GBE Buyer

Push boundaries. Explore ideas. Reshape tomorrow. Join Garrett and grow your career while helping top vehicle brands accelerate towards a cleaner, safer, and smarter future.
Garrett is a cutting-edge technology leader delivering differentiated solutions for emission reduction and energy efficiency. We are passionate about innovating for mobility and beyond. With a nearly 70-year legacy, we serve customers worldwide with passenger vehicle, commercial vehicle, aftermarket replacement, and performance enhancement solutions.

Join our team as an GBE Buyer!

Drive sourcing strategy and supplier performance within a dynamic, cross-functional environment. As a GBE Buyer, you will play a key role in delivering cost optimization, managing supplier relationships, and supporting program execution in line with business objectives.

What You'll Do:

• Collaborate cross-functionally to improve cost based on organizational priorities
• Execute productivity initiatives aligned with AOP targets
• Support supplier performance reviews and track action plans
• Lead and execute supplier selection processes for NPI and Value Engineering (VE)/Resourcing projects
• Identify and propose resourcing opportunities; contribute to Value Engineering (VE) ideas for GBE projects
• Execute Value Engineering (VE), resourcing, and logistics productivity actions in collaboration with Commodity teams
• Manage post-SOP engineering changes with suppliers and ensure delivery of first-year savings after sourcing award
• Collect and analyze supplier capacity data
• Act as first interface for sourcing topics related to logistics, capacity, and quality issues within GBE (per escalation process)
• Validate and negotiate charge-back amounts with suppliers
• Implement mitigation action plans and support gap closure activities
• Support trade compliance and sustainability-related data collection
• Contribute as Key Supplier Contact (KSC) in communication with suppliers to strengthen long-term partnerships and continuous improvement

What We Need:

• Bachelor’s Degree, preferably in economics or a technical field
• 2–3 years of experience in negotiation, ideally within the automotive industry
• Strong stakeholder management and cross-functional collaboration experience
• Solid background in program management
• Proven problem-solving skills, including data interpretation, defining actions, and implementing solutions
• Strong customer focus, initiative, and ability to influence others
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills in English
• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail

BENEFITS

• Meal tickets
• 13th salary
• Private medical insurance
• A fixed monthly amount received on the Benefits platform with which you can choose from services such as:
• Extended health insurance for employees and dependents
• Dental care
• Online and offsite shopping discounts
• Private pension
• Vacation vouchers
• Transportation: Metrorex/STB monthly subscriptions or Fuel card
• Access to various events (paintball, escape room, laser tag, rafting, wakeboarding, movie, theater etc.)

LEARN & DEVELOP

• Extensive online and on-site training programs
• Support for Green Belt Six Sigma Certification
• Peer2Peer Training program: learn and teach one another, offer advice, and engage
• Career growth & promotion opportunities
• International work environment

RELAX & WELL-BEING

• Sports and Social Club: trainer in the Office program and weekly online Nutrition Sessions for all Garrett employees
• Friendly working environment, alongside talented and dedicated people
• Networking area
• Bookster
• Great coffee, tea and spices
• Weekly Fruit Day
• Employee assistance program for all our employees (professionals ready to listen and speak with you on all subjects)
• Flexible working hours
• 26 vacation days per year for all our employees
• Hybrid work environment: 2 days Work from Home per week