Job ID: 27090- Location: Tlajomulco de Zuñiga, MX**Advanced Purchasing Specialist AP****Job ID**:27090**Location**:MX-JA-Santa Anita-Vitesco IIDescription:- Provide cost estimates to sales department of Bill of Materials for new acquisitions.- Define and execute strategy on every new awarded business to achieve established targets.- Involvment of suppliers at the design stage. Follow-up on supplier and material status.- Drives and controls the change management process for components towards the suppliers and CM/SQM.- Analyze future material needs of BUs and be responsible for technical changes until SOP"- Responsible to control the sourcing process for pre-selection of supplier. Requests for quotation.- Ensures availability of NDA with each involved supplier- Implement advanced negotiation concepts on sourcing to maximize benefit.- Supports final negotiations in conjunction with Catergory Purchasing.- Ensures in time Supplier Component Review e.G. by organizing/inviting the meetings.- Creates and updates the Sourcing Documentation until official e-sign.- Identify and develop local or Best Cost Country suppliersts.- Drive marker research activities for new technologies/solutions.- To recommend components derivatives and component or production process innovations to the project team and other interface partners.- Effectively cooperate with CAT purchasing, following given sourcing and suppliers strategies."- Organize and handover sourcing documentation to Plant Purchasing.**Requirements**:- University degree in Engineering or relevant professional experience- 2-3 years of experience in purchasing functions or 2-3 years of project experience- Capability to operate with different cultures- Experience in working with international teams on purchasing issues- Understanding for different foreign cultures (America, Asia, several Europe cultures)- Excelent communication skills in English.**Working Time**: Full time**Business Unit**: VT Purchasing**Department**: VT PUR Plants**Your Contact Partner**: TANIA ARACELI PALOSVitesco Technologies is a leading international developer and manufacturer of state-of-the-art powertrain technologies for sustainable mobility. With smart system solutions and components for electric, hybrid and internal combustion drivetrains, Vitesco Technologies makes mobility clean, efficient, and affordable. The product range includes electrified drivetrain systems, electronic control units, sensors and actuators, and exhaust -gas aftertreatment solutions. In 2021, Vitesco Technologies recorded sales of €8.3 billion and employs around 37,000 employees at about 50 locations worldwide. Vitesco Technologies is headquartered in Regensburg, Germany.