Admin & Indirect Purchasing (Santiago de Querétaro)

This role primarily focuses Administrative and Indirect Purchasing activities for the four Mexico Technical Center locations - Queretaro, Juarez, Saltillo and Puebla-. Activities includes negotiating contracts, processing purchase orders, evaluating data and supplier management. Facility management, vendors arrangement for maintenance, janitorial, office supplies, etc. This position will require a general understanding of budget management, purchasing policies and procedures, purchasing related laws, agency, legal and ethical obligations.

Specific Responsibilities

• Follow indirect purchasing for all MTC locations (Queretaro, Juarez, Saltillo and Puebla)
• Primary contact with maintenance suppliers, to assure accomplishment of preventive and corrective maintenance plan for Queretaro and Juarez sites.
• Support administrative activities of site (presentations, meetings, manage autos pool), etc.
• Budget: Follow up with Finance are for compliance with the Budget. Prepare with Chief Engineer annual Budget
• Manage all Purchase Orders of Techcenter Mexico (create, follow up, close)
• Ensure Purchase Orders of prototype material for the different BU's
• Focuses on negotiating contracts, processing purchase orders, evaluating data and supplier management
• Requires a general understanding of purchasing policies and procedures, purchasing related laws, agency, legal and ethical obligations
• Clear understanding of supplier terms and conditions
• Working knowledge of how supply strategies fit into corporate strategies
• Evaluates cost breakdowns to identify opportunities to reduce overall cost
• Targets cost book management and impact of time value of money calculations

Soft Skills

• Able to communicate effectively
• Good time management and effectively works as a part team
• Ability to negotiate (tactics, techniques, and strategies)

Primary Location

Tech Center Queretaro