Comprador

Eaton Group; Ciudad Juárez; On-site; MXN 300,000 - 420,000; Full time

Job summary

Eaton is seeking a Buyer for the Juarez facility to handle procurement of raw materials and support manufacturing operations. The role focuses on timely, cost-effective purchasing aligned with customer dates and inventory targets.

Responsibilities include PO management, supplier negotiations, and cross-functional coordination with planning, engineering, and production. English/Spanish bilingualism and SAP experience are required, with a strong emphasis on supplier collaboration and process

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in business administration / Industrial Engineer or related field.
• 3+ years in a manufacturing environment.
• Bilingual English/Spanish required.
• Working knowledge of MRP systems.
• SAP experience.
• Strong background in developing, bidding and negotiating contracts is highly desirable.
• Self-motivated and capable of working independently with minimum direction or supervision.
• Ability to work well with others at all levels of the organization.

Responsibilities

• Convert requisitions to PO in line with requirements.
• Change and maintain purchase orders as required according to established material policies and procedures.
• Maintain system parameters updated at all times.
• Coordinate effective exchange of information between purchasing, planning and production departments.
• Attend daily production meetings.
• Negotiate prices, schedule changes, and supplier deviations; coordinate material changes for approval.
• Maintain contact with suppliers regarding changes affecting production.
• Monitor inventory levels and manage DOH metrics; execute standard work as a buyer.
• Negotiate supply agreements; negotiate consignment and Kanban setups when needed.
• Coordinate with engineering, manufacturing, QA, and service departments to meet program requirements.
• Assist in training junior buyers as directed by Purchasing Supervisor.
• Ensure purchases/services comply with Environmental Standards.
• Provide professional direction to other buyers under supervision.
• ResearchPurchasing data and develop plans/procedures to meet division objectives.
• Maintain invoices on hold.
• Comply with corporate/divisional guidelines and ethical standards.
• Negotiate resolution of claims with suppliers for non-conforming material.

Skills

Procurement

Negotiation

MRP systems

Bilingual EN/ES

Just-in-time

Independent worker

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Tools

SAP

Job description

Eaton’s ES AMER PCS division is currently seeking a Comprador.

What you’ll do:

Eaton’s Bussmann division is currently seeking a Buyer to join our team. This position is based at our Juarez facility.

The Buyer is responsible for procurement of the required raw material goods necessary to support the manufacturing operations ensuring all purchasing orders are planned in a timely, efficient, and cost-effective manner in line with Customer required dates and proper inventory levels. Warranty MRBR metric, past due open POs performance, ME5A, Schedule agreement management & improve the DOH inventory performance.

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In this role, you will:

• Convert requisitions to PO- in line with requirements
• Change and maintain Purchase orders as required according to established Material Policies and Procedures.
• Maintain system parameters updated at all times.
• Coordinates effective exchange of information between purchasing, planning and production departments.
• Attend daily production meetings.
• Negotiates prices, schedule changes, coordinates supplier's material deviations, and changes for material and services with the requisitioning department as required for approval.
• Maintains effective contact with suppliers advising supervision / management of any changes which would affect production.
• Maintains –monitors and manages required inventory levels (threshold report- MZBZ reports) and executes standard work as listed on Buyer function.
• Completes negotiations with suppliers regarding price, terms, quality, tooling, etc. Develop and negotiate supply agreements when needed. Negotiate consignment and/or Kanban set up with supply base to assist with inventory days on hand.
• Maintains contact with engineering, manufacturing, quality assurance and service departments to coordinate product / program requirements.
• Assist in training of and coordinating the activities of junior buyers as directed by Purchasing Supervisor.
• Ensures purchases / services are in compliance with Environmental Standards.
• Under the direction of the Purchasing Supervisor the incumbent could provide professional direction to the other buyers.
• Responsible for researching / analyzing purchasing data and develop plans / procedures that will meet or exceed the objectives of the Division.
• Maintain invoices on hold.
• Will operate within Corporate, Divisional, and Departmental procedures and guidelines and display high ethical standards and conduct in carrying out their responsibilities.
• Negotiates resolution (as required) of Eaton claims (i.e., cost, time, rework, scrap, and labor, sorting charges) with suppliers regarding non-conforming material.
• Ensure to compliance Eaton’s Quality System requirements.
• Ensure to compliance Eaton’s Health, Safety, and Environmental requirements.

Qualifications:

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in business administration / Industrial Engineer, a related field, or at least three years’ experience in a manufacturing environment.
• Bilingual English / Spanish required.
• Working knowledge of MRP systems.
• Knowledge about just in time concepts and respective production processes
• SAP experience.
• Strong background in the developing, biding and negotiating contracts is highly desirable.
• Self - motivated and capable of working independently with minimum direction or supervision.
• Ability to work well with others at all levels of the organizations is essential

Preferred Qualifications:

• Direct material purchasing preferred
• Core tools

All positions may require participation in video and in-person interviews as part of the hiring process. All candidates will be evaluated based on job-related competencies, and all candidates’ privacy rights and data security will be protected in accordance with applicable laws.

We are committed to ensuring equal employment opportunities for job applicants and employees. Our recruitment processes use balanced selection criteria and avoid unlawful discrimination against applicants on the basis of their age, colour, disability, marital status, national origin, gender, gender identity, genetic information, race or racial origin, religion, sexual orientation or any other status protected or required by law.