.At Flex, we welcome people of all backgrounds. Our employees thrive here by living our values: we support each other as we strive to find a better way, we move fast with discipline and purpose, and we do the right thing always. 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 Summary- To support our extraordinary teams who build great products and contribute to our growth, we're looking to add a _- Regional Commodity Manager - Fabricated Metal_- _- located in _- Guadalajara, North Campus_- ._- Reporting to the Sr Director, Commodity Management Mechanical, _- Regional Commodity Manager - Fabricated Metal_- will be responsible for supporting the development, implementation, and management of regional strategies to provide Flex segments and business groups with optimal supply assurance, pricing, flexibility, quality, and delivery performance. Working closely with the Supply Chain team / Local Management, the Regional Commodity Manager - Fabricated Metals will communicate and implement strategies, contracts, and pricing to the Americas region with an overall focus on maintaining good supplier relationships and costs to a minimum to achieve maximum advantage for the company and its customers._- What a typical day looks like:- _ Establish and manage long term strategic and core supplier relationships and will engage with Flex sites and business segments._- _ Guide the selection, development and management of Core and Strategic Suppliers to meet Fabricated Metals commodity costs and performance goals._- _ Implement programs for supplier selection, supplier performance management and supply base optimization._- _ Provide Materials Quotation centers with support from core and strategic suppliers in order to obtain competitive and timely quotes._- _ Monitor current Raw and Fabricated Metals commodity market conditions, technology roadmaps and identify supply/demand challenges._- _ Develop, implement and communicate tactical and strategic commodity plans internally and to Flex customers as appropriate._- _ Collaborate with Customer Supply Chain Managers and Product Introduction centers to coordinate sourcing strategies and ensure a smooth and timely manufacturing ramp on new programs._- _ Provide access to leading technology, product roadmaps, technology strategies and industry trends._- _ Provide point of escalation for Commodity issues as appropriate._- The experience we're looking to add to our team:- _ BA/BS/MBA or equivalent work experience_- _ Material and manufacturing experience including management_- _ Strong technical background in Metal Mechanical technologies with processing experience in Sheet Metal, Metal Stamping, Casting, Machining & Extrusion is a MUST._- _ Knowledgeable of material properties of Raw Metals