Buyer

Ametek; Reynosa; Presencial; MXN 817,000 - 1,091,000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

A leading electronics company in Tamaulipas seeks an experienced professional to oversee the purchasing of critical materials. The role includes planning, supplier negotiation, and working with ERP. Candidates should have over 3 years of electronics purchasing experience and a degree in Business Administration. Strong negotiation and leadership skills are essential. This position offers an opportunity to contribute to operational efficiency and continuous improvement within the purchasing department.

Formación

• 3+ years' experience purchasing electronics and components.
• Experience with KanBan and Just-In-Time (JIT) purchasing.
• Knowledge of legal practices and compliance systems including ISO.

Responsabilidades

• Plan, purchase, and expedite materials and components.
• Negotiate contracts and procure goods.
• Develop strategies for operational efficiency and cost reduction.

Conocimientos

Purchasing electronics

Supplier relation skills

Negotiation skills

Organizational skills

Leadership traits

Communication skills

Interpersonal skills

Educación

Degree in Business Administration or related field

Herramientas

ERP systems

MRP

Descripción del empleo

Summary of the Position

Responsible for planning, purchasing, and expediting critical materials and components for the operation of the organization requiring extensive or specialized knowledge and experience.

Responsibilities

Plans, purchases, and expedites material, equipment and services on a broad assignment basis usually involving important and critical items. Responsible for all purchasing / planning data in ERP system. Provide guidance and training to buyers consistent with procurement policies set by the Materials Manager. Performs an active role in the supplier selection and assessment process. Seeks new sources of supply, performs periodic performance evaluations; generates on-time delivery reports. Assess and evaluate suppliers and undertake performance reviews to ensure contract compliance and manage performance improvement activities. Ensure continuous supply of required goods and materials and communicate any supply problems which may pose a risk or impact on business operations. Research and evaluate areas of opportunity and reduce costs where possible. Drives continuous improvement with suppliers and within Purchasing practices and tool set. Maintain KPI metrics on performance and delivery. Solicit competitive quotations from qualified suppliers and prepare total cost analysis to determine best overall value including purchase price, freight terms, payments terms, quality of service and product specifications. Negotiate contracts, improved prices, and terms of business with suppliers and review opportunities to make business savings utilizing negotiation and procurement best practice tools and methods. Analyzes purchase price variances and assists in the development of standard product costs. Monitor savings against individual and departmental cost savings objectives. Contact suppliers to resolve price, quality, delivery, or invoice issues. Deliver briefs, updates, and reports as and when required. Develop ideas and strategies to improve operational efficiency, add value, aid business performance and work towards a strategy of continuous improvement. Must have knowledge of legal practices and compliance systems including ISO. Ensure compliance to company guidelines, purchasing policies and procedures.

Qualifications

Experience / Skills: 3+ years' experience purchasing electronics, electronics components, wiring harnesses, and PCB / PCBA. Degree in Business Administration, a related field, or equivalent experience. Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) experience. Experience working with MRP. Must have established negotiation, supplier relation and sourcing skills along with strong organizational skills. Must have leadership traits and communication skills to allow for effective training and guidance to buyers. Must have experience with handling long term agreements, KanBan and Just-In-Time (JIT) purchasing. Applies continuous improvement techniques and methods to internal processes and systems. Complies with all internal policies and procedures. Strong interpersonal skills.

Professional Traits

Ability to work successfully within teams and able to lead. Embraces personal challenge. Confident, rounded thinking. Engages interest and participation of others and has a collaborative approach to working with others. Proactively contributes to the team and able to lead others. Resilient, self-motivated, and able to work well under pressure.