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Commodity Buyer Analyst

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Volkswagen AG

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United States , Chattanooga

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Commodity Buyer Analyst, career level 18P, reports to Mark DiRuscio, is located in Chattanooga, TN and has a role classification of HYBRID. As a Commodity Buyer Analyst your main responsibilities will be to manage Exterior Suppliers.

Job Responsibility:

  • Manage Exterior Suppliers
  • Establish and achieve an annual business plan to optimize the material cost of assigned parts
  • Responsible for production parts sourcing for Volkswagen Group of America
  • Develop and implement localization and hidden cost strategies
  • Establish and maintain supplier strategy which support regional and global material group strategies
  • Achieve annual business plan savings commitments as defined by Commodity Manager
  • Negotiate annual material cost savings with assigned suppliers and material groups and report on a monthly basis
  • Analyze localization and deep localization rate of assigned parts. Develop and implement strategies to increase localization and deep localization rate
  • Benchmark competitor products and specifications for cost optimization. Participate in cost reduction workshops to identify alternative materials, manufacturing processes, etc
  • Implement regional and global material group strategies. Coordinate as necessary with counterparts within the VW Group
  • Create sourcing presentations with recommendations which contain supporting (e.g. Benchmark data)
  • Utilize product knowledge and expertise to evaluate optimal material cost of future vehicle programs
  • Responsible for crisis management of unforeseen supply chain disruptions
  • Proactively evaluate suppliers to identify potential risk
  • Evaluate and negotiate Engineering Change Requests with suppliers to achieve optimum piece price, investment and timing

Requirements:

  • 2+ years of Professional Experience
  • Bachelor degree or equivalent in business or other relevant field of study
  • Degree in supply chain managment or logistics
  • Resource management and prioritization
  • Displays professional integrity
  • Demonstrates commitment to self-improvement
  • Computer savvy – skilled in the use of software
  • Willing to take on conflict negotiation situations
  • Problem solving – creating options and solutions
  • Logistics
  • Supplier Management
  • Reliability (Behavior)
  • Business Requirement Management
  • Negotiation Skills
  • Strategic Thinking
  • Contract Management
  • Supply Chain Management
  • Category Management
  • Problem Solving

Additional Information:

Job Posted:
February 04, 2026

Employment Type:
Fulltime
Work Type:
Hybrid work
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