Commodity buyer

The ideal candidate will have strategic global commodity management experience across electromechanical commodities. He/she need to have experience in automotive industry. He /she need to have experience in working with cross-functional teams across various regions. He /She should have a successful track record of managing suppliers at all levels of management to achieve objectives, successfully managed and negotiated pricing globally.

Key Responsibilities

• Managing Garrett global commodities of electromechanical components and system.
• Work continuously in defining and executing commodity/supplier strategies for all Garrett locations/regions to have good healthy supplier panel across all regions
• Leading purchasing market activities and work closely with internal stakeholders to support the business growth by identifying and developing suppliers and new technologies
• Planning and controlling AOP for the commodity in order to deliver on key goals like, achieving YOY productivity targets, improving working capital, efficient utilization of CAPEX ,etc
• Tracking and managing generic parts capacity on regular basis. Assess and plan addition of capacity by working closely with supply chain and regional procurement team ensuring no capacity issues.
• Work closely with product line sourcing manager for on time sourcing of platform parts at best cost
• Need to work with supplier for price negotiation, supplier agreements, General Terms and Conditions Agreement, consignment stock agreement and raw material and Fx indexation agreement.
• Support NPI team, supplier quality, supply chain and regional procurement team for supplier related issues (Comprehensive ownership of supplier performance)
• Work continuously with all stake holders like suppliers, engineering, quality, etc. to generate good pipe line of VAVE ideas.

Basic Qualifications and Skill Sets

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering
• 5-8 years experience in Strategic Sourcing, global commodity management experience will be preferred
• Good at buying, negotiation, and agreement/contract administration
• Good analytical skills
• Demonstrated ability to manage / lead multiple projects and changing priorities
• Willing to stretch and work with different time zone
• Effective team participant
• Able to challenge the status quo and come up with new ideas
• Skilled in Microsoft Office.

Garrett is a cutting-edge technology leader delivering differentiated solutions for emission reduction and energy efficiency. We are passionate about innovating for mobility and beyond. With a nearly 70-year legacy, we serve customer worldwide with passenger vehicle, commercial vehicle, aftermarket replacement, and performance enhancement solutions.