Buyer Business Unit

**JOB DESCRIPTION** **Buyer Business Unit**    ============================ **What can you expect?** _Adient (NYSE: ADNT) is a global leader in automotive seating. With more than 65,000 employees in 29 countries, Adient operates ~200 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. We take our products from research and design to engineering and manufacturing — and into millions of vehicles every year. For more information, please visit_ [_www.adient.com_](https://nam02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.adient.com%2F&data=05%7C02%7Ckristian.psotny-ext%40adient.com%7C519a6f06418a4a81a06c08de3bc7204a%7C21f195bc13e5433982eaef8b8ecdd0a9%7C0%7C0%7C639013923578319662%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=9mRlk47Qx2ytPBSIw87fPbaf6U3R%2FZ%2Fw4vIMlgWIzpQ%3D&reserved=0) **What will your responsibilities be?** * Support all program purchasing activities within the given Customer Business Unit while ensuring compliance with overall company objectives, strategies and procedures. * Coordination of Program Purchasing activities over specific customer business unit to ensure excellent product launches * Ensure smooth project launches * Control and approval of all Program Purchasing activities specified in Program launch system and decisions in line with customer demands and commodity strategies * 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 and services under compliance with the respective business plans, budgets and targets * Initiate and support of proper Make or Buy decisions * Initiate and support Value Analysis/Value Engineering activities * Initiate and support cost optimization/saving projects * Program team member for a specific number of programs * Guarantee compliance with all Adient procedures * Manage the Suppliers within the given programs (Request for Quotes RFQ, change management, contract negotiations, payment queries, dispute resolutions etc.) **Which qualifications are we looking for in potential employees?** * Commercial or technical degree * Minimum 2 years in Automotive (preferably) Purchasing of production materials. * In depth understanding of purchasing tools and practices * PC knowledge (MS-Word, Excel, PowerPoint), * Controlling and cost analysis knowledge * Relevant SAP knowledge * Fluent English _Adient is committed to equal employment opportunity, diversity and inclusion in the workplace. As a true global company, our leaders and employees come from various cultures across the world. Our diversity is a source of inspiration enabling us to achieve our goals and build an inclusive company culture._ We are looking forward to receiving your application including your salary expectations and your earliest availability date. If you have additional questions, please do not hesitate to contact Michaela Cochard on +421 2 5727 1993. **PRIMARY LOCATION** Bratislava Business Centre