Global Purchasing Manager, Finished Goods

Job Title: Global Purchasing Manager, Finished Goods

Location: Southfield, MI

Work Arrangement: ON-SITE

Tenneco is one of the world’s leading designer, manufacturers, and marketers of automotive products for original equipment and aftermarket customers, with approximately 65,000 team members working at more than 200 sites worldwide. Through our four business groups, DRiV, Performance Solutions, Clean Air and Powertrain, Tenneco is driving advancements in global mobility by delivering technology solutions for diversified global markets, including light vehicle, commercial truck, off-highway, industrial, motorsport and the aftermarket.

This position will report within the DRiV business group. DRiV is Tenneco’s aftermarket product solutions group, with a mission to deliver advancements that help people get the most out of every vehicle, every ride, every race, and every journey. We strive to consistently deliver top tier results behind branded product solutions for our community and shareholders.

The Purchasing Manager will direct and control the purchasing efforts for the Direct Material Commodities within the Global Aftermarket. This role will understand and effectively communicate business trends and drivers that include raw material markets, currency, technological developments, competitor sourcing activities and business footprints of the Direct Material Commodities. Define supplier strategy and negotiate contracts. This role will partner with all manufacturing and distribution locations, and other cross-functional team members, to drive improvement.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Act as the Business Plan, forecast and strategic plan manager for the business line/region
• Utilize commodity expertise and commodity strategies to create/update Business Plans and Strategic Plan Metrics.
• Supply base rationalization, development & spend management/segmentation for geographic considerations, Best Cost Country (BCC), Localization objectives, BU/plant-specific needs, new technologies, marketing/product strategies and cost management goals
• Facilitate commodity strategy meetings to cross-functional/cross-business audience
• Collect cost breakdowns from incumbent and potential new suppliers.
• Possess knowledge of supply market trends and characteristics (e.g., associations, trade publications and indexes, etc.)
• Develop Supplier Partnerships/Strategic Alliances as necessary to support/enhance commodities strategies
• Serve as focal point for escalation of all supplier relationship issues
• Utilize supply base knowledge to manage risk to supply potentially caused by financial instability or insolvency at individual suppliers or related to supplier’s customer bankruptcy proceedings
• Capitalize on all purchasing opportunities, future & current, to create the highest leverage across commodities
• Set negotiation strategy and direction for commodity negotiation settings, include appropriate team members
• Drive cash flow improvements initiatives (payment terms negotiations, consignment stock agreements, stock level rationalization, shortening LT, etc.)
• Enforce Tenneco’s supplier requirements
• Coordinate with Tenneco’s legal team to ensure contractual obligations minimize risk to the Company
• Manage and coach a team of regional commodity buyers
• Travel Required: 5-25%, Domestic and International
  
  

Minimum Requirements:

Education: Bachelor’s degree in business administration, Finance, Supply Chain, Economics or similar degree; Master’s Degree preferred

Experience: No less than ten years in a Purchasing/Procurement/Supply Chain role, with a strong track record in managing global projects and teams.

Skills:

• The ideal candidate should be highly organized, have excellent communication skills, and be able to interact with internal and external parties at any/all levels of seniority and across different regions/cultures.
• Flexibility and the ability to adapt to the changing needs of the business will be essential for success in this role.
• Must be able to prepare professional presentations, summaries, and project plans.
• Must be fluent in English. Knowledge of other languages (ex. Spanish) is a plus.
  
  

An Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.