Seat Manager

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Auburn Hills, MI, USA
In-Office
Automotive
The Role
Job Summary & Responsibilities

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 offers challenging career opportunities designed for our Senior Buyers to advance aggressively throughout their careers. We take 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. This opportunity is global in nature and will involve collaboration with Stellantis colleagues in all regions across the world.

 

The JIT Supervisor Senior Buyer is responsible for but not limited to:

  • Sourcing activities supporting the Seat JIT Commodity
  • Supplier negotiations
  • Sourcing on time and to target
  • Driving annual cost savings activities
  • Managing and executing Monozukuri and Value Optimization activities for cost savings
  • Development and implementation of global commodity strategies
  • Lead the resolution and negotiation of commercial issues including Gap Should Cost
  • Supervising the seat JIT commodity team

The selected candidate will interact with many cross-functional teams such as engineering, supply chain management, supplier quality and finance.

Preferred Qualifications

Basic Qualifications: 

  • Bachelor of Science degree in Business, Business Administration, Supply Chain Management, Finance, Marketing, Economics, International Business, Accounting, Entrepreneurship, Engineering, or equivalent from an AACSB accredited program; Other technical degrees with business background also considered
  • A minimum 10 years of relevant purchasing experience or other disciplines that require significant negotiation/exposure to sourcing processes
  • Strong negotiation skills and the ability to think and act strategically
  • Strong communication, presentation and commodity leadership skills
  • Well organized, self-motivated, and resourceful managing complex situations
  • Ability to support all aspects of the commercial relationship with the supply base and key internal stakeholders
  • Must be skilled at relationship building, cost analysis, negotiation (both internal and external), benchmarking, time management and presentations to all levels of management
  • Strong use of MS Office Suite/G Suite

Preferred Qualifications: 

  • MBA / Master's degree
  • Additional experience to support more challenging decks which would reflect in more advanced Purchasing Buyer levels including JIT or MPAB experience
  • Previous automotive related and/or global commodity experience
  • Previous supervisory experience
  • Strong interest in the automotive industry
  • Experience working with PentaSAP

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