Regional Raw Materials Sourcing Director

Magna International Limited; Troy (MI); In loco; USD 140.000 - 190.000; Tempo pieno

Descrizione del lavoro

Magna Exteriors seeks a Purchasing Director, Raw Materials to lead regional sourcing, supplier management, and cost performance. You will develop commodity strategies, drive negotiations, and ensure cross‑group alignment across Engineering, Operations, Finance, and regional teams.

Responsibilities include leading supplier relationships, cost reductions, market intelligence, and strategic sourcing, with 25% travel. Fluency in business English and automotive industry experience are highly valued.

Competenze

• Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Economics, Engineering, Supply Chain, Purchasing, or equivalent.
• MBA or relevant certification preferred.
• Experience in Purchasing, Strategic Sourcing, Commodity Management, or Supply Chain within manufacturing; automotive experience preferred.
• Strong leadership, communication, negotiation, and problem‑solving skills.
• Business‑fluent English; additional languages are an advantage.
• High proficiency with MS Office, SAP, or comparable ERP systems.

Mansioni

• Define regional raw material sourcing objectives aligned with leadership direction, business priorities, regional requirements, and procurement policies.
• Develop and execute commodity strategies to improve value, leverage, standardization, supplier competitiveness, and total cost.
• Lead strategic sourcing, competitive bidding, supplier selection, pre-qualification, award recommendations, and contract negotiations.
• Manage regional raw material supplier relationships to ensure competitive conditions, supply continuity, and compliance with standards.
• Coordinate Commodity/Lead Buyers and regional purchasing teams to deliver sourcing, budget, cost reduction, and performance targets.
• Provide market intelligence on pricing, cost drivers, supply-demand dynamics, lead times, supplier capabilities, and risks.
• Drive cost reductions through negotiation, leverage, supplier rationalization, benchmarking, cost modeling, value chain analysis, and process optimization.
• Support product development and early supplier engagement to improve sourcing readiness, supply chain efficiency, and lifecycle cost.
• Ensure cross-group cooperation and alignment to clarify requirements, resolve constraints, align priorities, and deliver business results.
• Act as escalation point for supplier performance, commercial disputes, capacity constraints, operational issues, and alignment needs.
• Perform additional duties as directed, including responsibilities inherent to the role or required by operational needs.
• Travel is required to support regional sourcing activities (25%).

Conoscenze

Leadership

Strategic thinking

Negotiation

Communication

Problem solving

Cross-functional collaboration

Data analytics

Forecasting

Formazione

Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Economics, Engineering, Supply Chain, Purchasing, or equivalent

MBA or relevant certification

Strumenti

MS Office

SAP

Descrizione del lavoro

Magna Exteriors seeks a Purchasing Director, Raw Materials to lead regional sourcing, supplier management, and cost performance. You will develop commodity strategies, drive negotiations, and ensure cross‑group alignment across Engineering, Operations, Finance, and regional teams.

Responsibilities include leading supplier relationships, cost reductions, market intelligence, and strategic sourcing, with 25% travel. Fluency in business English and automotive industry experience are highly valued.