Senior Buyer - Headlamps and Illuminated Grilles - Auburn Hills, MI

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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 takes 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.

The Senior Buyer for Headlamps and Illuminated Grilles will support buying in North America and Globally with an annual value of business of ~$500M+. The core responsibilities of this position are the co-development, ownership, and execution of full lifecycle commodity strategies. This position will assist on the global team for commodity coordinating global sourcing's, synergy acceleration, benchmarking, and commodity strategy execution. Buyer activities include, but are not limited to, coordinating, and managing open issues, leading and executing business plan, and serving as escalation point to drive issue closure. Frequent professional communication with senior leadership is expected.

This position affords the opportunity for career development within the Purchasing organization and with other cross-functional groups. The ideal candidate will strive to continuously improve purchasing processes.

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain Management, Engineering (Mechanical or Electrical), Business, Finance, Economics, or closely related field from an ABET accredited university
• Minimum of 5 year of purchasing or closely related experience
• Strong communication skills and are highly customer focused
• Ability to lead cross-functional teams
• Strong fluency with G Suite / MS Office Suite (strong spreadsheet skills)

Preferred Qualifications:

• Master's degree; MBA or Engineering (ME/EE)
• CPSM Certification
• International working experience
• Familiarity with cross functional (Finance, Engineering, SCM, Capacity) processes

Full-time

At Stellantis, we assess candidates based on qualifications, merit, and business needs. We welcome applications from all people without regard to sex, age, ethnicity, nationality, religion, sexual orientation, disability, or any characteristic protected by law. We believe that diverse teams reflect our identity as a global company, enabling us to better address the evolving needs of our customers and care for our future.