Purchasing Agent

Stanley Black & Decker de Monterrey, S. de R.L. de C.V.; Apodaca; On-site; MXN 300,000 - 420,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Discounts on Stanley Black & Decker工具

Comprehensive benefits

Job summary

Stanley Black & Decker, Inc. is seeking a Purchasing Agent in Mexico to manage sourcing activities, supplier relationships, and development projects. The role supports global supply management with a focus on timely, cost-efficient procurement across designated commodities.

You will collaborate with plants and regional procurement to resolve issues, participate in cost improvement initiatives, and ensure alignment with company policies while working in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in business or related field or equivalent experience.
• 3–5 years of professional purchasing experience.
• Experience with electrical, motors, plastics or related commodities preferred.
• Proficient with MS Office; SAP experience preferred.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills and attention to detail.

Responsibilities

• Manage sourcing activities for general purchasing and supplier relationships.
• Support development projects and engineering change orders in Global Sourcing.
• Maintain relationships with suppliers and interface with plants to resolve issues.
• Assist in cross-functional cost improvement and supply risk efforts.
• Work remotely with minimal supervision and collaborate with a team.

Skills

Purchasing experience

MS Office proficiency

SAP experience

English fluency

Supplier relations

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Tools

SAP

MS Office

Job description

Purchasing Agent

Come Build the World with Us This is the career you've been waiting for your whole life. Joining the Stanley Black & Decker team means working in an innovative, tech-driven, and highly collaborative team environment supported by over 58,000 professionals in 60 countries across the globe. Here, you will get the unique chance to impact some of the world's most iconic brands including STANLEY TOOLS, DEWALT, CRAFTSMAN, MAC TOOLS, and Black & Decker. Your ideas and solutions have the potential to reach millions of customers as we work together to write the next chapter in our history. Come build with us and take your career to new heights.

Who We Are

We’re the World’s largest tool company. We’re industry visionaries. We’re solving problems and advancing manufacturing trade through innovative technology and our Industry 4.0 Initiative. We are committed to ensuring our state-of-the-art "smart factory" products and services provide greater quality to our customers & greater environmental and social value to our planet. We are unique in that we have a rich and storied history dating back to 1843, but that hasn't stopped us from evolving into a vibrant, diverse, global growth company.

Who You Are

You’re a curious problem solver who has the ability to bring big ideas to life. You’re creative and scrappy but can navigate a large organization with ease. You’re agile and adaptable but work with precision to ensure we deliver top-notch customer experiences, always. You also have:

• Bachelor's degree in business/related field or equivalent experience
• 3-5 years professional Purchasing experience
• Specific commodity experience is preferred including; Electrical, Motors, Bearing, plastic resins and/or injection molding, powdered metal, hardware, and packaging
• Proficiency with MS Office with emphasis on Word, Excel, and Outlook
• SAP experience preferred
• Strong communication skills both written and verbal
• Strong attention to detail and organizational skills
• High degree of creativity, flexibility, and resourcefulness to provide win-win resolutions
• Ability to work remotely with minimal supervision and effectively in a team environment
• Fluent in English is a must

What You’ll Do

This Purchasing Agent is responsible for managing the overall sourcing activities around general purchasing, supplier relationship management, resourcing activities, development projects and engineering change orders in support of Global Supply Management goals and objectives. This individual will enjoy working in a fast-paced environment where the ability to multi-task is essential. Specifically, you’ll:

• Maintain close relationships with suppliers within assigned commodities and takes proactive approach in interfacing with them to resolve issues that may arise
• Execute all purchasing related activities of product development as assigned within the specified commodities
• Act as a liaison between suppliers and plants in conjunction with the efforts of the Value Stream Management group
• Support production plants with escalations
• Identify any gaps within the existing supply base relative to future product development
• Communicate the need to the Regional Procurement Manager so that development work can be completed in time to support projects
• Bring approved suppliers into development projects to support new product development
• Monitors price changes and takes appropriate steps for approval of changes
• Implements and manages the change
• Support cross-functional team initiatives around total cost improvements and supply vulnerability reductions
• Perform all purchasing activities in accordance with current company policies and procedures
• Works on problems of moderate scope which are often routine
• Exercises judgement within defined procedures and practices to determine appropriate actions
• Applies learned techniques and contributes to analysis to solve problems

Benefits & Perks

You’ll get a competitive salary and a comprehensive benefits plan that includes medical, dental, life, internal wellness program. And, of course, discounts on Stanley Black & Decker tools and products and well as discount programs for many other vendors and partners.

What You’ll Also Get

Career Opportunity: Career paths aren’t linear here. Being part of our global company with 60+ brands give you the chance to grow and develop your skills along multiple career paths.

Learning & Development

Our lifelong learning philosophy means you’ll have access to a wealth of state-of-the-art learning resources, including our Lean Academy and online university (where you can get certificates and specializations from renowned colleges and universities).

Diverse & Inclusive Culture

We pride ourselves in being an awesome place to work. We respect and embrace differences because that’s how the best work gets done. You’ll find we like to have fun here, too.

Purpose-Driven Company

You’ll help us continue to make positive changes in the local communities where we work and live as well as in the broader world through volunteerism, giving back and sustainable business practices.

Stanley Black & Decker is one of the world's largest, fastest growing, and most dynamic companies. SBD, a Fortune 200 company is a world-leading provider of tools and storage, commercial electronic security and engineered fastening systems, with unique growth platforms and a track record of sustained profitable growth.

EEO

All qualified applicants to Stanley Black & Decker are considered for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran’s status, or any other protected characteristic.

Global Benefits & Perks

You’ll be rewarded with a competitive salary plus receive entitlements and benefits unique to your country of hire.

Career Opportunity

Career paths aren’t linear here. Being part of our global company with 60+ brands give you the chance to grow and develop your skills along multiple career paths.

Learning & Development

Our lifelong learning philosophy means you’ll have access to a wealth of state-of-the-art learning resources, including our Lean Academy and online university (where you can get certificates and specializations from renowned colleges and universities).

Diverse & Inclusive Culture

We pride ourselves in being an awesome place to work. We respect and embrace differences because that’s how the best work gets done. You’ll find we like to have fun here, too.

Purpose-Driven Company

You’ll help us continue to make positive changes in the local communities where we work and live as well as in the broader world through volunteerism, giving back and sustainable business practices.