Commodity Buyer Textile and Leather

We Are: Joyson Safety Systems is a global leader in mobility safety providing safety-critical components, systems, and technology to automotive and non-automotive markets. Joyson Safety Systems is headquartered in Auburn Hills, Michigan, USA, with a global network of more than 50,000 employees in 25 countries. Position Summary & Scope: The Commodity Textile Buyer - Americas directly reports to the Global Commodity Manager Textile and leads supplier, commodity and budget strategies for various products under the Global Commodity Textile Team. The Global Commodity Textile Buyer – Americas supports both regional and global team objectives. Responsibilities and frequent activities: Follow JSS core values and compliance rules To ensure the best price on a global supply market for all products in commodity Textile under their responsibility Develop a comprehensive Regional & Global Commodity Purchasing Strategy Textile (3-5 years view) based on global/regional business strategy and PBU strategy for their products Lead the global implementation of the commodity strategy including action plans in each region (road maps) under their responsibility Responsible for strategic and tactical steering of the purchasing volume in the assigned commodity To represent the global commodity towards all suppliers and internal stakeholders To execute annual price negotiations with all relevant suppliers in order to (over-)achieve the budget saving / ppv target To ensure implementation of global and regional purchasing initiatives (e.g. sourcing committee, processes & procedures, IT tools, etc.) Responsible for supplier management starting from new supplier introduction to supplier phase out, compiling supply market intelligence, identifying purchasing risks, opportunities and ensuring data transparency To collaborate and support with supplier quality management to achieve 0 ppm with all suppliers Achieve all relevant KPI´s To present supplier innovations and to ensure the implementation in JSS, if technically and commercially feasible Support and implement value creation projects worldwide Prerequisites: College/university degree in business administration or comparable studies (preferable with a major in Purchasing Management) Demonstrated experience as Global Commodity Buyer with an emphasis in a comparable Commodity with strong negotiating skills Demonstrate ability to develop strategies and execute them Experience to work in a larger scale company A strong KPI and fact-based thinker with an execution bias Strong collaborative team member Comfortable with functioning in a global matrix operating environment Multi-cultural and/or global experience Demonstration of JSS core values: team spirit, customer focus, creativity, quality orientation and cost awareness Strong Business Excellence thinking (capable in applying Problem solving tools such as LEAN; 6S, KAIZEN and or RedX) Awareness for absolute data integrity Proficient in Microsoft Office tools, especially Outlook and PowerPoint as well as a Global Purchasing System Excellent Business English Additional Position Details: The role can be based at any JSS Location Global business travel required Competitive compensation and benefits package Relocation eligible

Location: San Nicolás de los Garza, MX

Posted Date: 5/11/2025