Steel Commodity Buyer

Your Tasks

• Negotiate and source steel for Brose plants and Brose stampers in USA & CAN.
• Manage commercial relationship with Steel partners in USA & CAN.
• Set-up sourcing file, analyze & negotiate quotes and present final proposal to DM
• Finalize agreements, set-up award files and sign LOAs with USA & CAN SSC’s.
• Update and validate steel prices in line with supplier index agreements
• Set-up steel pricing sheets and distribute to all stampers & commodity buyers
• Set-up & update steel shipping files to calculate quarterly rebates from all SSCs
• Get Credit Notes from SSCs and provide rebate allocation to AM/EK controlling
• Maintain & keep all steel records updated as new PNs are added to NA steel pool
• Support Project buyers providing steel prices for target setting process
• Get steel specs & volumes from project buyers to support new projects ramp-up
• Onboard new steel suppliers according to AM strategy & processes (e.g. GTCPs)
• Support steel shortages at Brose plants and stampers to avoid Customer impact
• Provide SC & commodity buyers scrap indexes for their scrap recovery calculation
• Perform detailed cost break-down analysis to identify cost reduction opportunities
• Identify cost reduction projects and support execution of related RACE measures
• Monitor index trends, Market intelligence and forward-looking outlooks from commodity experts
• Support Annual Raw Material premise and quarterly forecast updates

Your Profile

• Bachelor's degree in Materials Science, Business or Engineering from a four-year college or university
• 3 - 5 years experience
• Analytical skills: Index trends & adjustments, cost analysis, demand analysis, etc.
• Data management: attention to details and proficiency in SAP & Excel
• Negotiation techniques
• Supplier relationship & stakeholder management
• Project management / Risk management
• Leadership & assertive communication
• Basic steel grades & properties, stamping process and foreign trade concepts (Incoterms, HTS, tariffs, etc.)