Direct Commodity Buyer

Norma Group; Tijuana; Presencial; MXN 200,000 - 400,000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

An international mid-sized group located in Tijuana, Mexico, is seeking a Purchasing Manager to lead operations of the purchasing department. Responsibilities include procuring materials and supplies, analyzing data for vendor performance, negotiating contracts, and ensuring compliance with corporate purchasing procedures. The ideal candidate should have strong analytical skills, excellent communication abilities, and experience in procurement. Join us in our mission from good to great!

Formación

• Experience in procurement and supplier management.
• Strong analytical skills for decision-making.
• Excellent communication and negotiation abilities.

Responsabilidades

• Lead procurement activities and ensure compliance with corporate procedures.
• Analyze data for supplier selection and cost reduction.
• Validate invoices and manage supplier performance.

Conocimientos

Data analysis

Supplier negotiation

Inventory management

Descripción del empleo

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We are an international mid sized group with appetite for innovations, approachable management, lead by objectives / targets which give the opportunity of a wide range of empowerment.

We as a growth oriented market leader invite you to join us on our journey from good to great!

Objective

To achieve the business goals by leading operations of purchasing department activities relative to procurement of material and supplies needed for operations.

Focus on maintenance, repairs, and operating supplies (MRO), services and direct materials ensuring compliance with the stated DOA and corporate purchasing procedures as defined by the Regional Purchasing Manager, Purchasing Director or Purchasing VP while constantly reducing costs, driving quality improvement and delivery requirements of the organization.

Primary responsibilities

• Collect and analyze data to ensure proper decision-making regarding supplier selection / consolidation, cost reduction, vendor performance, and inventory management goals.
• Obtain bids / quotes to receive lowest cost and highest service for designated materials.
• Process requisitions or orders for both indirect and direct materials as well as supplies and equipment.
• Interact with all departments to obtain clear requirements for requisition requests or new projects.
• Work seamlessly with supply chain to expedite deliveries when necessary to ensure timely receipt of materials.
• Validate and authorize payment of invoices and resolve any issues.
• Conduct new vendor qualification audits as well as PA re-certification audits.
• Ensure compliance with the DOA and other corporate purchasing requirements.
• Prepare various reports as required such as vendor ISO Certifications, Vendor Profiles, Supplier Performance Evaluations, Purchasing Spend, and Price History.
• Perform special projects as required.
• Represent company in negotiating contracts and formulating policies with suppliers.
• Responsible for the selection of vendors for the most critical goods or services in area of responsibility.
• Communicating and coordinating with other functions and establishing constructive working relationships with others within the Company.
• Benchmark and locate vendors of materials, equipment or supplies, and propose to the management in order to determine product availability and terms of sales.
• Periodically review with Purchasing manager performance measure and anticipate potential negative trends in operations and propose corrective actions when necessary.
• Develop with the management budget / spend with a focus on volume, product costs, and margins.
• Resolving conflicts and negotiate with others.
• Supervise the maintenance of records of purchases, delivery dates, vendors, costs and other resources.
• Work seamlessly with Supplier Quality Engineering to develop a superior supply base which delivers continuous improvement in product or services to the operations.

Reports To

Regional Purchasing Manager (Fasten)

Contact for this position

Carolina Morales

NORMA Group Human Resources

Carolina Morales