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ESAB AB; Hermosillo; On-site; MXN 350,000 - 550,000; Full time

Job summary

ESAB AB in Hermosillo, Sonora, Mexico seeks an experienced procurement professional to review and analyze purchase requisitions and coordinate purchasing with manufacturing, planning and engineering to obtain inventory cost-effectively and on time.

The role handles change orders, RFQs, supplier data integrity, and BOM maintenance, while performing cost analysis and supplier evaluations across major commodities. Collaboration with QA ensures quality and timely supply.

Qualifications

• Typically requires a degree and a minimum of 5 years of experience.
• Experience in procurement and commodity management is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Reviews and analyzes purchase requisitions.
• Coordinates purchasing activities with manufacturing, planning and engineering.
• Processes purchase requisitions, change orders and RFQs to suppliers.
• Ensures data integrity in procurement systems and maintains BOMs and part numbers.
• Performs cost analysis and volume planning for major commodities.
• Monitors cost, schedule and scope of subcontracts to ensure best value.
• Develops new supply sources and supports make-versus-buy analysis.
• Collaborates with suppliers and QA to resolve quality issues.

Skills

Cost analysis

Procurement

Sourcing

Vendor management

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

Job Description:
Reviews and analyzes purchase requisitions. Coordinates purchasing activities with manufacturing, planning and engineering departments to acquire inventory in a cost effective and timely manner. Processes purchase requisitions, purchase change orders and requests for quotes to suppliers. Responsible for procurement business system data input and integrity; creates and maintains bills of material and parts/commodities numbers in supply chain management or other enterprise wide systems. Participates in maximizing the procurement teams' changes, part parameters; quote table maintenance, supplier database information, error report analysis, and part number/supplier code information. Performs cost analysis and volume planning for major commodities (e.g., materials, components, equipment and services). Monitors the cost, schedule and scope of assigned subcontracts to negotiate highest quality at best value. Develops new supply sources where vendors and suppliers are no longer competitive. May recommend cost saving proposals including make-versus-buy analysis or alternative sourcing. Interacts closely with suppliers and QA to resolve quality issues. Works with management to address all aspects of commodity management, including procurement support, commodity business plans, market trends assessment, pricing, and product availability. Requires domestic or global expertise of assigned commodities. A seasoned, experienced professional with complete understating of principals, concepts, practices and standards. Works on problems of diverse scope where analysis of data requires evaluation of identifiable factors. Typically requires a degree and a minimum of 5 years of experience.