Procurement Category Lead

WS Audiology; Tijuana; Presencial; MXN 728,000 - 1,094,000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

A leading medical devices company is seeking a Procurement Specialist in Tijuana to maximize costs and drive efficiencies within their global packaging projects. This role requires at least 5 years of procurement experience and strong communication, negotiation, and project management skills. You will manage spend, support vendor negotiations, and work with cross-functional teams to implement solutions. A relevant university degree and familiarity with ERP systems are essential for candidates interested in this position.

Formación

• Minimum of 5 years of Procurement experience in a multinational company, preferably medical devices.
• Relevant experience with international exposure in sourcing and leading projects.
• Knowledge in packaging terminology.
• Experience in managing RFQ/RFP processes.
• Strong communication, interpersonal, and negotiation skills.

Responsabilidades

• Lead projects that drive productivity across the organization.
• Manage spend on assigned categories and contribute to cost savings.
• Support Packaging Global Contract negotiations with vendors.
• Accountable for measuring vendor performance and cost savings.
• Drive projects from inception to deployment.

Conocimientos

Procurement experience

Cost savings initiatives

Interpersonal skills

Negotiation skills

Communication skills

Excel

PowerPoint

Educación

University Degree in Engineering, Business or related field

Herramientas

ERP systems (Infor, SAP, Oracle)

Power BI

Descripción del empleo

This role will report directly to the Global Procurement Manager Packaging and is responsible for maximizing costs and driving efficiencies for the assigned category on a global scale, while improving and maintaining the highest levels of customer service, building relationships with suppliers and stakeholders.

Role Main Responsibilities

• Lead projects that drive productivity across the organization, focalizing in Global and Regional Packaging Solutions, as well as Indirect materials and services’ solutions for the Tijuana Site.
• Manages spend on assigned categories and contributes greatly to cost savings projects, localization of vendors and brings overall efficiencies.
• Support Packaging Global Contract negotiations with vendors on a global scale while complying with regional requirements.
• Accountable for measuring vendors performance, cost savings versus targets, service level and total cost.
• Sourcing for solutions and vendors and support localization of packaging and printing materials, transportation services and indirect materials and services, in alignment with the global requirements and strategy.
• Driving projects from inception to actual deployment, overseeing proper procedures are followed for approval of new materials/product development.
• Interacting with cross functional teams to manage projects, facilitate implementation of packaging solutions and increase awareness of key strategic requirements for the category, such as sustainability and localization.
• Responsible for maintaining accurate and updated parameters in ERP system, such as pricing, vendor master data, lead times and MOQ’s.

Profile Requirements

• Minimum of 5 years of Procurement experience in a multinational company, preferably medical devices.
• Relevant experience with international exposure in sourcing, leading projects, identifying cost savings initiatives and managing relevant spend.
• Knowledge in packaging terminology – i.e. cardboard and flutes, folding cartons, IFU’s paper and finishings, etc.
• Prior experience in managing RFQ/RFP processes in cross functional settings, both for direct and indirect categories.
• Team player with excellent interpersonal, communication and negotiation skills.
• Strong communication skills.
• Expertise in Excel and PowerPoint. Power BI is a plus.
• University Degree in Engineering, Business or related field.
• Experience in working with an ERP system, such as Infor, SAP, Oracle. Agile knowledge desirable.