Job Description

What can you expect?

This role primarily focuses on negotiating contracts, processing purchase orders, evaluating data and supplier management.

Adient (NYSE: ADNT) is a global leader in automotive seating. With more than 65,000 employees in 29 countries, Adient operates ~200 manufacturing/assembly plants worldwide. We produce and deliver automotive seating for all major OEMs. From complete seating systems to individual components, our expertise spans every step of the automotive seat-making process. We take our products from research and design to engineering and manufacturing — and into millions of vehicles every year. For more information, please visit www.adient.com

Main Responsibilities:

• Develop and execute global and regional strategies and sourcing plans that foster the highest level of commitment to continuous improvement in quality, cost, delivery, service and technology.
• Deliver fact-based recommendations for adoption by Adient stakeholders.
• Lead the end-to-end strategic sourcing process including commercial and contract negotiations with suppliers for the assigned categories.
• Drive purchasing initiatives to deliver cost savings for assigned categories and geographies.
• Identify and evaluate market changes and new technologies as responsible category buyer.
• Effectively manage category supply base by establishing strong supplier relationships, managing complex negotiations, and overseeing a thorough selection process for key suppliers.
• Serve as principal liaison representing Adient externally towards suppliers on all commercial and business relationship content, including but not limited to quality, cost, delivery, service, contracts, risks, and technology objectives.
• Ensure supplier KPIs / SLAs are in place as applicable and needed to audit supplier performance, software compliance, and technical capabilities.
• Provide thought leadership for continuous improvement. Drive clear and standardized specifications, processes, and procedures to deliver requirements for assigned categories.
• Ensure expedient and compliant implementation of new contracts throughout the organization, including interfacing with stakeholders and the Legal team to review, refine, and negotiate commercial and legal agreements.
• Communicate progress and results to senior management and stakeholder community.
• Provide support to suppliers and internal stakeholders to aid in resolving accounts payable challenges, working directly with the AP team to seek resolution.

The successful candidate will also have the following attributes:

• Bachelor’s Degree required, Master’s Degree in Business or related field preferred
• 8+ years of procurement experience
• Successful at prioritizing work and maintaining those priorities
• Ability to collaborate successfully across global teams, adapting communication and working styles to align with diverse cultural, regional, and country‑specific norms.
• Leads with transparency and authenticity to build credibility and influence, aligning stakeholders to achieve strategic goals and deliver successful cross‑functional initiatives.

Adient Driving Forward Behaviors

This role is expected to actively demonstrate Adient’s 7 Driving Forward Behaviors, which define how we work, lead, and deliver results:

• Customer Focus: Places customer needs at the center of decision making by understanding business objectives and delivering responsive, attentive service. Builds trust and credibility while efficiently resolving issues.
• Integrity: Acts with honesty, consistency, and strong ethical standards. Treats others with respect, takes responsibility for actions and outcomes, and does the right thing—even in challenging situations.
• Accountability Thinks and acts like an owner by making decisions that support long term success. Follows through on commitments, takes responsibility for results, and holds self and others accountable for performance.
• Urgency & Speed: Demonstrates a strong bias for action by setting the pace, making timely decisions, and delivering high quality outcomes efficiently. Escalates risks and issues appropriately to maintain momentum.
• People & Talent Focus Builds strong, inclusive teams by attracting, developing, and engaging talent. Provides effective coaching, values diverse perspectives, and creates an environment where people can perform at their best.
• Resilience: Remains agile and adaptable in the face of change, ambiguity, and pressure. Embraces new ways of working, learns through challenges, and makes sound decisions even with incomplete information.
• Simplification & Efficiency: Challenges the status quo to improve processes and outcomes. Identifies opportunities to reduce complexity, eliminate waste, and drive continuous improvement while sharing best practices across teams.

Which benefits do we offer?

• Base monthly salary starting from 2700 EUR gross. Our salary is fair and competitive and can be higher than the starting minimum in the advert
• 13th salary
• Language and proficiency courses
• Flexible working hours, possibility to work remotely including days from abroad
• Extra holiday entitlement based on seniority
• Inclusive allowance scheme including Jubilee allowance and Housing allowance
• Referral bonus
• Employee Assistance Program "Felix"
• Volunteer days
• An active workplace culture with colleagues, enriched by diverse employee gatherings and events
• Flexible benefits including options for Cafeteria system, Multisport membership, third-pillar pension contributions, and ProCare health service
• Various CSR Activities
• Modern relax areas, play room
• Coffee and tea at the workplace

Adient is committed to equal employment opportunity, diversity and inclusion in the workplace. As a true global company, our leaders and employees come from various cultures across the world. Our diversity is a source of inspiration enabling us to achieve our goals and build an inclusive company culture.

We are looking forward to receiving your application including your salary expectations and your earliest availability date. If you have additional questions, please do not hesitate to contact Lubomir Kubala on + 421 2/572 719 01

PRIMARY LOCATION

Bratislava Business Centre