Buyer

Adient; Plymouth (MI); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Adient seeks a Buyer to join the Operational Purchasing team in Plymouth, MI. You will drive flawless program launches, manage sourcing and RFQs, and negotiate changes to meet timing and budget while supporting VAVE activities.

The role requires collaboration across Program Management, Engineering, Quality, and Supply Chain, with a focus on reducing total costs and ensuring supplier terms are favorable. Some travel may be required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required in relevant field.
• 3-5 years automotive purchasing experience required.
• Experience with automotive soft trim or metals components desired.

Responsibilities

• Manage program launches and ensure purchasing deliverables meet timing and budget.
• Negotiate product changes and support VAVE activities.
• Prepare RFQs, negotiate and source parts and tooling.
• Support supplier feasibility reviews and conduct program reviews with cross-functional teams.

Skills

Negotiation

Data analysis

Cross-functional collaboration

Influence without authority

Cost reduction

Education

Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Business, Engineering, or related field

Job description

JOB DESCRIPTION Job Description The Buyer is part of our Operational Purchasing team and will be responsible for flawless program launches, ensuring purchasing deliverables are met according to program timing and budget, negotiating product changes, supporting VAVE activities, BOM and sourcing tracking, preparing RFQs, negotiating and sourcing parts and tooling, supporting technical feasibility reviews, and representing purchasing in multifunctional program reviews.

Core Responsibilities

• Ability to work with multiple functions within Adient (Program Management, Engineering, Quality, Supply Chain, Operations, Finance) and influence without direct authority
• Clear understanding of supplier terms and conditions
• Ability to negotiate (tactics, techniques, and strategies)
• Evaluate cost breakdowns to identify opportunities to reduce overall cost
• Ability to gather information, analyze data, prepare and lead negotiations as well as deliver a recommendation
• Ability to summarize complex issues and communicate to all levels of management
• Ability to be successful working in a fast-paced environment with multiple priorities
• Some travel may be required

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain Management, Business, Engineering, or related field
• 3-5 years of Automotive Purchasing experience required.
• Experience with automotive soft trim or metals components desired.

PRIMARY LOCATION

Central Tech Unit Plymouth MI

Adient (NYSE: ADNT) is a global leader in automotive seating. With more than 65,000 employees in 29 countries, Adient operates ~200 manufacturing/assembly plants worldwide. We produce and deliver automotive seating for all major OEMs. From complete seating systems to individual components, our expertise spans every step of the automotive seat-making process. We take our products from research and design to engineering and manufacturing - and into millions of vehicles every year. For more information, please visit www.adient.com.