Senior Buyer

Adient; Plymouth (MI); On-site; USD 75,000 - 105,000; Full time

Job summary

Adient in Plymouth, Michigan, seeks a Sr Buyer to drive flawless program launches by meeting timing and budget while leading sourcing, RFQ preparation, and negotiations for parts and tooling. You will work closely with Program Management, Engineering, Quality, and Finance to influence decisions and deliver results.

Ideal candidates bring 3–5 years of automotive purchasing experience, strong negotiation skills, and a proven ability to manage supplier relationships and drive cost reductions in a

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain Management, Business, Engineering, or related field is required.
• 3-5 years of Automotive Purchasing experience required.

Responsibilities

• Launch flawless programs, ensuring timing and budget are met and supporting purchasing deliverables.
• Negotiate product changes and support VAVE activities.
• Prepare RFQs, negotiate and source parts and tooling.
• Support technical feasibility reviews and represent purchasing in program reviews.
• Collaborate with programs, engineering, quality, supply chain, operations, and finance.

Skills

Negotiation

Cross-functional collab

Cost analysis

Data interpretation

Supplier management

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in supply chain / related field

Tools

ERP systems

Job description

The Sr 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 cooperate with people of different levels inside / outside the company and to interact with the team to reach team goals and business objectives
• Ability to recognize and respond to customer expectations with a sense of urgency
• 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 is required.
• 3-5years of Automotive Purchasing experience required.