Purchasing Direct Supervisor

Job Summary

Flex is the diversified manufacturing partner of choice that helps market-leading brands design, build and deliver innovative products that improve the world. A career at Flex offers the opportunity to make a difference and invest in your growth in a respectful, inclusive, and collaborative environment. If you are excited about a role but don't meet every bullet point, we encourage you to apply and join us to create the extraordinary.

To support our extraordinary teams who build great products and contribute to our growth, we’re looking to add a Purchasing Direct Supervisor located in Guadalajara, South Campus. Reporting to the Materials Manager, the Purchasing Direct Supervisor’s role involves overseeing activities related to the procurement of direct materials, parts, components and equipment, and directing/ coordinating activities of personnel engaged in procurement. General duties will include identifying and procuring the goods and services that an organization requires, managing all procurement-related activities. Maintain purchasing goals/metrics, develop purchasing policy and procedures and guide and mentor the team with regard to all purchasing activities to ensure value is achieved providing maximum value to the business.

Responsibilities

• Assist management to establish roles and duties of purchasing goals.
• Drive for inventory turnover improvement per site targets.
• Manage and optimize inventory at target levels.
• Drive for 100% supplier on-time delivery.
• Initiate inventory control/cost containment to reduce purchase price variance.
• Supervise the team in the management of the supply chain to achieve continuous timely supply of parts and services.
• Work closely with the team to ensure purchasing compliance to corporate directives.
• Review controls to reduce exposures on end-of-life projects to minimize exposure on obsolete stock.
• Help corporate excess materials internal programs (as appropriate).
• Deal with day-to-day operational issues with staff and act as escalation to unresolved HR issues to management.
• Streamline purchasing processes and develop integrated purchasing strategies to effectively manage suppliers on order fulfillment and assurance of supply.
• Direct, develop & implement policies, procedures, and metrics to effectively manage material shortages and ensure order fulfillment.
• Creates and presents customized reporting using Microsoft Excel (reports for top purchasing management).
• Experience with high volume manufacturing, SMT, automated lines.
• Create an environment that fosters team building & high performance.
• Interface with both internal & external stakeholders to derive achievable targets, set up strategic plan and drive the team towards meeting the target as set forth.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience.
• Extensive knowledge of purchasing policies and practices.
• Experience in purchasing/procurement area.
• Supplier management and vendor communication.
• Manufacturing experience preferred.
• CPIM and CPM preferred.
• Ability to work with mathematical concepts such as probability and statistical inference, plane and solid geometry, and trigonometry.
• Ability to apply fractions, percentages, ratios and proportions to practical situations.
• Team player with strong organizational skills.
• Fluent in English, strong verbal and written communication skills.

Benefits

• Competitive salary.
• Life & medical insurance.
• Christmas bonus.
• Food coupons.
• Saving fund.

Equal Opportunity Employer

Flex is an Equal Opportunity Employer and employment selection decisions are based on merit, qualifications, and abilities. We do not discriminate based on age, race, religion, color, sex, national origin, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, veteran status, disability, pregnancy status, or any other status protected by law. We're happy to provide reasonable accommodations to those with a disability for assistance in the application process. Please email Ver el correo electrónico en click.appcast.io and we’ll discuss your specific situation and next steps (NOTE: this email does not accept or consider resumes or applications. This is only for disability assistance).