Automotive Commodity Buyer

About the role

The Automotive Commodity Buyer will be responsible for commercial purchasing of stamping components for Bosch Mobility Solutions in North America, supporting both strategic and operational procurement activities.

Key responsibilities

• Commercial purchasing of stamping components in North America.
• Support the regional category strategy in alignment with the global strategy and maintain strong supplier relationships.
• Drive competition and negotiate with suppliers to achieve cost and performance targets.
• Participate in continuous improvement processes (quality, process, time) for the supplier base.
• Execute operational purchasing tasks for direct and subcontracted demands, including RFQs, awarding, contract management, payment support, and escalation for delivery or quality issues.
• Support RPP and localization projects, track raw‑material impact, and report to regional stakeholders.
• Maintain pricing, framework, and quality‑assurance agreements while meeting purchasing and logistics goals such as payment terms and consignment.
• Prepare price development updates and forecasts for the material field leader.
• Assist purchasing activities to achieve local, regional, and global targets.

Required profile

• Bachelor’s degree (4‑year) from an accredited university.
• 1–2 years of purchasing experience, preferably in the automotive industry.
• Willingness to travel domestically and internationally.
• Knowledge of production processes (die casting, machining, stamping parts).
• Fluent English; German is desirable.

Required skills

• SAP systems.
• Knowledge of production processes (die casting, machining, stamping).