Program Buyer

OPmobility; Apodaca; Presencial; MXN 500.000 - 700.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

OPmobility, a world-leading provider of innovative mobility solutions, seeks a Senior Procurement Manager to strengthen supplier relationships and drive cost‑effective sourcing. You will oversee supplier performance, commodity strategies, and SAP-based negotiations, collaborating with Engineering, Quality, and Finance.

Lead procurement for new product development, assess risks in supply chains, optimize inventory, and develop long-term strategies to support growth and sustainability initiatives.

Formación

• Bachelor’s degree in business administration or related field.
• At least 4 years of experience in a similar role.
• Able to hold business conversations in English.

Responsabilidades

• Oversee, develop, and manage supplier relationships and commodity strategies to ensure high-quality, cost-effective, timely supply of materials and services through supplier performance management and SAP-based negotiations.
• Oversee and manage assigned suppliers, products, and product categories to ensure materials, parts, assemblies, finished goods, and services meet quality, specifications, low-cost objectives, and delivery expectations.
• Support procurement and sourcing needs driven by new product development programs and sustainability initiatives.
• Manage changes to ensure timely and cost-effective implementation while meeting effectiveness requirements throughout the supply chain.
• Conduct risk assessments of critical and complex supply chains and related elements.
• Develop and implement strategies to support short- and long-term plans and opportunities.
• Evaluate and develop alternative sources to improve quality, cost, and delivery performance.
• Monitor and report inventory turnover and shrinkage and optimize inventory.
• Minimize costs and maintain flexibility throughout the supply chain.
• Establish metrics and maintain records related to purchased materials and services to monitor cost, variance, quality, delivery, logistics, and inventory performance.
• Communicate and coordinate sourcing strategies with Production Planning, Manufacturing, Quality, Regulatory Affairs, Sales & Marketing, and Finance.
• Develop and maintain internal knowledge of global procurement markets, key players, and market trends.
• Understand, comply with, and enforce EH&S policies and guidelines.

Conocimientos

Supplier management

Negotiations (SAP)

Procurement

English communication

Educación

Bachelor's degree in business administration

Herramientas

SAP

Descripción del empleo

Hungry for challenges? Join a group with innovation at its heart and contribute to the automotive revolution!

OPmobility is a world-leading provider of innovative solutions for a unique, safer and more sustainable mobility experience. Innovation-driven since its creation, the Group develops and produces intelligent exterior systems, customized complex modules, lighting systems, clean energy systems and electrification solutions for all mobility companies. With a €11.6 billion economic revenue in 2024, a global network of 150 plants and 40 R&D centers, OPmobility relies on its 38,900 employees to meet the challenges of transforming mobility.

OPmobility Lighting covers the entire lighting value chain, from components to complete headlamps, from traditional lighting to intelligent and high-performance products. The business group develops interior and exterior solutions that enable greater design freedom, enhanced safety and driver assistance.

Our ambition? Provide automakers with cutting-edge equipment and solutions to develop tomorrow’s clean and connected car.

Main Responsibilities

• Oversee, develop, and manage supplier relationships and commodity strategies to ensure a high-quality, cost-effective, and timely supply of required materials and services through effective supplier performance management and SAP-based negotiations.
• Oversee and manage assigned suppliers, products, and product categories to ensure the company receives materials, parts, assemblies, finished goods, and services that meet quality requirements, technical specifications, low-cost objectives, and delivery expectations.
• Support procurement and sourcing needs driven by new product development programs and engineering/commercialization sustainability initiatives.
• Manage changes to ensure timely and cost-effective implementation while meeting established effectiveness requirements throughout the supply chain.
• Conduct risk assessments of critical and complex supply chains and related supply chain elements.
• Develop and implement appropriate strategies to support the company’s short- and long-term plans and operational excellence initiatives, including the identification of opportunities.
• Evaluate and develop alternative sources to improve quality, cost, and/or delivery performance.
• Monitor and report inventory turnover and shrinkage (i.e., breakage, returns, product obsolescence) and develop ways to optimize inventory.
• Minimize costs and maintain flexibility throughout the supply chain.
• Establish metrics and maintain records related to purchased materials and services to monitor cost, purchased-part variance, quality, delivery, logistics, and inventory performance.
• Communicate and coordinate sourcing strategies with Production Planning, Manufacturing, Quality,
• Regulatory Affairs, Sales & Marketing, and Finance to ensure efficient and effective implementation.
• Develop and maintain internal knowledge of global procurement markets, key industry players, and market trends.
• Understand, comply with, and enforce the plant’s Environmental, Health & Safety (EH&S) policies and guidelines.

Required Profile

• Bachelor’s degree in business administration, or related field.
• At least 4 years of experience in similar role/function.
• Able to hold business conversations in English