Senior Purchasing Program Buyer

About the role

Stellantis is seeking a Senior Purchasing Program Buyer to lead purchasing activities for new vehicle programs, engineering changes, and cost‑optimization initiatives. You will work at the intersection of purchasing, engineering, manufacturing, and program management to ensure supplier readiness, cost competitiveness, and risk mitigation throughout the product development lifecycle.

Key responsibilities

• Lead purchasing activities for vehicle programs from early development through production.
• Represent purchasing within cross‑functional program teams (engineering, manufacturing, program management).
• Ensure suppliers meet technical, timing, cost, and quality requirements throughout the program lifecycle.
• Monitor part development milestones and supplier performance, proactively addressing risks and issues.
• Manage engineering changes and design releases with clear commercial alignment.
• Track Bill of Material (BOM) cost evolution and drive cost‑optimization initiatives through VA/VE and benchmarking.
• Support supplier readiness across prototype, pre‑series, and series production phases.
• Contribute to supplier development, capacity planning, tooling readiness, and compliance requirements.

Required profile

• 5+ years of experience in purchasing or procurement, preferably in an industrial or automotive environment.
• Strong background in program purchasing, supplier management, and cost control.
• Solid understanding of automotive products, development processes, and supply‑chain dynamics.
• Proven ability to operate in complex, fast‑changing environments with multiple stakeholders.
• Fluent English (C1 level); additional languages are a plus.

Required skills

• Cost analysis
• Value Analysis/Value Engineering (VA/VE)
• Benchmarking