Direct Purchasing Leader

Flex; Región Centro; Presencial; MXN 900.000 - 1.200.000; Jornada completa

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

Competitive Salary

Life & Medical insurance

Christmas Bonus

Food Coupons

Saving Fund

Descripción de la vacante

Flex seeks a Direct Purchasing Leader based in Guadalajara, North Campus, to oversee procurement of direct materials and equipment and to mentor the team for maximum value delivery. The role reports to the Materials Manager and focuses on achieving on-time delivery and optimal inventory levels.

The ideal candidate holds a Bachelor's degree or equivalent, is fluent in English, and has purchasing/procurement experience with supplier management.

Formación

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience.
• Fluent English with strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Experience in the purchasing/procurement area.
• Supplier management and vendor communication.
• Manufacturing experience preferred.
• CPIM and CPM preferred.
• Ability to work with mathematical concepts and apply percentages and ratios to practical situations.

Responsabilidades

• Assist management to establish roles and duties of purchasing goals.
• Drive for Inventory Turn Over improvement per site targets.
• Manage and optimize inventory at target levels.
• Drive for 100% supplier on time delivery.
• Initiate inventory control/cost containment to improve Purchase Price Variance.
• Supervise the team in the management of the supply chain to ensure timely supply of parts.
• Review controls to reduce exposures on End of Life Projects and obsolete stock.
• Direct, develop & implement policies, procedures, and metrics to manage shortages and order fulfillment.

Conocimientos

Fluent English

Purchasing experience

Supplier management

Vendor communication

Manufacturing experience

CPIM

CPM

Educación

Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience

Descripción del empleo

Flex is the diversified manufacturing partner of choice that helps market-leading brands design, build and deliver innovative products that improve the world.

A career at Flex offers the opportunity to make a difference and invest in your growth in a respectful, inclusive, and collaborative environment.

Flex intends to spin off its Cloud and Power Infrastructure segment into a new, independent publicly traded company, which we’re calling SpinCo, until the name is unveiled. The spin is planned for Q1 2027. If the intended spin occurs, this role will support SpinCo, which will focus on critical digital infrastructure, delivering end-to-end power and thermal management solutions for AI data centers and other mission-critical applications.

To support our extraordinary teams who build great products and contribute to our growth, we’re looking to add a Direct Purchasing Leader located in Guadalajara, North Campus.

Reporting to the Materials Manager, the Direct Purchasing Direct Leader´s role involves being in charge of overseeing activities related to the procurement of direct materials, parts, components and equipment, and directs/coordinates activities of personnel engaged in procurement.

General duties will include identifying and procuring the goods and services that an organization requires, manage all procurement-related activities. Maintain purchasing goals/metrics, develop purchasing policy and procedures and guide and mentor the team with regard to all purchasing activities to ensure value is achieved providing maximum value to the business.

What a typical day looks like:

• Assist management to establish roles and duties of purchasing goals
• Drive for Inventory Turn Over improvement per site targets
• Manage and optimize inventory at target levels
• Drive for 100% supplier on time delivery
• Initiate inventory control/cost containment to give in Purchase Price Variance
• Supervise the team in the management of the supply chain to achieve continuous timely supply of parts and services
• Work closely with the team to ensure purchasing compliance to corporate directives
• Review controls to reduce exposures on End of Life Projects to minimize exposure on obsolete stock
• Help corporate excess materials internal programs (as appropriate)
• Deal with day-to-day operational issues with staff and act as escalation to unresolved HR issues to management
• Streamline Purchasing processes and develop integrated purchasing strategies to effectively manage the suppliers on order fulfillment and assurance of supply
• Direct, develop & implement policies, procedures, and metrics to effectively manage materials shortages & ensure order fulfillment.
• Creates and presents customized reporting using Microsoft Excel (reports for top purchasing management)
• Experience with high volume manufacturing, SMT, automated lines
• Create an environment that fosters team building & high performance
• Interface with both internal & external stakeholders to derive achievable targets, set up strategic plan and drive the team towards meeting the target as set forth

The experience we’re looking to add to our team:

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience work experience.
• Fluent English, must have strong verbal and written communication skills
• Experience in the purchasing/procurement area.
• Supplier management and vendor communication.
• Manufacturing experience preferred
• CPIM and CPM preferred
• Ability to work with mathematical concepts such as probability and statistical inference, and fundamentals of plane and solid geometry and trigonometry. Ability to apply concepts such as fractions, percentages, ratios and proportions to practical situations.

What you’ll receive for the great work you provide:

• Competitive Salary.
• Life & Medical insurance.
• Christmas Bonus.
• Food Coupons.
• Saving Fund.

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Flex is an Equal Opportunity Employer and employment selection decisions are based on merit, qualifications, and abilities. We do not discriminate based on: age, race, religion, color, sex, national origin, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, veteran status, disability, pregnancy status, or any other status protected by law. We're happy to provide reasonable accommodations to those with a disability for assistance in the application process.