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      <Title>Commodity Buyer- Powertrain</Title>
      <Description><![CDATA[<p>The primary responsibility of this Buyer is to execute strategies to deliver program targets, TVM goals, and Global Commodity Business Plans. This includes developing and executing negotiation strategies to deliver program targets on tooling and piece price, negotiating and achieving year-over-year (YOY) and monthly year-to-date (MYA) cost reductions, and leading negotiations with regional suppliers and representing in global negotiations.</p>
<p>Responsibilities:</p>
<ul>
<li>Develops and executes negotiation strategies to deliver program targets on tooling and piece price.</li>
<li>Proactive planning of activities to meet/beat matched pair objectives.</li>
<li>Negotiate and achieve YOY/MYA cost reductions through development and utilization of analytical tools to deliver best-in-class pricing.</li>
<li>Lead negotiations with regional suppliers and represent in global negotiations.</li>
<li>Champion lean/value engineering projects with suppliers and bring value chain benefits to Ford.</li>
<li>Lead/support CFT in development of sustainable supply base with leadership in quality, delivery, and costing.</li>
<li>Drive for localization and cost savings for affected markets to meet market regulations.</li>
<li>Identify high-risk suppliers and develop action plans to mitigate risk.</li>
<li>Effective participant in global commodity meetings to bring value by leveraging global/regional programs with global suppliers to meet both TVM and program objectives.</li>
<li>Formulate regional commodity strategy for near and long business terms and effectively infuse the same in global commodity business plans.</li>
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<p>Qualifications:</p>
<ul>
<li>Bachelor&#39;s degree in engineering, MBA desirable.</li>
</ul>
<p>Job Info:</p>
<ul>
<li>Job Identification: 62689</li>
<li>Job Category: Supply Chain</li>
<li>Posting Date: 04/27/2026, 05:26 AM</li>
<li>Apply Before: 04/29/2026, 02:30 PM</li>
<li>Degree Level: Bachelor&#39;s Degree or equivalent</li>
<li>Job Schedule: Full time</li>
<li>Locations: 15 Plot No 13, Chennai, TN, 600119, IN (Hybrid)</li>
<li>Preferred Degree: Bachelor of Engineering</li>
<li>Remote: No</li>
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      <Jobtype>full-time</Jobtype>
      <Experiencelevel>mid</Experiencelevel>
      <Workarrangement>hybrid</Workarrangement>
      <Salaryrange></Salaryrange>
      <Skills>negotiation, cost reduction, lean/value engineering, supply chain management, quality assurance, delivery management, cost savings, risk mitigation, global commodity management</Skills>
      <Category>Engineering</Category>
      <Industry>Automotive</Industry>
      <Employername>Ford</Employername>
      <Employerlogo>https://logos.yubhub.co/ford.com.png</Employerlogo>
      <Employerdescription>Ford is an American multinational automaker headquartered in Dearborn, Michigan. It is one of the largest automobile manufacturers in the world.</Employerdescription>
      <Employerwebsite>https://www.ford.com/</Employerwebsite>
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      <Compensationmin></Compensationmin>
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      <Location>Chennai</Location>
      <Country></Country>
      <Postedate>2026-04-27</Postedate>
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