Local Purchasing Specialist

Continental Ag; Xico; Presencial; MXN 539,000 - 810,000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

A leading global technology company in Xico, Mexico, seeks a Purchasing Specialist to oversee procurement activities. The candidate should have over 2 years of relevant experience and a Bachelor's degree in business administration or supply chain management. Responsibilities include creating purchasing requisitions, negotiating terms, and resolving supply issues. This role requires strong communication, analytical, and organizational skills. Join a pioneering firm focused on sustainable mobility solutions.

Formación

• 2+ years of experience as a purchasing specialist or in a similar role.
• Good working knowledge of purchasing strategies.
• Strong analytical thinking and problem-solving skills.

Responsabilidades

• Manage procurement activities and coordinate with the Purchasing central team.
• Create and administer purchasing requisitions and negotiate purchase terms.
• Ensure timely deliveries and resolve supply issues.

Conocimientos

Purchasing strategies

Excellent communication

Interpersonal skills

Negotiation skills

Analytical thinking

Problem-solving skills

Organizational skills

Educación

Bachelor's degree in business administration or supply chain management

Descripción del empleo

Tasks

• Responsible for managing our location's procurement activities, serving as the main point of contact with the Purchasing central team and giving close follow‑up with local users.
• Creation and administration of purchasing requisitions, support with sourcing new suppliers, ensuring that the purchased products and materials meet specific technical specifications, negotiating purchase terms, and evaluating supplier performance.
• Ensuring timely deliveries and resolving any supply issues or discrepancies together with purchasing responsible and local user.

Qualifications

• 2+ years of experience as a purchasing specialist or in a similar role.
• Bachelor's degree in business administration, supply chain management, or a similar field preferred.
• Good working knowledge of purchasing strategies.
• Excellent communication, interpersonal, and negotiation skills.
• Strong analytical thinking and problem‑solving skills.
• Team player with strong organizational skills.

About us

Continental develops pioneering technologies and services for sustainable and connected mobility of people and their goods. Founded in ****, the technology company offers safe, efficient, intelligent and affordable solutions for vehicles, machines, traffic and transportation. In ****, Continental generated sales of €37.7 billion and currently employs more than 192,000 people in 58 countries and markets. On October 8, ****, the company celebrated its 150th anniversary. With its premium portfolio in the car, truck, bus, two‑wheel and specialty tire segment, the Tires business area stands for innovative top performance in tire technology. Services for dealers and fleet management as well as digital tire monitoring and management systems are further areas of focus. The aim is to contribute to safe, economical and sustainable mobility.

Key facts

• Job-ID: ******BR
• Function: Verwaltung & Assistenz