**BUYER**
Are you inspired by challenging the status quo? Do you thrive in collaborative environments that drive results? If so, Gates could be for you.
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**WHAT TO EXPECT**
As an innovation leader, we look for ambitious, forward-thinking, open-minded, and well-rounded individuals to join our global team.
The buyer will manage the planning, negotiation, logistics and materials, accessories, tools, and services purchasing for the production in the company.
- Materials and services purchasing on timely manner.
- Inventory management
- Work with international and national suppliers to obtain the best cost and develop new suppliers.
- Ensure the timely supply of accessories and / or assigned merchandise, without exceeding the maximum recommended for an optimal inventory.
**Key responsibilities (to name a few)**:
**Purchasing**:
- Establishing specifications in terms of optimal quantity to purchase, quality requirements, and the impact cost in budget.
- Selecting suppliers according to the type of product and category assigned in search of savings improves delivery times without compromising quality. Both nationals and foreigners.
- Negotiating contracts that include costs, warranties, delivery, handling and penalties for the late delivery or cost overruns.
- Managing the internal purchasing process cycle (ERP Oracle) including requisitions creation, PO creation, PO follow-up, goods reception, and final payment.
- Monitor supplier performance with a system that allows measures and provides feedback on supplier performance.
- Constantly monitor inventory volume and supplier response to keep inventory at recommended levels.
- Developing people resources and information tools for productivity optimization.
- Generate the IPP's necessary for the purchase of molds for manufacturing processes with suppliers.
- Manage the logistics and inventory management of necessary raw materials.
**Materials management**:
- Convert and communicate demand requirements for products and services into detailed plans and schedules for inventory acquisition.
- Calculate key inventory performance metrics such as turnover ratio, day of inventory on hand and inventory valuation.
- Provide forecast at least twice a year to suppliers in order to let the suppliers in their charge know the future consumption of components and / or materials based on the company's demand.
- Actively participate in the development of new products for the location of components or materials necessary for new business generated in the company.
**ABOUT YOU**
- 2-4 years of experience in the same position.
- Bachelor's degree in industrial engineering or similar
- 80% Bilingual English - Spanish
- Keeps self-control in hard situations.
- Detailed oriented while being conscientious of aggressive timelines.
- Conflict Management
- Costumer focus (internal and external)
- Teamwork collaboration
- Problem solving and decision making.
- Accountability and responsibility.
- Strong proficiency with Microsoft Suite (Excel) and other ERP systems, such as Oracle.
**REQUIRED SKILLS**:
- Keeps self-control in hard situations.
- Strong Communication skills
- Problem Solving and decision making.
- Costumer focus (internal and external)
- Negotiation skills
- Creativity, proactivity, and teamwork.
- Problem Solving process.
- Exceptional attention to internal and external customer requests
- Negotiation skills
**PAY & BENEFITS (to name a few)**
- Saving Incentive: 13% of the base salary paid monthly.
- Profit Sharing - According with local laws and Gates policy.
- Meal Allowance $3,346.00 MXP per month
- Medical and Life Insurance Coverage - According to the current Gates de México Policy.
- Social Security (IMSS) - 100% covered by Gates.
- Vacation and Holidays -Under the provisions of Gates Personnel Policies for the Gates de México.
- Gates Pension Plan - Contribution defined Gates Pension Plan Fund according to the current policy. (Optional)
- Saving Found According with ODESSA - Gates Policies (Optional)
- Canteen Service - According with the Plant agreement.
- Christmas Bonus: 30 days of salary
**WHY GATES?**
Founded in 1911 in Denver, Colorado, Gates is publicly traded on the NYSE. While we might operate in a vast amount of time zones we operate as 'One Gates' and have a common goal of pushing the boundaries of materials science. We invest in our people, bringing real-world experience that enables us to solve our customers' diverse challenges of today and anticipate those of tomorrow.
**WORK ENVIRONMENT**
At Gates, we believe that we are better together. Proximity has been important to our success over the years as there are critical items that are simply better when done together. One of those critical items is efficient collaboration. We cannot underestimate the pow