Resumen
Is responsible for developing and executing strategic sourcing initiatives to ensure the availability of materials, components, and services required by manufacturing operations.
Responsabilidades
Mains Responsibilities:
- Develop and execute strategic sourcing plans aligned with business objectives, production requirements, and supply chain strategies.
- Identify, evaluate, qualify, and develop local and international suppliers based on cost, quality, capacity, technology, delivery performance, and financial stability.
- Lead RFQ, RFP, and supplier bidding processes, including technical and commercial evaluations.
- Negotiate pricing, contracts, payment terms, lead times, minimum order quantities, tooling costs, freight conditions, and commercial agreements.
- Develop and implement cost-reduction and cost-avoidance initiatives to support annual savings targets.
- Conduct cost analysis, price benchmarking, market analysis, and supplier comparisons to identify sourcing opportunities.
- Support supplier localization and dual-sourcing strategies to reduce supply chain risk, transportation costs, and lead times.
- Monitor supplier performance through KPIs related to Quality, Cost, Delivery, Service, and Responsiveness.
- Coordinate supplier development and corrective action plans when performance does not meet established expectations.
- Identify potential supply chain risks and develop mitigation and contingency plans to ensure continuity of manufacturing operations.
- Partner with Engineering and Quality teams during new product introductions, engineering changes, supplier qualifications, and material substitutions.
- Support make-versus-buy analysis and sourcing decisions for new and existing products.
- Participate in supplier business reviews and lead commercial discussions with strategic suppliers.
- Analyze commodity and market trends to anticipate price fluctuations, shortages, capacity constraints, and potential supply disruptions.
- Maintain accurate purchasing and sourcing information within the company's ERP/MRP systems.
- Ensure sourcing activities comply with company policies, contractual requirements, quality standards, and applicable regulations.
- Provide sourcing reports, savings tracking, supplier performance information, and project status updates to management.
- Coordinate multiple sourcing projects simultaneously while meeting cost, quality, and implementation deadlines.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, International Business, Industrial Engineering, Supply Chain Management, Logistics, or related field.
- 5+ years of experience in Strategic Sourcing, Procurement, Purchasing, Commodity Management, or Supply Chain within a manufacturing or maquiladora environment.
- Experience working with metalworking, sheet metal, fabricated components, electrical components, plastics, packaging, raw materials, or industrial services is highly desirable.
- Strong experience in supplier negotiations and cost reduction projects.
- Experience managing local, U.S., and international suppliers.
- Strong understanding of manufacturing processes and supply chain operations.
- Knowledge of MRP/ERP systems, preferably SAP, Oracle, or similar platforms.
- Advanced Microsoft Excel skills; Power BI knowledge is desirable.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving capabilities.
- Ability to manage multiple priorities and projects in a fast-paced manufacturing environment.
- Strong communication, negotiation, and supplier-management skills.
- Advanced English proficiency required for communication and negotiations with international suppliers and corporate teams.
Technical Knowledge
The ideal candidate should have knowledge or experience in:
- Strategic Sourcing
- Supplier Development
- Supplier Negotiation
- RFQ / RFP Processes
- Cost Reduction & Cost Avoidance
- Cost Breakdown Analysis
- Total Cost of Ownership (TCO)
- Supplier Performance Management
- Commodity Management
- Contract Negotiation
- Supply Risk Management
- Supplier Localization
- Dual Sourcing
- Inventory & Lead-Time Optimization
- MRP / ERP Systems
- New Product Introduction (NPI)
- Engineering Change Management
- Manufacturing Processes
- Supply Chain KPIs
