Senior Purchasing Director – Automotive & Global Supply

OP Mobility; Monterrey; Presencial; MXN 1.500.000 - 2.500.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

OPmobility is seeking a Purchasing Associate Director to lead regional procurement of raw materials, parts, and logistics. You will drive regional commodity strategies, manage supplier negotiations, and oversee budget and savings initiatives in a multinational automotive environment.

The role requires a Master’s degree (BA/Engineering), 8+ years in industrial purchasing, and strong leadership with English fluency.

Formación

• Master’s degree preferred (BA or Engineering).
• Minimum 8 years of experience in purchasing in an industrial environment.
• Minimum 5 years experience in automotive industry Negotiation skills.
• Good understanding of product technical aspects and production.
• Financial knowledge.
• Ability to work in a multi-cultural environment.
• Ability to create robust relationships and to inspire confidence.
• Strong leadership and people development mindset.
• Excellent written and oral skills.
• Mastering 2 languages (English mandatory).
• Computer literate – (Microsoft office applications).

Responsabilidades

• Coaches his team in the preparation and execution of negotiations and escalations with suppliers.
• Conducts supplier negotiations and manages the escalation process with suppliers personally when necessary.
• Regularly reviews commodity strategies with Commodity Buyers to ensure that they meet the needs of the business.
• Leads the sourcing committee for regional commodities to ensure that supplier nominations are in line with commodity strategies.
• Approves new suppliers according to the supplier panel criteria of OP, commodity strategies and business needs.
• Collaborates with Purchasing Controlling, regional Purchasing Director, Division Purchasing VP and Business Unit Management to develop the purchasing budget.
• Breaks down the purchasing budget to the level of buyers.
• Regularly reviews the status of savings implementation and identifies corrective actions to close gaps to budget.
• Collaborates with Sales Directors to optimize the margin situation.
• Continually develops his organization by recruiting and developing talent.
• Ensures that OP HR processes (e.g. performance review, development review, salary review) are properly executed within his perimeter.
• Identifies and addresses training needs in his organization.
• Must comply with all safety rules and OP / local regulations

Conocimientos

Leadership

Communication

Languages - English

MS Office

Educación

Master’s degree preferred (BA or Engineering)

Herramientas

Microsoft Office

Descripción del empleo

OPmobility is seeking a Purchasing Associate Director to lead regional procurement of raw materials, parts, and logistics. You will drive regional commodity strategies, manage supplier negotiations, and oversee budget and savings initiatives in a multinational automotive environment.

The role requires a Master’s degree (BA/Engineering), 8+ years in industrial purchasing, and strong leadership with English fluency.