Senior Buyer - Headlamps and Illuminated Grilles

Stellantis • Auburn Hills, MI

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About The Position

Just like a bridge, our mission in Purchasing is to connect internal and
external partners to deliver world class results. We build our bridge together
on solid foundational values. Our global Purchasing team sources over $80
billion in products and services annually. We deliver world class results by
embracing our values of Belief, Respect, Innovation, Diversity, Growth, and
Energy (BRIDGE) as they are the framework for our culture. We believe in a
work-life balance and provide team members opportunities for mentoring, learning
& development and exposure to senior leadership. STELLANTIS takes great pride in
fostering an inclusive work environment where employees can leverage strengths,
experiences, and perspectives. At STELLANTIS, we believe it is the diversity of
talent and perspective that allows us to take a visionary approach, to
strategically apply new technologies and forge ahead in our industry in
innovation and performance.

The Senior Buyer for Headlamps and Illuminated Grilles will support buying in
North America and Globally with an annual value of business of ~$500M+. The core
responsibilities of this position are the co-development, ownership, and
execution of full lifecycle commodity strategies. This position will assist on
the global team for commodity coordinating global sourcing's, synergy
acceleration, benchmarking, and commodity strategy execution. Buyer activities
include, but are not limited to, coordinating, and managing open issues, leading
and executing business plan, and serving as escalation point to drive issue
closure. Frequent professional communication with senior leadership is expected.

This position affords the opportunity for career development within the
Purchasing organization and with other cross-functional groups. The ideal
candidate will strive to continuously improve purchasing processes.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain Management, Engineering (Mechanical or Electrical), Business, Finance, Economics, or closely related field from an ABET accredited university
• Minimum of 5 year of purchasing or closely related experience
• Strong communication skills and are highly customer focused
• Ability to lead cross-functional teams
• Strong fluency with G Suite / MS Office Suite (strong spreadsheet skills)

Nice To Haves

• Master's degree; MBA or Engineering (ME/EE)
• CPSM Certification
• International working experience
• Familiarity with cross functional (Finance, Engineering, SCM, Capacity) processes

Responsibilities

• co-development, ownership, and execution of full lifecycle commodity strategies
• assisting on the global team for commodity coordinating global sourcing's, synergy acceleration, benchmarking, and commodity strategy execution
• coordinating, and managing open issues
• leading and executing business plan
• serving as escalation point to drive issue closure

What This Job Offers

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