Auburn Hills
Resin Commodity Buyer
Change perspective. Shape the future. Brose invests in new technologies and business areas for a successful future. Let´s shape our future together. Are you ready for a career change? Then apply now for the following opening!Your Tasks
- Negotiate and source resin grades for Brose Molders in Mexico, USA & Canada.
- Manage overall commercial relationship with resin suppliers in North America
- Analyze, manage & bundle resin demands among Brose Molders to optimize MOQs & prices
- Set-up price agreements and LOAs with Resin suppliers
- Maintain and update Resin pool Master file as new grades are added to the pool
- Support Project buyers providing resin prices for target setting process
- Get resin specs & volumes from project buyers to support new projects ramp-up
- Identify and onboard new alternative resin suppliers according to AM strategy & processes
- Support resin shortages at Brose molders to avoid Customer impact
- Identify cost reduction projects and support execution of related RACE measures
- Monitor index trends, Market intelligence and forward-looking outlooks from commodity experts
- Support Annual Raw Material premise and quarterly forecast updates
Your Profile
- Bachelor's degree in Materials Science, Business or Engineering from a four-year college or university
- 3 - 5 years expereince
- Analytical skills: Index trends & adjustments, cost analysis, demand analysis, etc.
- Data management: attention to details and proficiency in SAP & Excel
- Negotiation techniques
- Supplier relationship & stakeholder management
- Project management / Risk management
- Leadership & assertive communication
- Basic resin grades & properties, plastic injection and foreign trade concepts (Incoterms, HTS, tariffs, etc.)
Julia Edwards
(+1) 2483394059