Strategic Indirect Buyer — Global Supply Chain

flextronics; Región Centro; On-site; MXN 360,000 - 600,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive Salary

Life & Medical insurance

Christmas Bonus

Food Coupons

Saving Fund

Job summary

Flex is seeking a Buyer Indirect in Guadalajara to support production by procuring indirect materials and coordinating with suppliers. Reporting to the Commodity Manager, you’ll manage orders, track shipments, and optimize stock to prevent shortages or overstock.

The role requires a BA/BS or equivalent, intermediate English, and experience with facilities or engineering. Proficiency with SAP or Baan is highly valued and you will drive cost reductions while maintaining on-time delivery.

Qualifications

• BA/BS or equivalent work experience.
• Intermediate English level.
• Experience Facilities or Engineering background.
• Proven track record managing material availability to support production schedules (clear-to-build).
• Experience using Baan or SAP.
• Ability to manage demand changes through push in / push out execution.
• Strong track record in shortage mitigation and expedite management in fast-paced environments.
• Experience with end-to-end purchase order management.
• Demonstrated experience in cost negotiation and cost reduction initiatives.
• Experience working with suppliers.

Responsibilities

• Maintaining relations with the suppliers.
• Placing orders for necessary raw materials and purchased parts according to the requirements of the production.
• Receiving and handling the confirmations.
• Checking the purchase orders and modifying them according to the changes in the production plan with the help of the Shortage List and the Open Purchase Order List.
• Tracking shipments, urging them if needed.
• Regular, weekly check of the stocks, avoiding overstock.
• Minimizing the risk of obsolescence with the help of the weekly check of the obsolete report.
• Correspondence with the freight forwarders, warehouses, and in case organizing the transportation.
• Dealing with claims, settling debit and credit issues.
• Assuring all active components according to production needs, in time, for theaccordprice in the request.
• Reviews requisitions and MRP output.
• Confers with vendors to obtain product information such as price, availability and delivery schedule.
• Orders, reschedules and cancels material based on requisitions and MRP output.
• Maintains procurement records such as items purchased, costs, delivery and inventories.

Skills

English (Intermediate)

Facilities/Engineering background

End-to-end PO management

Supplier relationship management

Demand planning awareness

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Tools

SAP

Baan

Job description

Flex is seeking a Buyer Indirect in Guadalajara to support production by procuring indirect materials and coordinating with suppliers. Reporting to the Commodity Manager, you’ll manage orders, track shipments, and optimize stock to prevent shortages or overstock.

The role requires a BA/BS or equivalent, intermediate English, and experience with facilities or engineering. Proficiency with SAP or Baan is highly valued and you will drive cost reductions while maintaining on-time delivery.