Purchasing Manager

Confie; Tijuana; Presencial; MXN 600.000 - 980.000; Jornada completa

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

Life Insurance

Private medical insurance

Descripción de la vacante

Confie in Mexico seeks a Procurement Manager to lead day-to-day procurement operations, oversee purchasing activities, and negotiate contracts to secure cost-effective sourcing within budget constraints.

You will build standards for purchasing, coach a team of buyers and analysts, and drive a data-driven, strategic transformation with Category Management while fostering ethical, sustainable supplier relationships.

Formación

• Bachelor’s degree in supply chain management, business administration, or a related field.
• 5+ years as purchasing manager.
• 7-10 years of procurement experience.
• Strong team leadership and people development skills.
• In-depth knowledge of procurement principles, strategies, and best practices.
• Experience in the North American market and familiarity with local suppliers and sourcing channels.
• Strong budgeting, cost optimization, and negotiation skills.
• Knowledge of vendor management and source-to-pay systems.
• Analytical mind with excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to work collaboratively with cross-functional teams.

Responsabilidades

• Lead day-to-day operation and development of the procure-to-pay environment.
• Oversee purchasing activities and negotiate contracts to ensure cost-effective procurement.
• Establish relationships with vendors and develop purchasing strategies within budget constraints.
• Create standards and protocols for purchasing processes and continuously improve procurement practices.
• Lead, coach, and mentor a team of procurement buyers and analysts.
• Build a customer-oriented service culture focused on responsiveness and accuracy.
• Partner with Category Management to move procurement to a strategic, data-driven function.
• Negotiate contracts and terms with suppliers for favorable pricing and terms.
• Analyze price proposals and market trends to support procurement decisions.
• Collaborate with internal stakeholders to align procurement with organizational goals.
• Manage supplier relationships and performance.

Conocimientos

Leadership

Negotiation

Vendor management

Strategy development

Cross-functional collaboration

Educación

Bachelor's degree in supply chain management or related field

Herramientas

Source-to-Pay systems

Descripción del empleo

• Assigned Recruiter Contact [e-mail]
• Date Opened 08/25/2026
• Country Mexico

Job Description

Leadthe day-to-day operation and continued development of the company'sprocure-to-pay environment. Oversee purchasing activities and negotiatecontracts to ensure a cost-effective and efficient procurement process.Establish relationships with vendors and develop purchasing strategies toacquire goods and services while adhering to budget constraints.

Createstandards and protocols for the company’s purchasing processes. And continuouslyevaluate and improve procurement practices, including identifying cost-savingopportunities and process enhancements

Lead, coach, and mentor a team of Procurementbuyers and analysts, which includes establishing clear roles, service levels,work queues, escalation paths, and performance expectations

Builda customer-oriented service culture focused on responsiveness, accuracy,control, and continuous improvement

Identifying,evaluating, and selecting suppliers based on quality, reliability,cost-effectiveness, and adherence to ethical and sustainability standards

Oversee procurement intake, requisition andpurchase-order support, catalogs, supplier onboarding, vendor master-datacoordination, reporting, compliance, and issue resolution

Partnerwith Category Management to move Procurement from a transaction-focusedfunction to a strategic, data-driven organization

Negotiatingcontracts and terms with suppliers to ensure favorable pricing, payment terms,and mutually beneficial agreements

Analyzeprice proposals, financial reports, and other information to determine areasonable price

Conduct market research and analyze industrytrends to support procurement decisions

Collaborating with internal stakeholders tounderstand their requirements and align procurement activities withorganizational goals

Managingsupplier relationships, including ongoing performance evaluation, issueresolution, and fostering long-term partnerships

Createstandards and protocols for the company’s purchasing processes. And continuouslyevaluate and improve procurement practices, including identifying cost-savingopportunities and process enhancements

Requirements

Bachelor’sdegree in supply chain management, business administration, or a related field

5+years as purchasing manager

7-10years of procurement experience

Strongteam leadership and people development skills

In-depthknowledge of procurement principles, strategies, and best practices

Demonstrableexperience in the North American market and familiarity with local suppliersand sourcing channels

Strongskills in budgeting, cost optimization, and negotiation techniques.

Knowledgeof vendor management and source-to-paysystems

Ananalytical mind with excellent communication and interpersonal skills

Abilityto work collaboratively with cross-functional teams

• Life Insurance.
• Private medical insurance and preventative care.