Sourcing Manager

Medline; Mexicali; On-site; MXN 1,000,000 - 1,500,000; Full time

Job summary

Medline in Mexicali is seeking a Senior Sourcing Manager to oversee approximately $100 million in annual purchases, driving best-cost negotiations and supply stability. The role collaborates with product management on new launches and sourcing strategies to optimize costs.

You will negotiate terms with suppliers, manage categories including raw materials, and provide strategic insights on geopolitical and regulatory changes impacting tariffs and procurement.

Qualifications

• Bachelor Degree in Engineering or Administration.
• 3–5 years of sourcing experience.
• Experience leading category strategies, supplier relationship management and sourcing initiatives.
• Experience negotiating with outside vendors, including negotiating contracts, prices and reconciling differences.
• Experience analyzing and reporting data to drive improvement of results.

Responsibilities

• Negotiate favorable terms with suppliers and manage product categories.
• Resolve quality issues and evaluate sourcing strategies for domestic and international suppliers.
• Manage direct spend categories to drive best-cost, supply continuity and risk reduction.
• Provide strategic insights on global and geopolitical changes impacting costs and tariffs.
• Develop strategies to overcome obstacles driving higher costs and supply instability.
• Support product management on new launches and cost-down initiatives.

Skills

Bilingual

Category management

Sourcing strategy

Negotiation

Data analysis

Education

Bachelor Degree in Engineering or Administration

Job description

This position is responsible for managing purchases of approximately $100 million annually, focusing on best-cost negotiations, consistent and stable supply of goods while reducing risk to Medline. Provide insights on geo-political risks impacting costs and work on solutions globally to reduce risks while finding the next low-cost options. The role involves close collaboration with product management teams for new product launches and the development of sourcing strategies to optimize costs.

Responsibilities include negotiating favorable terms with suppliers, managing product categories, resolving quality issues, and evaluating sourcing strategies for both domestic and international suppliers. Manage a mix of both finished goods, manufacturing inputs, and raw materials to drive value and enhance GM for target commodities.

• Manage direct spend categories to drive best-cost, supply continuity and reducing risk.
• Negotiate favorable terms, volume discounts and long-term contracts with suppliers and vendor partners.
• Leader and owner of category management driving key vendor conversations.
• Manage $75-100M in spend across key medical and raw material categories.
• Provide strategic insights on Global and geopolitical changes impacting tariffs, raw materials and regulatory requirements (tariff rates, new laws and natural resources).
• Define strategies to overcome obstacles driving higher costs and supply instability.
• Provide high-level product expertise on all managed categories including raw material inputs, manufacturing techniques and key vendors.
• Provide guidance and recommend actions to reduce costs based on continuous improvement processes within Manufacturing, raw material changes, or other cost-down initiatives.
• Understand how Medline product compares to the competition.
• Manage supplier relationships to secure cost reductions through effective negotiation on pricing and product development opportunities.

• Bachelor Degree: Engineering, Administration
• Work Experience: At least 3–5 years of sourcing experience.
• Experience leading category strategies, supplier relationship management and sourcing initiatives.
• Experience negotiating with outside vendors, including negotiating contracts, prices and reconciling differences.
• Experience analyzing and reporting data in order to identify issues, trends or exceptions to drive improvement of results and find solutions.
• Bilingual