JOB DESCRIPTION
Job Title:
Buyer Business Unit
Reports to:
Manager Purchasing
Working location:
Yokohama
Position Objective: Support all program purchasing activities within the given Business Unit while ensuring compliance with overall Adient objectives, strategies and BOS procedures
Specific Functions/Responsibilities:
- Coordination of Program Purchasing activities over specific BU´s to ensure excellent product launches
- Control and approval of all Program Purchasing activities specified in PLUS and decisions in line with customer demands and commodity strategies
- Insure smooth project launches by controlling the acquisition, sourcing on time, in line with cost book and MoB target, maintaining purchasing results until SOP
- Guarantee financial control over complex, modular programs from phase 0-5 and over lifetime
- Ensure the cost-, quality and time-oriented supply of all required goods, materials, equipment’s and services under compliance with the respective business plans, budgets and targets
- Initiate and support of proper Make or Buy decisions
- Initiate and support MBBP Activities (incl. VA / VE and Kaizen activities)
- SDT member for a specific number of programs
- Guarantee compliance with BOS, PLUS and PSOS procedures
- Manage the Suppliers within the given programs (Request for Quotes RFQ, change management, contract negotiations, payment queries, dispute resolutions etc.)
General :
- HSEE :
- Follow all Health & Safety and Environmental requirements that are defined on work instructions or communicated in training
- Follow required emergency prevention and operational controls
- Report all accidents, occupational illnesses and emergencies
- Quality:
- Apply, execute and maintain function related BOS issues In addition to the above mentioned tasks other activities and responsibilities may be individually defined
Education Required:
University degree required
Experience Required:
2 years within the industry, automotive or commodity related, purchasing experience, operational and strategic involvement
Professional Knowledge:
- In depth understanding of purchasing tools and practices
- PC knowledge (MS-Word, Excel, PowerPoint), Controlling and cost analysis knowledge
- Japanese (Business Level) /English Level (TOEIC 700 or above)
Others:
- Passion: To win & achieve the goal under high pressure
- Open-minded : Able to work with diverse people for challenging goals
- Communication: Communicate in a manner appropriate to any level of people
- Agility : Eager & able to learn as much and quick as possible
Company Introduction
Adient is the global leader in the $60 billion automotive seating market, with approximately 75,000 employees in 230 locations across 33 countries. With $20 billion in consolidated annual revenues, Adient delivers 25 million seating systems used on more than 360 vehicle nameplates around the globe.
PRIMARY LOCATION
Adient Yokohama Asia HQ
Top Skills
What We Do
Adient is a global leader in automotive seating. With approximately 77,000 employees in 32 countries, Adient operates 202 manufacturing/assembly plants worldwide. We produce and deliver automotive seating for all major OEMs. From complete seating systems to individual components, our expertise spans every step of the automotive seat-making process. Our integrated, in-house skills allow us to take our products from research and design to engineering and manufacturing — and into more than 19 million vehicles every year.
