Procurement Manager

You will work closely with the Global Commodity Management team and manufacturing partners in Mexico to establish local sourcing activities.Your knowledge of the Mexico supply market and ability to develop suppliers to our requirements is essential in supporting the sourcing activities for our products. You will be working with our growing operations and supply chain team in Mexico as well as our global business, quality and operations teams in the UK and South East Asia.**Accountabilities**:Responsible for the local supplier base of assigned commodities and managing the suppliers to support the products manufactured in MexicoDevelop and implement the Mexico sourcing strategyOwn and manage the supplier relationships of our Mexico-based suppliersCost benchmarking, RFx, negotiations of prices and terms & conditionsEnsuring contracts with all Mexico-based suppliersManage local sourcing projects and report progress regularlyDrive local dual sourcingVerify, negotiate and monitor the capex investments in our suppliers' production linesConduct New Supplier Visits / preliminary audits, and financial due diligenceSupport the creation of value engineering proposals and monitor their implementationWork with Global Commodity Managers to implement new prices**About you**:Preferably a Degree in Engineering or in any disciplineAt least 5 years of experience working in commodity managementExperience in running and managing Mexico sourcing activitiesExperience in a wide range of commoditiesProficient negotiator with proven abilities in influencing people at all levels in the organizationGood understanding of legal regulations and contract setting