Strategic Purchasing Manager: Global Sourcing & Cost Leadership

Yazaki North America, Inc.; Ciudad Juárez; On-site; MXN 600,000 - 900,000; Full time

Job summary

Yazaki North America, Inc. in Ciudad Juárez, MX seeks a Manager of General Purchasing to lead strategic sourcing and execution for Direct and Indirect Procurement. The role directs category strategies, supplier selection, and price negotiations to optimize costs, quality, delivery, and innovation.

Partners with regional and global teams to design robust category strategies aligned with business growth and operational excellence. English proficiency is required for cross-border collaboration.

Qualifications

• Experience in purchasing, including supplier relations.
• Conversational English proficiency.
• Negotiation skills and team leadership experience

Responsibilities

• Provide category and program management to deliver cost, quality, and timing targets
• Develop and execute category strategies
• Support global/regional buyers with issues requiring global leadership
• Lead cost reduction objectives with suppliers and business units across regions
• Manage supplier selection and sourcing within the strategic supply base
• Conduct market tests and renegotiations to maintain cost competitiveness
• Manage supplier performance per QCDE (Quality, Cost, Delivery, Environmental)

Skills

Purchasing experience

Supplier relations

Conversational English

Negotiation

Team leadership

Job description

Yazaki North America, Inc. in Ciudad Juárez, MX seeks a Manager of General Purchasing to lead strategic sourcing and execution for Direct and Indirect Procurement. The role directs category strategies, supplier selection, and price negotiations to optimize costs, quality, delivery, and innovation.

Partners with regional and global teams to design robust category strategies aligned with business growth and operational excellence. English proficiency is required for cross-border collaboration.