Commodity Buyer

The ideal candidate will have strategic global commodity management experience across electromechanical commodities. He/she need to have experience in automotive industry. They 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.