Victoria Ramos Gomez
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Director Purchasing
Location:
Plymouth, MI
Description:
The Director Purchasing - Mechanisms, Motors, Electronics and Fasteners is a part of the Americas Purchasing and Supply Chain organization within Commodity Purchasing. This role primarily focuses on leading a team of purchasing professionals that are responsible for strategic sourcing and management for mechanisms, motors, electronics and fasteners. Experience in mechanisms and motors is preferred. Responsibilities * Lead and develop team members * Meet or exceed profit plan goals related to commodities including cost savings, economics, quality, supplier rationalization, diversity spend, working capital improvements and other key metrics * Maintain and update weekly cost savings roadmaps with monthly reconciliation to actual results. 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 * Manage the mechanisms commodity team to meet new program sourcing and cost reduction goals * 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 of all Adient plants with the required products in line with the respective business plans, budgets, targets and strategies * Serve as liaison representing Adient external towards suppliers on all commercial and business relationships content including but not limited to quality, cost, delivery, contracts, risks, and technologyQualifications * Bachelor's degree or equivalent education within business or a technical field, Master's degree in Business or related field preferred * 15+ years of purchasing experience, ideally within automotive or commodity related industry, automotive seating mechanisms preferred. * 3-5 years' experience in purchasing leadership role either within direct or indirect purchasing * Proven Purchasing track record, particularly with operational and strategic involvement * In depth understanding of purchasing tools and practices * Controlling and cost analysis knowledge * Strong leadership skills * Excellent communication skills at all levels of the business both internally and externally * Fluency in English; other language skills advantageousPRIMARY LOCATIONCentral Tech Unit Plymouth MI
Company:
Adient
Posted:
November 8 on Broadbean
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