Buyer

**Direct Material Buyer**

**Purpose**

**Key activities and responsibilities**:

- Identification of cost reduction opportunities through the study of historical and projected material consumption.
- Interaction with the different functional areas (Engineering, Materials, Manufacturing) to understand business needs and ensure that this is reflected in negotiated contracts
- Development of win/win relationships with suppliers to enable ECI to achieve the objectives identified in the business plan.
- Analysis of direct material spend list
- Classification of spend by category
- Development of cost reduction plans and tactics aligned with category strategy
- Execution of quotations and negotiations according to strategy
- Implementation of long-term contracts that generate year-over-year price reductions
- Assisting operational buyers in resolving supplier issues

**Qualifications**:

- A minimum of a bachelor's degree is required.
- Fluent English

**Experience, Knowledge and Skills**:

- A minimum 3 years of direct material purchasing experience in some specific commodity or category
- Experience in purchasing raw materials such as Mechanical and Electrical components, Cables and Accessories is a plus
- Demonstrated Purchasing experience related to RFQ processes
- Solid knowledge of benchmarking, volume spend and savings achievements and strategies development and implementation
- Strong experience in high level supplier negotiations and competitive quotations and contracts management
- Ability to analyze costs and understand material cost drivers
- Excellent interpersonal communication, customer service, and organization skills.

**Primary Location**:
Ciudad Juarez, Chihuahua, Mex.

Pay: $1.00 - $2.00 per month

**Experience**:

- Mechanical and Electrical Components: 1 year (preferred)
- purchase of direct material: 1 year (required)

**Language**:

- english (required)

Work Location: In person