Overview: Responsible of assisting the Strategic Sourcing Leader in the Global/Regional Sourcing Supply Base Strategies, focusing on critical components related to Specific Commodities. Responsibilities:
**Main Responsibilities**:
- Provide the organization with productivity and cost saving projects to meet and/or exceed the annual objective.
- Execute sourcing strategies under the guidance of the Strategic Sourcing Manager in alignment with Global Supply Manager.
- Maintain the MRP System (SAP) database with any commercial term such as; price, incoterm, payment term and conditions for new and current parts.
- Develop new vendors for Tijuan plant, in alignment with Global and Local sourcing Manager.
- Coordinate quality and engineering approval for new samples.
- Assure Global Sourcing procedures for integration of new supplier/part is followed.
- Support Purchasing Area in expediting activities.
- Clearly convey requirements to suppliers and resolve issues.
- Projecting industry trends to implement appropriate responses and contingency measures.
- Lead and document the Supplier selection and reevaluation process.
- Solve any issues of vendors payments due to invoices discrepancies or prices.
- Assure that the contracts negotiated by GSM or locally are taking place and keep informed the Strategic Sourcing Leader.
- Download weekly the latest BOMs and update cost as needed & Request technical documentation from suppliers requested by engineering.
**Requirement s and knowledge**:
- Three to five years of experience.
- Bachelor's degree in international business, Industrial Engineering, Logistics etc...
- Three years in supply chain related function desirable.
- Advanced level conversational English.
- MRP systems knowledge - SAP preferably.
- MS Office 365 (Excel intermediate level).
- Exceptional problem-solving and analytical abilities.
- Previous experience in raw material procurement.
**Soft skills**:
- Ability to work effectively in cross-functional teams.
- Negotiation.
- Proficiency in market research and analysis.
- Supplier Management.
- Project management.
- Time management.
- Interpersonal relationships.
- Empathy.
- Proactivity