# Buyer - Exterior

**Company**: Ford
**Location**: Chennai, Tamil Nadu
**Work arrangement**: onsite
**Experience**: senior
**Job type**: full-time
**Category**: Operations
**Industry**: Automotive

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## Description

We are seeking an experienced Buyer - Exterior to join our team in Chennai, India.

As a Buyer - Exterior, you will be responsible for purchasing exterior commodities such as Finished Trim, Spoiler, Running Board, and Small Tonnage Plastic.

Key responsibilities include:

- Collaborating with NA sourcing Buyer and Cross Functional Team

- Supporting Purchasing/Supply Chain activities post Commercial Purchasing Agreement sign off to End of Production

- Placing PO/TO on time

- Executing Multi Year/Calendar Year claim on time as per the agreement

- Conducting cost analysis and validating the right cost for engineering changes

- Developing zero-based costing against Cost Breakdown/Tooling Cost

- Developing the right strategy and negotiating with suppliers

- Resolving commercial issues with suppliers

- Maintaining good relationships with suppliers

- Identifying cost savings opportunities for the company

- Supporting/Leading Capacity Uplift kick-off to suppliers on time

- Taking the lead for Resourcing Actions, including Request from Supplier, De-Risking, Contingent Action, or Cost Savings

Requirements:

- Bachelor's Degree in Engineering

- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills

- Strong commodity purchasing/procurement/strategic sourcing/vendor development and supply chain knowledge

- OEM experience

- 6-10 years of experience

- Good analytical and problem-solving skills

- Flexibility to work in late evening shifts (2-11:30 PM)

## Skills

### Required
- Purchasing
- Procurement
- Strategic Sourcing
- Vendor Development
- Supply Chain
- Cost Analysis
- Negotiation
- Communication
- Analytical Skills

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