Junior Purchaser: Materials & Supplier Optimization

Parker; Apodaca; Hybrid; MXN 900,000 - 1,300,000; Full time

Job summary

Parker Hannifin in Monterrey, Mexico, seeks an experienced Supply Chain Manager to oversee critical customers and manage the end-to-end supply chain. You will align demand, develop strategies, and drive execution to meet customer requirements across sites in the Americas.

The role emphasizes supplier collaboration, inventory optimization, and cost reduction, with a focus on regional and regulatory compliance while leading cross-functional teams.

Qualifications

• Deep knowledge of global supply chain management and inventory control.
• Experience with supplier development and cost reduction.
• Strong negotiation, analytics and cross-functional collaboration.

Responsibilities

• Maintain relationships with key customers and suppliers.
• Manage materials availability to support build plans.
• Lead supplier design of materials flow for flexibility.
• Develop suppliers to meet business needs.
• Drive inventory performance and cost reductions.
• Oversee site purchasing contracts and agreements.
• Coordinate delivery requirements and capacity planning.
• Interface with SCM across sites and customers.
• Support process improvements to hit inventory targets.
• Ensure compliance with customs and regulatory laws.

Skills

Global SCM

Inventory management

Supplier development

Negotiation skills

Cross-functional leadership

IT literacy

Job description

Req ID:
Remote Position: Hybrid
Region: Americas
Country: Mexico
State/Province: Nuevo Leon
City: Monterrey
**General Overview**
**Functional Area:** SCM - Supply Chain Management
**Career Stream:** SCM - Supply Chain Management
**Role:** Manager 3
**Job Title:** Supply Chain Manager 3
**Job Code:** MG3-SCM
**Band:** Level 11
**Direct/Indirect Indicator:** Indirect
**Summary**
This role supports critical customers at various sites in the CCS segment of our business. It oversees the overall supply chain ramp/execution to ensure the customers' requirements are met. Planning, demand management alignment, proactive solutions and direct collaboration with the customers and supporting functions, and developing strategies and execution plans to optimize the supply chain are crucial aspects of this role.
**Detailed Description**
Performs tasks such as, but not limited to, the following:
+ Maintains positive relationships with key customers, suppliers, etc., who have a significant impact on the success of the organization.
+ Maintains responsibility for management of materials availability to support build plans throughout the product life cycle for a specific business unit or customer set.
+ Provides leadership in designing the supplier portion of the materials supply chain to provide optimum flexibility with minimum investment.
+ Manages the effort to identify and develop suppliers to meet current and future business needs.
+ Leads efforts to reduce material cost and assess/respond to supply risks.
+ Manages the administration of all site purchasing contracts and agreements.
+ Manages the development of delivery requirements, material plans and short-range capacity plans to meet production schedules and inventory objectives.
+ Responsible for customer interface from SCM including relationship management and as the focal point for all SCM-related issues and for tracking and driving inventory results for North America working with site GM's, SCM managers and customer VP/GMs.
+ Participates in business process improvements to help achieve inventory targets and maximize return on investment.
+ Works to ensure Celestica is compliant with customs and regulatory laws. Negotiates with carriers to support domestic and international air, rail and ocean transport ensuring favorable rates and cycle times for Celestica.
+ Establishes department goals/ measurements and manages resources to achieve these goals.
**Knowledge/Skills/Competencies**
+ In-depth knowledge and understanding of global supply chain management, distribution methods, and global transportation services and inventory management
+ Broad knowledge of an electronic manufacturing environment, materials and processes
+ Strong knowledge of the marketplace conditions for a broad range of strategic commodities in industry pricing, technology, supply/demand and emerging trends and in all areas of import/export, regulatory and logistics management
+ Excellent analytical, negotiation and problem resolution skills
+ Good understanding of IT concepts and integrated business applications
+ Strong communication and presentation skills
+ Significant skills required in multi-tasking and time management
+ Ability to interface with many international sites to establish strong working relationships and cooperation
**Physical Demands**
+ Duties of this position are performed in a normal office environment.
+ Duties may require extended periods of sitting and sustained visual concentration on a computer monitor or on numbers and other detailed data.
+ Repetitive manual movements (e.g., data entry, using a computer mouse, using a calculator, etc