Buyer Direct

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Job Summary

• To support our extraordinary teams who build great products and contribute to our growth, we’re looking to add a Buyer Direct located in Guadalajara, South Campus .
• Reporting to the Purchasing Manager Direct, this role involves responsible for Coordinates activities involved with procuring direct materials, components and equipment.

What a typical day looks like

• Maintaining relations with the suppliers.
• Placing orders for necessary raw materials and purchased parts according to the requirements of the production.
• Receiving and handling the confirmations.
• Checking the purchase orders and modifying them according to the changes in the production plan with the help of the Shortage List and the Open Purchase Order List.
• Tracking shipments, urging them if needed.
• Regular, weekly check of the stocks, avoiding overstock.
• Minimizing the risk of obsolescence with the help of the weekly check of the obsolete report.
• Correspondence with the freight forwarders, warehouses, and in case organizing the transportation.
• Dealing with claims, settling debit and credit issues.
• Filing and recording all necessary documents.
• Checking the inventory of critical materials (personally if needed) according to the Shortage List.
• Getting in touch with the right warehouse personnel and having the discrepancy modified if there is any inventory discrepancies.
• Handling purchasing data privacy.
• Assuring all active components according to production needs, in time, for the accord price in the request.
• Reviews requisitions and MRP output.
• Confers with vendors to obtain product information such as price, availability and delivery schedule.
• Orders, reschedules and cancels material based on requisitions and MRP output.
• Maintains procurement records such as items purchased, costs, delivery and inventories.
• Manages supplier to price, delivery and quality expectations and escalates when appropriate.
• Approves invoices for payment.
• Investigation inventory levels.
• Monitors the movement of materials through the production cycle.
• Conducts quarterly supplier reviews.
• Maintains procurement records, reports and metrics.

The experience we’re looking to add to our team

• Bachelor's degree in electronics, mechatronics, or similar engineering.
• Advanced experience in a similar role within the electronics manufacturing industry is essential.
• Advanced English
• Purchase order generation and creation
• Negotiation and communication skills
• KPI tracking
• AP Challenges Reconciliation
• Problem-solving skills
• Following up on material receipts and resolving billing issuesUse of the following tools may be required: Working usage of Word, Excel and Power Point, data entry, ten-key, spreadsheet (PC), ERP software.
• Ability to read, research and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, or governmental regulations.
• Ability to write reports, business correspondence and procedures.
• Ability to effectively present information and acknowledges to questions from groups.
• Ability to calculate figures and amounts such as discounts, interest, commissions, proportions, percentages, area, circumference, and volume. Ability to apply concepts of basic algebra and geometry.
• Ability to apply common sense comprehension to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral or diagram form. Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.
• Works under pressure.
• Organized

What you’ll receive for the great work you provide

• Competitive Salary.
• Life & Medical insurance.
• Christmas Bonus.
• Food Coupons.
• Saving Fund.

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Job Category

Global Procurement & Supply Chain

Required Skills

Optional Skills

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