**Manager, General Purchasing - Commercial Project Management**:
**Yazaki es el líder mundial en la investigación, desarrollo y suministro de soluciones de poder y datos de la Industria Automotriz.
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Yazaki trabaja con cada una de las armadoras de vehículos más importantes del mundo y siempre nos hemos esforzado por mantener un crecimiento estratégico y estable durante nuestros 83 años de historia.
Actualmente buscamos talento con fuerte potencial de desempeño y energía capaz de fortalecer y generar el ambiente de trabajo positivo que nos enorgullece.
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Performs key commercial aspects of Indirect purchasing such as: identify core function or business unit specifications, market research, supplier selection, price negotiation, and global coordination.
Will lead efforts with regional and global Indirect purchasing members as well as establish the development of the assigned category strategies.
Analyze and coordinate the schedule, timeline, procurement, staffing, and budget of a product or service on a per project basis.
**PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES**
- **Provide Category and Program Management Expertise for products/services delivering cost and timing targets (focus con construction projects, real state and building maintenance)**:
- Know the Category and understand cost drivers to deliver cost targets
- Develop, maintain and execute a Category Strategy
- Support global/regional buyers with resolution of operational issues requiring global leadership engagement
- Leads set cost reduction objectives and develops cost reduction strategies with suppliers, core functions and business units across regions.
- Manages selection and sourcing of suppliers as part of the strategic supply base while meeting functional or business unit commitments and requirements
- Conducts market tests and cost control renegotiations to maintain cost competitiveness
- Manages Supplier performance according to QCDE (Quality, Cost, Delivery, Environmental) to achieve overall targets and objectives
- Ensures compliance with all documentation (including NDA, supplier contracts, pricing sheets, etc.)
- Supports/Achieves Global cost improvement initiatives by developing sourcing strategies that are presented in Sourcing meetings.
**REQUIREMENTS**:
Degree Requirements:
Bachelor's Degree or relevant degree preferred or equivalent work experience
Certification Requirements:
None
Previous Experience:
Required: 5-8 years previous Indirect Purchasing or equivalent
Preferred: 5+ years, Ability to develop and negotiate contracts.
Ability to understand and develop cost structures on construction project.
Contract management on real state environment.
Strong automotive experience preferred with purchasing of Indirect categories such as: Facility Management, Equipment & Site Cost, Transportation,
Travel Requirements:
Approx.
30% Local, Regional, National, and International
**Language**:
English required; Spanish preferred
Software:
SAP, Microsoft Office Suite (word, power point, excel)
**Declaración de igualdad de oportunidades de empleo.
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Yazaki está comprometido con ofrecer igualdad de oportunidades de trabajo para todos sin importar raza, color, religión, sexo, edad, estado civil, nacionalidad de origen, discapacidad, capacidades diferentes o cualquier otra característica legalmente protegida.
La igualdad de oportunidades se extiende a todos los aspectos de la relación de trabajo.
Yazaki cumple cabalmente con la ley estatal y federal de igualdad de oportunidades de empleo y se esfuerza por mantener el lugar de trabajo libre de cualquier tipo de acoso.