.With over 100 years of innovation, experience and industry leadership.
Our cutting-edge products and technologies are used by the most successful manufacturers in the automotive industry, including General Motors, Ford motor Company and Stellantis.This is your opportunity to join STRATTEC as a **Commodity Buyer (CAPEX)****OBJETIVE**:Develop and implement category strategies including lead of negotiations, supplier selection, supplier relationship, stakeholder management and implementing contracts for the procurement of technical equipment & tooling, custom engineered products, systems, software or components as well as facilities capital spend such as construction, building equipment, or forklifts**PRIMARY DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES**- Manages the bidding process, including the preparation of RFQ's, evaluation of bids, and supplier selection for the procurement of equipment & tooling, custom engineered products, systems, software or components and facilities capital spend- Negotiates contract terms, prices, warranties, and delivery conditions with suppliers.- Works with requestors to ensure that proper scope of work, statement of requirements or specifications, payment milestones and acceptance criteria are set in preparation for RFQ and contract development.- Develops and implements purchasing strategies for cost reduction, supplier consolidation, service delivery improvements and process efficiencies in line with business requirements.- Stays abreast of technology trends, market forces and cost trends.- Supports the company's technical teams with supplier's performance reviews and supply base optimization.- End to end project manager for savings initiatives from idea creation to implementation and financial validation.- Leads continuous cost reduction process for category.- Provides service to multiple sites and functional teams in Mexico and USA with global interaction with suppliers and other regions peers or requestors.
**QUALIFICATIONS**- Minimum of 7 years of experience sourcing and negotiating contracts.- Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Supply Chain Management, Finance, Business- Experience getting involved in technical discussions, preferably, with technical background and experience in an engineering related field (e.G.
process engineering, equipment & tooling maintenance or development, facilities).- Experience reading and developing technical specifications, statement of requirements and/or scope of work documents in preparation for RFQ's and contracting processes.- Understanding of purchasing category management, price and terms negotiation, contract writing and cost analysis.- Negotiating experience at all levels.- Solid analytical skills, able to analyze large data bases to develop strategies.- Project management experience to coordinate with multiple functional areas to achieve desire results.- Experience working on a multisite, multicultural environment