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Through a respectful, inclusive and collaborative culture, a career at Flex offers the opportunity to make a difference, invest in your career growth and join our purpose - to make great products that create value and improve people's lives.Job SummaryJob summary:- To support our extraordinary teams who build great products and contribute to our growth, we're looking to add a _- Director, Materials _- located in _- Guadalajara, North Campus_- ._- Reporting to the General Manager, Director, Materials role involves_- working closely with the management teams within the Materials segment, responsible for directing and leading the implementation of strategies for efficient and cost-effective materials flow to deliver the maximum advantage to the business (segment) and customers._What a typical day looks like:- _ Lead purchasing, warehouse, production control and planning areas_- _ Lead and direct sourcing teams in identifying, communicating, and implementing sourcing strategies and supply chain management best practice._- _ Plan and implement activities related to the timely and cost-effective procurement, inventory control, planning and quality control of production materials._- _ Work closely with sub-ordinates to ensure global strategies and policies are effectively developed, communicated, and implemented driving best practices_- _ Develop, implement, and maintain policies, procedures, material control systems and metrics to reduce costs, streamline procedures and implement solutions._- _ Establish successful relationships with suppliers on a country, regional or global basis to ensure the availability of materials in the supply chain as scheduled and the maintenance of inventory at minimum acceptable levels._- _ Work with the Global Commodity management and strategic supply chain management teams on sourcing strategies including supplier selection, risk analysis and capacity management._- _ Coordinate with Finance on matters involving inventory carrying costs and review and plan requirements for acceptable inventory._- _ Selects, develops, and evaluates personnel to ensure the efficient operation of the function._- _ Regularly interact with executives and major clients which may result in influencing and/or persuading customer negotiations._- _ Implement appropriate HR strategies and actions to recruit and retain a qualified and motivated workforce._The experience we're looking to add to our team:- _ Strong Materials experience in manufacturing environment.
Background in metal-mechanical or plastics industry is also a plus