Senior Buyer

Robertshaw; Nuevo Laredo; Presencial; MXN 917,000 - 1,285,000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

A global design and manufacturing firm in Nuevo Laredo is seeking a Sr. Buyer to develop and implement strategies for procurement of direct materials. Responsibilities include coordinating supply risk, managing supplier relationships, and executing cost-saving projects. Candidates require over 3 years of experience in category purchasing strategies within the manufacturing sector, strong negotiation skills, and fluency in English.

Formación

• Over 3 years of experience implementing category purchasing strategies.
• Experience in the manufacturing industry.
• Strong skills in market analysis.

Responsabilidades

• Coordinates supply risk mitigation actions.
• Prepares and follows up on cost-saving projects.
• Develops the commercial relationship with suppliers.

Conocimientos

Negotiation skills

Fluent English

Advanced Excel tools

Educación

Industrial Engineering

Business Administration

Business Management

International Trade

Herramientas

Plex

Descripción del empleo

Sr. Buyer

Location: Nuevo Laredo & Matamoros, Tamaulipas, México.

Robertshaw is a private equity-owned global design, engineering, and manufacturing company selling product solutions to the appliance, automotive, and HVAC industries. We are an industry leader in advanced flow control components and systems for water, gas, and other fluids to help build extraordinary products that improve safety, comfort, health, and happiness.

When you join Robertshaw, you are joining a company with over 125 years of experience and a global team with a focus on innovation.

Role Description

The Sr. Buyer develops and implements strategies, guidelines, and processes for the procurement of direct materials within the established categories, in alignment with Robertshaw’s policies and guidelines.

Main responsibilities

• Coordinates supply risk mitigation actions between suppliers and operations.
• Prepares and follows up on cost-saving or component integration projects.
• Capitalizes on savings or mitigates price increases based on international economic indicators.
• Develops the commercial relationship with the supplier and defines and manages the leverage strategy.
• Works cross-functionally to remove barriers for executing projects aligned with the category strategy or urgent operational needs.
• Performs SWOT analysis of the supply chain.
• Conducts market analysis and exploration.
• Mitigates various types of supply risks.
• Analyzes international market conditions.
• Executes and monitors new integration projects and supplier development due to plant capacity needs.
• Develops and implements cost-saving projects (PPV).
• Requests PPAPs and samples for the validation of new components in new projects.
• Negotiates to reduce lead times and improve payment terms.
• Supports the release of held invoices due to discrepancies preventing processing.
• Follows up on new sales projects.
• Works on MOQ reduction, and negotiates and implements programs such as consignment, VMI, etc.

Qualifications

• Over 3 years of experience implementing category purchasing strategies and processes in the manufacturing industry.
• Fluent English.
• Experience with Advanced Excel tools for reporting.
• Experience with Plex is a plus
• Negotiation skills.

Education

• Industrial Engineering, Business Administration, Business Management, International Trade or related fields.