About this role
The Commodity Buyer is responsible for managing supplier relationships and developing strategies for a wide range of commodities across multiple business units and product groups to achieve the best value for Tenneco.
Job Responsibilities:
- Manage commodity savings and strategies for areas of responsibility
- Prepare, present and negotiate proposals and long-term commercial agreements
- Manage the strategic sourcing decision process
- Drive department improvement in BOS metrics (quality, delivery, service and cost)
- Champion cross-functional VA/VE and TVM activity between Tenneco and sup-pliers
- Liaison to business units and manufacturing plants as assigned
- Build relationships with all plant managers and their teams to work towards com-mon strategy and savings
- Facilitate workshops with plants to generate TVM ideas
- Ensure department and suppliers comply with Tenneco policies and procedures
- Negotiate regional and global contracts
- Develop and execute an operational AOP, and a multi-year strategic plan
What will make you successful:
- Bachelor's degree in business or technical discipline
- Minimum 3 - 5 years experience in Supply Chain Management or related experience
- Leadership
- Corporate SCM experience with international business required
- Strong ability to analyze financial and technical data and reports
- Excellent verbal, written and professional presentation skills
- Fluent in English & Polish language, written and spoken is essential, German would be beneficial
- Excellent negotiation skills and proven success working under pressure driving projects to closure
- Excellent communication skills across various organizational levels is required
- Ability to travel is required (estimate 10 - 20%)
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About Tenneco
We’re united by one purpose: to be the most trusted partner and the best manufacturer and distributor to the transportation industry. And we’re doing it by leaning into the one thing no one can copy: our culture — our sustainable competitive advantage.
The Tenneco Way combines our Core Values, our mindset, and our commitment to developing ourselves and our teams. It’s how we create opportunities for our employees, deliver excellence for our customers, and build the capability that drives our future success.
This is how we win. This is how we lead. This is The Tenneco Way.
Learn more at Tenneco.com.
What you'll do
- The Commodity Buyer manages supplier relationships and develops strategies for various commodities to achieve optimal value for Tenneco. Responsibilities include negotiating contracts, managing sourcing processes, and driving improvements in key performance metrics.
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