Commodity Buyer - Automotive Heavy Truck Manufacturing

Morristown in Tennessee (United States)

Publish date: October 1, 2015 06:35

Price: Free

Description

Company Name:
Gerald Smith Associates Recruitment

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Position Title : Commodity Buyer - Automotive Heavy Truck Manufacturing " $ TOP PAY "( Hiring Now )
ATTENTION : " $ TOP PAY "( Interviewing Now )
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Relocation : Yes

Location : Morristown TN

Salary : Competitive (DOE)

Global Manufacturer in the automotive and engine industry looking for a Commodity Buyer.

- In charge of achieving cost targets regarding productive materials from domestic
and international supply base.
- The Commodity Buyer works in an international team environment consisting of
Purchasing management, global and regional buyers, SQM / SQE, Logistics,
Engineering and Sales.
- The Commodity Buyer will be responsible to coordinate and manage the
purchasing requirements for the assigned Productive Material on a regional basis.
- Commodity Buyer will coordinate with other regional buyers and Global Lead
Buyers for assigned materials or components.
- Understand and effectively communicate business trends and cost drivers that
include technological and business footprints of the component and raw material
suppliers.
- Buyer would be responsible for quotations and a total cost of ownership analysis
for assigned commodities.
- Maintain system database for quotations and analysis approval process.
- Perform market analysis to establish key trends within the Supply Base, Market
and Technology following standardized company procedures and processes.
- Define commodity strategies to achieve corporate, purchasing & Business Unit
goals and objectives.
- Utilize commodity expertise and Commodity strategies to create and maintain
Business Plan.
- Support balanced scorecard and material cost savings objectives
- Coordinate activities to support supplier performance objectives and supplier risk
mitigation
- Develop and implement cost reduction strategies in conjunction with the global
commodity team. Able to lead supplier negotiations and costing workshops.
- Manage/drive commodity review of projects for all relevant commodity activities.
- Buyer should be able to develop commercial and supply agreements to support
organizational goals and objectives.

Bottom line :

1. Bachelor's Degree in Business, Engineering, Materials Management or related.
2. 3 + years' experience in Purchasing of productive components or materials. Preferably
in automotive or heavy duty truck application manufacturing or related industries.
3. SAP R3 experience with preference in purchasing modules.

For consideration you must act now, send resume to .
Sincerely,

Gerald Smith
Executive Recruitment

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