Sr Buyer

Adient US LLC; Plymouth Charter Township (MI); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Adient US LLC, based in Plymouth, MI, seeks a Senior Buyer to drive flawless program launches and manage sourcing for tooling and components. You will negotiate changes, support VAVE activities, and track BOMs to ensure timing and budget compliance.

You will collaborate with Program Management, Engineering, Quality, Supply Chain, Operations and Finance, lead RFQs, analyze cost breakdowns, and deliver informed recommendations. Some travel may be required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain Management, Business, Engineering, or related field.
• 5+ years of Automotive Purchasing experience.
• Experience in soft trim or metals components desired.
• Strong proficiency in Microsoft Office (Excel, PowerPoint, Word).
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Ability to work with multiple functions within Adient and influence without direct authority.
• Negotiate product changes and support VAVE activities.
• Evaluate cost breakdowns to identify opportunities to reduce overall cost.
• Prepare RFQs, negotiating and sourcing parts and tooling.
• Support technical feasibility reviews and represent purchasing in program reviews.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to meet program timing and budget.
• Travel may be required.

Skills

Automotive purchasing experience

Negotiation

Cross-functional collaboration

MS Office

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Education

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

Tools

Microsoft Office (Excel/PowerPoint/Word)

Job description

JOB DESCRIPTION

Summary

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
• 5 + years of Automotive Purchasing experience required.
• Experience in soft trim or metals components desired.
• Strong proficiency in Microsoft Office (Excel, PowerPoint, Word)
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills

PRIMARY LOCATION

Central Tech Unit Plymouth MI