**Join a team recognized for leadership, innovation and diversity**:
Other preferred criteria include: brand labeling, SIOP experience, a background of managing multiple direct material commodities globally, experience managing a global internal site structure, a successful track record of managing commodities across the full product life-cycle from NPI through maturity, lead and influenced cross-functional teams across design/operations/finance, managed suppliers in a variety of markets including constrained supply, demonstrated market expertise including market analysis to drive commodity strategies, a successful track record of managing suppliers at all levels of management to achieve objectives, successfully managed and negotiated pricing globally.
This role will: support development and implementation of the sourcing strategies to achieve lowest total costs, improve working capital, drive effective asset management, achieve quality improvement, ensure on-time delivery, improve cycle time, ensure early supplier involvement in product development.
**Key Responsibilities**:
- Supplier quality and delivery escalations. Lead cross-functional global teams to achieve key objectives; Play active role in resolving critical quality and delivery issues with suppliers. (Comprehensive ownership of supplier performance.)
- Supplier relationship. Manage direct engagement with suppliers and internal functional teams globally
to drive implementation of the supply strategy and ensure success of the supply chain.
- Support development and implementation of plans with cross functional partners to meet annual goals which includes supplier strategy, productivity/cost-reduction, lead-time reductions, consignment/Kan-ban implementation, working capital improvement, supplier quality, localization, Growth and Capacity
- Support: NPI mechanical team requirements, Escalations MOS for Delivery issues, PO confirmation, price increase & MOQ, Invoice/Terms disputes, Automation and SUS compliance.
- Maintain supplier/purchasing master data in SAP/ERP
**YOU MUST HAVE**:
- Bachelor's degree in engineering, business, supply chain, purchasing or operations or related discipline.
- 5 years of regional/global experience in Strategic Sourcing or related field.
- Experience in Casting, Machining, Sheet Metal, Forging, SIOP
**WE VALUE**:
- MBA or other Master's degree preferred, emphasis in operations and supply chain preferred.
- Experience in the following or similar industries: Controls, Industrial Equipment, Automotive.
- Direct materials management experience for factories preferred.
- Previous experience in global high-mix manufacturing business
- CIPS, APICs and/or CPM or equivalent certification preferred.
- Six Sigma Green Belt or Black Belt certification preferred.
- Experience in leading cross-functional and sourcing teams with an emphasis on emerging regions.
- Demonstrated ability to manage / lead multiple projects and changing priorities.
- Ability to work with, manage and influence all levels of Leadership.
- Ability to make data-driven decisions.
- Successful use of decision-making and analytical skills.
- Excellent communication skills.
**Additional Information**:
- ** JOB ID**:HRD196735
- ** Category**:Procurement
- ** Location**:Av. David Alfaro Siqueiros No. 104,Monterrey,NUEVO LEON,66269,Mexico
- Exempt