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 **Indirect Purchasing Category Leader**
- **Objetive**:_The Indirect Purchasing Category Leader CAPEX role will 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
**Main Activities**:
- Manages the bidding process, including the preparation of RFx, 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 SOW, SOR or specs are set in preparation for RFx processes.
- 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 region's peers or requestors.
**Requirements and Knowledge**:
- Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Supply Chain Management, Finance, Business
- 7 years of experience in indirect purchases
- Experience in CAPEX related purchasing
- Experience getting involved in technical discussions, preferably, with technical background working on 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 RFx and contracting processes.
- Bilingual Spanish-English
- Sourcing process
- Contract negotiation
- Category management
- Solid analytical skills, able to analyze large data bases to develop strategies
- Development of savings projects
- Strategic purchasing thinking
- Experience working on a multisite, multicultural environment
Our selection processes ensure equal opportunities, equity and inclusion.
Tipo de puesto: Tiempo completo, Por tiempo indeterminado
Salario: $38,000.00 - $45,000.00 al mes
Horario:
- Lunes a viernes
- Turno matutino
Pregunta(s) de postulación:
- How many years of experience in indirect purchases related to engineering (e.g. process engineering, equipment & tooling maintenance or development, facilities)?
Experiência:
- Indirect purchases: 7 años (Deseable)
Idioma:
- Inglés (Obligatorio)
Lugar de trabajo: Una ubicación
