PGM Buyer

<p><span>This purchasing role leads North America PGM operations within Sustainable Raw Materials, with a focus on consigned-material process used to support catalyst supply for exhaust systems, finance approvals, hedging administration, and monthly reconciliation.</span></p> <p><span>This role is critical to managing dynamic PGM cost changes. The buyer will coordinate and execute PGM demand activities with a focus on reducing cost and risk while maximizing savings. This includes active hedging support and the ability to respond quickly to changing PGM market conditions.</span></p> <p><span>Success in this role requires strong attention to detail, disciplined follow-up, comfort working with excel and purchase documentation, and the ability to coordinate across Purchasing, Raw Material Finance, Treasury, suppliers, MGA, Engineering, and Accounts Payable.</span></p> <p> </p> <p><span><strong>PGM Requirement Planning &amp; Forecast Support</strong></span></p> <ul> <li><span>Support monthly PGM requirement planning using assembly plant releases, supplier inputs, and washcoater forecasts.</span></li> <li><span>Prepare quote requests and collect supplier responses for platinum, palladium, and rhodium requirements.</span></li> <li><span>Maintain requirement planning files, forward-buy information, supplier delivery schedules, and supporting documentation needed for approval and execution.</span></li> <li><span>Coordinate with Raw Material Finance to confirm monthly buy recommendations, reductions, timing changes, and impacts to budget or inventory assumptions.</span></li> <li><span>Track monthly purchase quantities net of forward buys, transfers, and delivery timing changes to support clean handoff to finance and suppliers.</span></li> </ul> <p><span><strong>Hedging, Treasury &amp; Market Data Support</strong></span></p> <ul> <li><span>Support Treasury and Commodity Risk Management with documentation related to physical hedges, forward buys, LME/market price references, PO/ODA details, and approval follow-up.</span></li> <li><span>Maintain records of value dates, trade dates, commodity quantities, hedge levels, PO/ODA identifiers, and supplier confirmations.</span></li> <li><span>Help prepare summaries used for leadership review of hedging actions, physical metal availability, and market-risk mitigation decisions.</span></li> <li><span>Ensure pricing support is complete and organized before supplier payment, finance approval, or debit/credit memo activity is initiated.</span></li> </ul> <p><span><strong>Consigned PGM Material Flow &amp; Delivery Coordination</strong></span></p> <ul> <li><span>Coordinate PGM delivery schedules to washcoat vaults, including supplier confirmations, value dates, quantities, and delivery timing.</span></li> <li><span>Support tracking of PGM through the North America consigned model, where Stellantis owns PGM through the manufacturing lifecycle until delivery at plant.</span></li> <li><span>Confirm good-delivery support, including bill of lading, assay, packing, weight, and receipt documentation as provided by suppliers or washcoaters.</span></li> <li><span>Maintain process checklists to reduce key-person dependency and enable documented backup coverage.</span></li> </ul> <p><span><strong>Process Documentation &amp; Continuous Improvement</strong></span></p> <ul> <li><span>Document standard work for monthly PGM processing, requirements planning, delivery scheduling, finance approvals, debit/credit memos, and hedging support.</span></li> <li><span>Identify opportunities to simplify or automate manual tracking, reduce duplicate entry, and improve auditability of PGM transactions.</span></li> <li><span>Maintain organized files and status trackers to improve handoff between buyers, finance, Treasury, suppliers, and MGA.</span></li> </ul> <strong><span>Qualifications</span></strong> <p><strong><span>Basic Qualifications:</span></strong></p> <ul> <li><span>Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Business, Finance, Engineering, Data Analytics or a related field</span></li> <li><span>Minimum 3+ years of experience in purchasing, supply chain, finance support, commodity administration, supplier coordination, or related business operations.</span></li> <li><span>Strong Excel skills, including maintaining structured trackers, working with formulas, reconciling data, and reviewing large tables for accuracy.</span></li> <li><span>Strong written communication, follow-up discipline, and attention to detail in a transaction-heavy environment.</span></li> <li><span>Ability to work with confidential business information and support cross-functional stakeholders in Purchasing, Finance, Treasury, Engineering, and suppliers.</span></li> </ul> <h2><span>Preferred Qualifications:</span></h2> <ul> <li><span>Exposure to automotive purchasing, raw materials, precious metals, catalysts, finance operations, AP processes, or supplier payment workflows.</span></li> <li><span>Familiarity with material forecasting, purchas