Responsibilities

- Achieve and improve financial performance of the Division through supplier negotiations, resourcing and productivity actions.
- Monitor supplier Quality, Cost and Delivery performance and challenge supplier when supplier is falling short of targets.
- Develop and execute segment Commodity Strategy.
- Responsible for delivering purchasing budget, updating forecast, reporting monthly savings.
- Support Program Buyers with sourcing of new segments and supplier Panel definition.
- Pursue optimally economical costs for goods/services in conjunction with obtaining continual long‑term agreement savings opportunities.
- Perform continual review and evaluation of the current supply base and also new potential suppliers through cross‑functional supplier audits/visits based on group criteria.
- Facilitate continuous improvement activities with the supply base to support VA/VE savings opportunities.
- Progress savings from inception through to implementation.
- Conduct management meetings to review and improve supplier performance.
- Other duties and specific projects as identified to support commercial targets and supplier optimization.
- Identify savings, update forecast file and follow through to completion, taking ownership and responsibility for actions under buyer, lead activity.
- Identify savings at month end and cross‑reference against productivity file to confirm completion.
- Report savings each month to Manager and confirm with Controller that they are captured.
- Calculate retroactive debits/credits for late identified savings, ensure they are captured at month end,



follow through to cash receipt or debit execution.
- Hold monthly supplier management reviews to identify savings gaps, get up to speed on quality issues, communicate FAS intentions, understand supplier glide path to target, etc.
- Monitor Supplier General Performance Measurement in terms of quality and service of the cost via the SBG reporting structures.
- Follow market trends for specific commodities and raw materials.
- Prepare and deploy Commodity Strategies & Cost Models for various commodities.
- Understand all cost break‑downs and challenge supply base accordingly to ensure cost is optimized.
- Have the ability to fully understand cost models and be able to provide input towards generating a cost model.

Qualifications

- Bachelor’s degree in Business, Engineering or related field.
- 5+ years in automotive industry.
- 5+ years in purchasing functions.
- Strong understanding of plastic cost structures, including raw materials, conversion costs, tooling, labor, overhead, logistics, and supplier margins.
- Expertise in negotiating pricing, contracts, payment terms, annual productivity targets, and long‑term supply agreements.
- Strong analytical skills with the ability to identify savings opportunities and mitigate supply chain risks.
- SAP experience (preferred).
- Must have very good Excel and Word skills.
- Strong communication skills, both in English and Spanish.
- Able to accommodate ~15% travel (domestic & international).
- Commitment to the highest ethical standards and willingness to adhere to Faurecia’s Code of Ethics and Code of Management.
- Team Player.

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📌 Commodity Buyer - Plastics (Heroica Puebla de Zaragoza)
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