quality targets and with supply teams to monitor and reduce missed deliveries. It also contributes continuous-improvement ideas and shares best practices and lessons learned across the organization and site. Approximately 10% domestic and international travel is required.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Engineering, or a related field.
• Eight years of purchasing experience in an industrial environment.
• Knowledge of supply portfolio and market research analysis.
• Understanding of sourcing strategies and their application.
• Understanding of market dynamics and trends.
• Knowledge of contractual and legal aspects.
• Strong Excel and Word skills.
• Excellent communication and negotiation skills.
• Strong collaboration skills.
• Ability to accommodate approximately 10% domestic and international travel.

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Engineering or Business is preferred.
• Spanish or Chinese language skills are preferred.

Responsibilities

• Deploy purchasing strategy and construct the supplier panel within the Division/Region.
• Develop market intelligence and analysis.
• Pilot supplier selection.
• Develop and implement tools to improve global productivity, including LCC, e-sourcing, and value analysis.
• Contribute to commodity strategy.
• Manage supplier relationships and negotiations.
• Negotiate general agreements with main suppliers of assigned commodities.
• Supervise supplier evaluation and evolution.
• Pilot supplier-panel management.
• Lead supplier performance follow-up.
• Implement consistent supplier-reduction plans.
• Ensure strategic panel implementation during the development phase, including through the Supplier Nomination Committee.
• Manage and drive purchasing productivity action plans and define rules for productivity sharing between suppliers and Faurecia.
• Consolidate and monitor budget achievements.
• Manage supplier insolvencies and steer corrective action plans.
• Manage the assigned commodity and serial buyers’ team.
• Serve as a communication intermediary between operations and the Purchasing Organization.
• Ensure high supplier-quality performance and pilot corrective actions with the SQ&D Manager to achieve PPM targets.
• Work closely with supply teams to monitor and reduce supplier deviations in Missed Deliveries Per Million (MPM).
• Propose continuous-improvement ideas in business efficiency and cost reduction.
• Capitalize on knowledge and share best practices and lessons learned across the organization and within the site.

Benefits

• Access to career-development opportunities in a global organization.
• More than 22 hours of average online and in-person training through FORVIA University.
• A multicultural environment that values diversity and international collaboration.

What This Job Offers

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