Plastics Commodity Manager

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What we offer:
At Magna, you can expect an engaging and dynamic environment where you can help to develop industry-leading automotive technologies. We invest in our employees, providing them with the support and resources they need to succeed. As a member of our global team, you can expect exciting, varied responsibilities as well as a wide range of development prospects. Because we believe that your career path should be as unique as you are.
Group Summary:
Magna is an innovative leader in the development and manufacturing of high quality complete seating systems. Our solution includes seating structures, mechanisms and hardware, as well as foam and trim products for global automotive, heavy truck and bus industries. Our capabilities include market and consumer research; full concept development; design and engineering capabilities; testing, validation and world-class manufacturing. Our award-winning seating solutions are developed from consumer research, finding the ease of operation to be comfortable, convenient and connected.
Job Responsibilities:
Lead/support Purchasing department goals and supply base strategy through actions assigned by the Director of Purchasing. Manage the tactical departmental requirements and provide supervision to the Buyers. Defines and implements sourcing and negotiation strategies. Provides resource knowledge, recommendations and direction to plastics buyers and program teams.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Generally assigned to complex commodities (e.g. trim, power tracks, capital equipment) or has responsibility for multiple commodities.

• Support implementation of the plan to achieve present and long-range material profit goals; specific tasks to be delegated by the Director of Purchasing.
• Ensure compliance with purchasing policies and procedures.
• Oversee and/or lead the preparation of negotiation strategies and supplier negotiations as delegated by the Director of Purchasing.
• Ensure purchased part source selection recommendations meet appropriate criteria; obtain Management approval of recommendations.
• Ensure Buyers demonstrate required competencies (for example - problem solving, negotiation skills, analysis of quotes).
• Manages buyers to meet goals and objectives established by Manga and commodity requirements
• Establish and maintain a team relationship with the plant materials employees.
• Work with quality and engineering to ensure that the suppliers comply with MSS quality requirements.
• Establish comprehensive supplier rating/evaluation process, as delegated by the Director of Purchasing.
• Initiate action to prevent the occurrence of any nonconformities relating to the product, process and system.
• Identify and record any problems relating to the product, process and quality systems.
• Initiate, recommend or provide solutions through designated channels.
• Perform essential responsibilities as lead interface with internal program teams

• Initiate action to prevent the occurrence of any nonconformities relating to the product, process and system
• Responsible for the purchase of assigned materials, supplies, and equipment in accordance with company policies and procedures in order to meet company objectives.
• Develops and utilizes thorough knowledge of commodities, supplier cost structures (e.g. variable and fixed costs for labor, mark-up contributions, sub component material costs, logistics, historical costs of products, etc.) and global cost competitiveness to achieve cost reduction objectives in accordance with standard operating procedures.
• Develops commodity-based strategies to achieve company and program cost reduction objectives utilizing negotiations, VA/VE and global costing knowledge. Obtains materials from suppliers at the lowest cost consistent with considerations of quality, reliability of source, and urgency of need.
• Manages and drives supply base cost reduction activity including but not limited to status through market test, and VA/VE activities and global sourcing.
• Participates in and is familiar with supplier capacity studies and supplier performance measurements. Maintains supplier information regarding product and/or service quality, comparability of like products or services, cost factors, varying warranties, specification requirements, vendor reliability, contracts, technology, and capacity.
• Studies global market trends relative to specific commodity components. Interviews vendors and recommends sources of supply. Keeps up with market and product developments. Locate new sources of supply both locally and globally. Maintains technical knowledge specific to the assigned commodity through various sources, including but not limited to trade shows, professional organizations and publications.
• Monitors applicable raw material indices, raw material forecasts and develops potential impacts to our business plan.
• Develops and implements negotiation strategies with suppliers. Negotiates with sales managers and sales executives. Independently develops and recommends negotiation strategies to take place at the executive level.
• Effectively manages supplier relationships. Assists with the resolution of problems in supplier performance and initiates and supports supplier performance review meetings (SPR).
• Ensures sourcing carried out by the program teams is in line with commodity strategies and supports the program teams as required in resolving pricing or supplier performance issues.
• Participates as required with the Global Magna Purchasing team to leverage cost and strategy objectives across Intier Companies.
• Consults and collaborates with personnel in various engineering, purchasing, and costing activities relative to commodity requirements. Conducts effective communications within the project team and the customer, supplier, manufacturing and quality communities with guidance from purchasing management and senior purchasing personnel. Maintains all appropriate documentation.
• Presents Trim commodity strategies and provides technical assistance, guidance and training, as needed, to buyers regarding best practices.
• Responsible for maintaining approved supplier list.
• Supports Internal / External Audit efforts regarding ISO 9001:2015, IATF 16949 Certification for remote site location (Group Office).

• Supports the requirements as detailed in Standard Operating Procedure 8000 (Quality Management System).

• Ensure employees work in the manner consistent with the organizations established objectives and targets utilizing protective equipment, devices, measures, and procedures as promulgated by state and federal regulations. Establish clear goals for workplace health and safety. Complete safety talks, safety meetings, and required training occur, as defined.

Qualifications
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty and responsibility satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, ability and/or physical demands required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Education
Bachelor's degree (or bachelor's equivalency) in Business Administration or related field; or combination of equivalent education and work experience.
Experience/Special Knowledge/Skills
1-year supervisory experience preferred.
Successful interpersonal skills to include excellent communications, both verbal and written.
Eight (8) years preferred diversified purchasing or capital equipment development or related experience.
Specialized knowledge in a particular commodity.
Ability to apply quantitative analysis skills with a solid understanding of material, labor, burden structures, and cost drivers.
Ability to develop and implement comprehensive commodity strategies to reduce costs and ensure effective supplier performance.
Knowledge and experience in using cost reduction tools including global sourcing, VA/VE, Kaizen.
Working knowledge of statistical methods, i.e. APQP, DFSS.
Product knowledge in automotive parts or material commodities.
Strong communication skills: verbal and written.
Strong organizational skills and the ability to successfully complete multiple tasks within and across departments to meet established and changing deadlines.
Demonstrated successful performance with independent problem solving.
Proficient with word processing, spreadsheet and database applications.
Awareness, Unity, Empowerment:
At Magna, we believe that a diverse workforce is critical to our success. That's why we are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We hire on the basis of experience and qualifications, and in consideration of job requirements, regardless of, in particular, color, ancestry, religion, gender, origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability or gender identity. Magna takes the privacy of your personal information seriously. We discourage you from sending applications via email or traditional mail to comply with GDPR requirements and your local Data Privacy Law.
Worker Type:
Regular / Permanent
Group:
Magna Seating