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Stellantis

Value Creation - Buyer

Auburn Hills, MI · On-site

Challenge the team - empower them to adopt a should-cost mindset and bring a fresh, value-oriented perspective * Ensure daily rhythm and progress - drive weekly check-ins, define and allocate tasks ...

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Value Creation - Buyer

Stellantis

Auburn Hills, MI • On-site

Full-time

Re-posted 19 days ago

Stellantis rating

7.5

Company rating: 7.5 out of 10

Based on 130 frontline employees who took The Breakroom Quiz

14th of 44 rated automakers

Job description

What you will do:
  • Coach commodity teams for one subdivision through every step - from fact base development to negotiation execution
  • Challenge the team - empower them to adopt a should-cost mindset and bring a fresh, value-oriented perspective
  • Ensure daily rhythm and progress - drive weekly check-ins, define and allocate tasks within the team, and hold team members accountable
  • Support the team in applying the analytical toolbox for material cost optimization, including conducting selected analyses and generate ideas / leverages yourself where appropriate
  • Support the team to get stakeholders involvement in negotiation preparation (ex: cost engineering, supplier cost analysts)
  • Prepare teams for negotiation - build a robust fact base, conduct mock negotiations, and ensure teams enter discussions fully prepared
  • Step in when required - take over negotiation strategy and execution when necessary
  • Approve negotiation results from teams and ensure booking for negotiation results
  • Act as the link between commodity teams and Value Creation Program leadership - prepare leadership reviews, flag issues early, and mobilize support when needed
  • Report hierarchically to head of EE VCAL team and functionally to global head of DMC Subdivision

Basic Qualifications:
  • Bachelor's degree in Business, Engineering, Finance, Supply Chain Management, or related fields
  • 8 years of experience in Purchasing, Product Cost Optimization or Value Optimization
  • Proven experience coaching or developing peers
  • Fluent in cost reduction methodologies and tools, with the ability to rigorously challenge a should-cost model
  • A negotiator at heart - you approach situations with the belief that everything is negotiable
  • You do not accept "good enough"
  • Able to manage multiple actions simultaneously without compromising quality or momentum
  • Communicate clearly and confidently with a wide range of stakeholders across the organization

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