Advanced Purchasing Specialist

Job ID: 28401- Location: Tlajomulco de Zuñiga, MX**Advanced Purchasing Specialist****Job ID**:28401**Location**:MX-JA-Santa Anita-Vitesco II**Salary Classification**:11The position of Advance Purchasing is located within the purchasing unit and plays a key contribution to the overall success of the company. The main tasks of positions are:**Job description**:- 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.- Involvement 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, Category Management and Supplier Quality.- Analyze future material needs of Business Units and be responsible for technical changes until Start of Production.- Responsible to control the sourcing process for pre-selection of supplier. Requests for quotation. Meetings.- Ensures availability of NDA with each involved suppliers.- 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."**Job requirements**:University degree in Engineering or relevant professional experience2-3 years of experience in purchasing functions or 2-3 years of project experienceCapability to operate with different culturesExperience in working with international teams on purchasing issuesUnderstanding for different foreign culturesExcellent 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.