Commodity Buyer
Company: Tenneco
Location: Southfield
Posted on: April 23, 2024
Job Description:
Tenneco is one of the world's leading designers, manufacturers,
and marketers of automotive products for original equipment and
aftermarket customers. Through our four business groups,
Motorparts, Ride Performance, Clean Air and Powertrain, Tenneco is
driving advancements in global mobility by delivering technology
solutions for diversified global markets, including light vehicle,
commercial truck, off-highway, industrial, motorsport and the
aftermarket.
For the Motorparts Purchasing organization, to support our
ambitious growth strategy, we are currently looking for a Commodity
Buyer.
Position Summary:
As a member of the North America Purchasing team, contributes to
implement and drive execution of the direct material sourcing
strategies for Motorparts business unit.
Scope:
- Implement and drive the appropriate sourcing strategy for the
DRiV Paragould Motorparts plant producing Monroe - shock absorbers
and struts.
- Manage the spend and sourcing, participate as an active team
member with the Product and Engineering group, material management
team, manufacturing and quality departments to establish strategies
and actions to achieve best value for the company.
- Ensure continuous identification and implementation of cost
reduction opportunities, supply-base consolidation, localization
initiatives and working capital improvements.
Major Responsibilities:
- Lead purchasing projects review meetings, interface between
suppliers and engineering, manufacturing, quality and local supply
chain to maintain project deadlines.
- Prepare and send RFQ/RFIs for commodity projects.
- Maintain compliance to Global Purchasing policies and
procedures.
- Maintain consistent communication with suppliers to ensure
RFQ/Launch timelines are met.
- Interface between suppliers and engineering/operations/product
team to answer any questions related to RFQ documents.
- Perform financial analysis of RFQ results to determine overall
cost competitiveness, negotiate proposals that achieve best total
cost, make sourcing recommendations based upon RFI and RFQ
results.
- Represents purchasing for the business unit weekly meetings and
coordinates all actions (reporting, action registers)
- Will be responsible for variety of components and coordinate
sourcing activities for DRiV Paragould
- Day-to-day activities: support continuity of supply to plant,
Prepare PO changes requests, report projects' savings.
Skills and Education:
- Bachelor's degree in Business, Supply Chain, Economics, or
equivalent by experience
- 2-3 years of relevant experience in Purchasing or Aftermarket
Product/Engineering, preferably within a global environment.
Automotive experience preferred.
- Solid communication skills in English
- Ability to negotiate with suppliers.
- Ability to drive execution of multiple projects within
manufacturing environment.
- Strong analytical skills (Microsoft Office, Excel, Word,
PowerPoint and SAP)
- Able to go straight to the point, balance & focus on top
priorities.
- Autonomous with hands-on attitude
Keywords: Tenneco, Bloomfield Township , Commodity Buyer, Professions , Southfield, Michigan
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