Materials Manager

Sanmina; Apodaca; Presencial; MXN 900.000 - 1.500.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

Sanmina is seeking a Regional Materials Manager to drive procurement, planning, and warehousing strategy across sites in Mexico. You will architect the regional material plan and mentor site leaders to ensure agile, efficient, and customer-centric supply chains.

You will bridge strategic planning with on-the-ground execution, aligning inventory objectives and production schedules with global goals. Travel as required to support regional sites and advance continuous improvement across the

Formación

• 6+ years of experience in Materials Management, Supply Chain, or Operations Leadership.
• Proven experience managing direct and indirect regional resources.
• Deep expertise in planning tools, inventory applications, and procurement processes.

Responsabilidades

• Lead regional planning to improve execution and inventory strategies.
• Mentor a team of Material Managers and coach on demand/supply.
• Monitor KPIs and ensure data integrity in purchasing across sites.
• Lead senior-level discussions to align planning and secure buy-in.
• Drive site engagement in demand planning and end-to-end optimization.
• Deliver inventory and performance reports to leadership.

Conocimientos

Project Mastery

Communication & Coaching

Negotiation Skills

Analytical Mindset

Result-Oriented

Customer Focus

Educación

Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Logistics, Industrial Engineering, Business Administration, or related field

Herramientas

Planning tools

Descripción del empleo

We are seeking a Regional Materials Manager to drive the transformation of our procurement, planning, and warehousing functions. You will be the architect of our regional material strategy, mentoring site leaders and ensuring our supply chain is agile, efficient, and customer-centric.

As a key member of our leadership team, you will bridge the gap between high-level strategic planning and site-level execution, ensuring that our inventory objectives and production schedules are met with precision.

Key responsibilities:

• Strategic Leadership: Lead regional planning to improve execution, drive inventory strategies, and align site-level operations with global business goals.
• Team Empowerment: Oversee and mentor a team of Material Managers; provide coaching on demand/supply, material agility, and continuous improvement.
• Operational Excellence: Monitor team performance and KPIs, ensuring data integrity in purchasing and adherence to standard processes across all sites.
• Stakeholder Management: Lead high-level conversations with senior management to align planning, identify risks, and secure buy-in for regional initiatives.
• Process Innovation: Drive site engagement in demand planning and collaboration, while benchmarking best practices to optimize the end-to-end supply chain.
• Reporting & Analysis: Deliver detailed reports on inventory levels and operational performance to senior leadership, turning data into actionable insights.

What we are looking for:

• Project Mastery: Proven ability to manage multiple complex projects simultaneously while maintaining high quality and control.
• Communication & Coaching: You don’t just delegate; you explain the "why." You are an expert at conveying complex ideas and training teams for peak performance.
• Negotiation Skills: Ability to design negotiation strategies that reach satisfactory agreements for all parties involved
• Analytical Mindset: You anticipate critical issues before they arise and use external data to validate your strategy.
• Result-Oriented: A track record of achieving high performance and establishing methods to get results in the shortest possible time.
• Customer Focus: A natural tendency to identify and address customer needs through proactive process changes.

Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree completed in a related field (Supply Chain, Logistics, Industrial Engineering, Business Administration, or similar).
• + 6 years of experience in Materials Management, Supply Chain, or Operations Leadership.
• Proven experience managing direct and indirect regional resources.(must)
• Deep expertise in planning tools, inventory applications, and procurement processes.
• Ability to travel as required to support regional sites.