Buyer Iii (Hermosillo)

Job Responsibilities

• Monitors the requisition of goods and services, draws comparisons between vendor prices, and purchases goods for product groups.
• Ensures proper inventories are maintained and seeks the highest value trade-off between cost and quality.
• Chooses suppliers, negotiates lowest prices, and awards contracts according to established guidelines and procedures.
• Stays abreast of market changes affecting supply and demand of needed products.
• Studies sales records and inventory levels, seeks new alternative foreign and domestic suppliers.
• Receives and captures purchase requisitions.
• Searches and selects suppliers, requests multiple quotes when applicable to choose the best purchase option.
• Creates purchase orders and reviews orders to foreign suppliers for unpublished items.
• Requests import permits for required items and coordinates with customs for first-time chemical imports.
• Coordinates urgent material relocation with the Traffic and Storage Department and informs raisers of requisition status.
• Assists individuals seeking specific product or service information.
• Schedules appointments between supplier and interested parties for technical support or service definition.
• Requests accounting payments to suppliers via check execution, including upfront or cash payments for suppliers without credit lines.
• Handles local and U.S. suppliers and verifies invoice payments for Accounts Payable.
• Processes materials returned to suppliers for repair, credit, evaluation, or replacement.
• Informs suppliers of discrepancies in invoices, quality, quantity, or other issues.
• Coordinating with Traffic Department for urgent foreign purchases.

Qualifications

• Degree in Industrial Engineering, Commerce, Administration, or related field.
• Fluent in English.
• Advanced knowledge of SAP and Microsoft Office.
• Familiarity with regional and global supplier databases for basic product procurement.
• Minimum 2 years of experience in purchasing or related field.
• Knowledge of market tactics and trends.

Preferred Skills

• Excellent verbal communication.
• Ability to create competitive strategies and plans.
• Problem-solving skills.
• Interpersonal and communication abilities, capacity to perform multiple tasks.
• Proactive mindset.
• Analytical ability.

Location: Hermosillo, Sonora, Mexico

Travel Required: Less than 10%