Global Commodity Buyer - Southfield - TRG

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    TRG Southfield

    1 day ago

    Description
    JOB SUMMARY:

    The following information aims to provide potential candidates with a better understanding of the requirements for this role.

    The Global Commodity Buyer is responsible for developing and executing global sourcing strategies for assigned commodities to ensure continuity of supply, cost competitiveness, quality, and compliance with customer and regulatory requirements. Operating within a Tier 1 automotive manufacturing environment, this role manages supplier relationships across multiple regions, negotiates commercial agreements, and collaborates cross functionally with Engineering, Quality, Operations, Program Management, and Finance to support current production and new program launches.

    KEY ROLES, RESPONSIBILITIES:

    Compliance and Governance:
    • Ensure compliance with company purchasing policies, ethical sourcing standards, and trade requirements. Support sustainability, regulatory, and customer requirements.
    • Maintain audit-ready documentation and sourcing approvals

    Global Commodity Strategy and Sourcing:
    • Develop and execute global sourcing strategies for assigned commodities.
    • Define supplier footprint, sourcing models, and localization strategies.
    • Monitor commodity market trends, capacity constraints, and cost drivers.

    Supplier Selection and Commercial Negotiations:
    • Lead RFQs/RFPs, supplier evaluations, and sourcing decisions.
    • Conduct commercial negotiations (pricing, LTAs, tooling, payment terms, indexation)
    • Award business in alignment with internal approval and governance processes.

    Cost Management and Value Creation:
    • Drive year-over-year cost reductions and total cost of ownership improvements.
    • Perform cost analysis and cost modeling, track and validate savings with Finance.

    Supplier Relationship and Performance Management:
    • Manage global supplier relationships across quality, cost, delivery, and responsiveness.
    • Support supplier performance reviews and corrective action follow up.

    New Program and Launch Support:
    • Support new product launches by ensuring suppliers meet APQP, PPAP, and SOP requirements and coordinate sourcing timelines with internal stakeholders.
    • Ensure tooling, capacity, and commercial readiness to support launch milestones.

    Risk Management and Supply Continuity:
    • Identify and mitigate supply chain risks, develop contingency plans
    • Lead supplier-related escalation management during disruptions

    Health, Safety, and Wellness:
    • Prioritize safety and comply with the Health and Safety Management System.
    • Support risk reduction, hazard identification, and continuous improvement efforts.
    • Ensure compliance with health, safety, and wellness legislation and standards.
    • Uphold and adhere to the Code of Ethics and Professional Conduct.

    Environmental:
    • Promote the global Environmental Management System with a focus on footprint reduction, recycling, and resource efficiency.
    • Ensure compliance with environmental legislation and standards. xhmxlyz

    EDUCATION BACKGROUND:

    Bachelor's Degree in one of the following:
    • Supply Chain Management
    • Business Administration / Commerce
    • Purchasing or Procurement Management or other related field – or equivalent experience

    WORK EXPERIENCE:

    5–10 years of progressive purchasing or strategic sourcing experience.

    Majority of experience is typically in:
    • Tier 1 automotive suppliers or OEM automotive manufacturing
    • Contract and negotiation experience

    COMPUTER SKILLS:
    • MS Office Suite (Excel, PowerPoint, Word)
    • ERP Systems
    • eSourcing / RFQ platforms
    • Supplier performance management tools

    TRAINING REQUIREMENTS:
    • Costing & Financial Analysis Tools
    • Automotive Specific Systems and Processes
    • (PPAP, APQP)


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