Commodity Buyer - Plastics (Heroica Puebla de Zaragoza)

Responsibilities

• Develop and manage the supplier panel for a specific commodity segment and the commodity performance, selecting suppliers according to Faurecia group criteria, applying purchasing policy, and developing suppliers to continuously improve QCD performance.
• Identify and lead ideas and initiatives to improve global productivity and achieve or surpass financial objectives.
• Achieve and improve financial performance of the division through supplier negotiations, resourcing and productivity actions.
• Monitor supplier quality, cost and delivery performance and challenge suppliers when falling short of targets.
• Develop and execute segment commodity strategy.
• Deliver purchasing budget, update forecast, and report monthly savings.
• Support program buyers with sourcing of new segments and supplier panel definition.
• Pursue optimally economical costs for goods/services required, seeking long‑term agreement savings opportunities.
• Perform continual review and evaluation of current supply base and potential suppliers through cross‑functional supplier audits/visits.
• 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.
• 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 captured at month end, follow through to cash receipt or debit execution.
• Hold monthly supplier management reviews to identify savings gaps, understand quality issues, communicate FAS intentions, understand supplier glide path to target, etc.
• Monitor supplier global performance measurement in terms of quality and cost via 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.
• Fully understand cost models and provide input toward generating a cost model.

Qualifications

• Minimum education level: 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.
• Experience with SAP (preferred).

Skills & Competencies

• Very good Excel and Word skills.
• Strong communication skills, both in English and Spanish.
• Ability 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.