Sr Buyer - Thermal & Adaptation

In Purchasing, we connect internal and external partners to deliver world class results. Our global Purchasing team sources over $80 billion in products and services annually. We believe in a work-life balance and provide team members opportunities for mentoring, learning and development and exposure to senior leadership. Stellantis takes great pride in fostering an inclusive work environment where employees can leverage strengths, experiences, and perspectives. At Stellantis, we believe it is the diversity of talent and perspective that allows us to take a visionary approach, to strategically apply new technologies and forge ahead in our industry in innovation and performance. Most opportunities will be global in nature and will involve collaboration with colleagues in Europe, South America, and Asia.

The Engine Mounts, Shifters & Cables Sr Buyer will be responsible for negotiating and buying components in support of the Chassis and Adaption Global Purchasing organization. The duties include management of the sourcing process, developing and implementing creative solutions to complex challenges, capacity and cost management, and PO/ contract administration. This includes but is not limited to selecting suppliers, placing purchase orders, managing complex contracts, interfacing with internal and external customers, managing key Tier 1 and Tier 2 supplier relationships, and developing strategies.

The ideal candidate must have: the ability to coordinate activities with other departments and resolve conflicts; must lead a cross functional team with "One Voice" to suppliers; and develop and manage key supplier relationships while maximizing suppliers' ability to deliver quality product on time.

Additionally, the candidate will be responsibilities for developing and/or assisting in the development of strategies and solutions to continuously improve costs and capacity. Global understanding of supplier capabilities and Stellantis global commodity strategy development is required and ability to travel will be necessary at times.

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain Management, Business, Finance or equivalent; Other technical degrees with business background also considered
• 5 years of purchasing or closely related relevant experience
• Negotiation and/or exposure to sourcing/project management processes
• Organized, self-motivated, capable of managing conflict and resourceful managing complex assignments
• Strong communication skills and are highly customer focused
• Able to effectively lead cross-functional teams
• Upper-intermediate MS Office Suite