Strategic Sourcing Administrator

Landis+Gyr; Reynosa; Hybrid; MXN 600,000 - 900,000; Full time

Job summary

Landis+Gyr is seeking a Senior Procurement professional to lead strategic sourcing efforts for electronic components in North America. You will manage supplier selection, costing, negotiations, and quarterly business reviews to optimize spend and drive cost reductions.

The role requires coordinating with global teams, ensuring contract compliance, and maintaining strong supplier relationships while traveling up to 25% domestically and internationally.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in business or related field; MBA a plus.

Responsibilities

• Drive cost improvements and supply stability through negotiation with electronic component suppliers.

Skills

Negotiation

Cost reduction

SAP

e-sourcing

Supplier management

MS Office

Travel readiness

Bilingual

Mandarin

Education

Bachelor's in Business

MBA (a plus)

Tools

e-Sourcing Tool

MS Excel

Job description

At Landis+Gyr, we're helping shape the future of energy—making it more intelligent, resilient, and sustainable.

As a global energy technology leader, we're accelerating the energy evolution through purposeful innovation and trusted partnerships. Trusted by more than 2,000 utilities worldwide, our intelligent solutions connect devices, data, and decisions across the grid, helping customers modernize infrastructure, optimize operations, and deliver energy that is more reliable, resilient, accessible, safe, and sustainable.

Behind every solution is a team of approximately 3,300 employees across more than 40 countries who are passionate about solving complex challenges, driving innovation, and making a meaningful impact for our utility customers and the communities they serve.

Join Team Green and help shape the future of intelligent energy.

Job Summary

Responsible for development and implementation of strategic path for electronic component suppliers in coordination with the Global Strategic Sourcing Manager of e-Components as well as the Director of Strategic Sourcing for North America - this includes supplier selection and management, supplier costing through quoting and negotiation support, supplier management through Quarterly Business Review (QBR) process, budget and cost down management/tracking/forecasting.

Primary Responsibilities

• Drive cost improvements and supply stability through proven negotiation techniques. Concentration on e-Components such as Microcontrollers, Memory, Modems, etc are required.
• Manage all aspects of product costing including quoting, cost analysis, forecasting of spend and savings as required.
• Support annual price negotiations through preparation, cost analsysis, historical trending, recommended product targets for reduction and negotiation.
• Utilize the e-Sourcing tool for quoting and bid analysis and prepare sourcing recommendations back to the Global Procurement organization in support of the North American business.
• Reduce product costs through leveraging of existing Global Procurement activities.
• Ensure that new product introductions (NPI) are supported and that timely, accurate information is shared with the project teams based on current project situation.
• Ensure corporate objectives for contract compliance with suppliers are met and manage suppliers at a NA basis to those contracts.
• Develop strong supplier performance/relationships and maintain those relationships through quarterly busines review processes as appropriate.
• Support any supplier escalations for supply, quality, support, safety or other required.
• Evaluate current processes, make recommendations, and implement improvements to close gaps.
• Perform other duties or responsibilities as assigned or required.

Education and Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in business or related field (MBA a plus) with 5+ years in experience within a procurement organization. Manufacturing knowledge is desired. Experience in sourcing and managing electronic component suppliers or a similar electronics field. International sourcing experience preferred.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

Knowledge of target markets and ability to translate that knowledge into strategic plans and actions as it relates to products and services procured.

• Demonstrated results in cost management and cost reduction activities.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills for interaction with all levels of the organization
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to plan strategically over a 1-2 year period.
• Ability to recognize potential issues and take proactive measures to resolve.
• Must have the ability to understand legal and risk mitigation development.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office package.
• Experience in an e-sourcing environment and SAP preferred.
• Bi-lingual preferred, Mandarin a plus.
• Strong organizational skills and capability of managing multiple projects.
• Ability to travel domestically and internationally up to 25%.

We value and encourage diversity in our team. This position is open to all qualified candidates regardless of gender, race, age, disability, sexual orientation, or background. We're committed to shaping a better future for everyone. Join Team Green and be part of what's next in energy.

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