Comprador Sr (Celaya)

What you will do

• Maintenance, Repair and Operations (MRO) Buyer responsible for efficiently executing P2P process.
• Identifying, evaluating, qualifying, contracting, onboarding, and developing new vendors/suppliers.
• Sourcing, negotiating, and buying goods, materials, and services to meet the plant’s operational requirements.
• Supporting creation of purchase order systems, alerts for order fulfillment, invoice generation, and providing additional order documentation as needed.
• Managing vendor/supplier relationships and resolving any unforeseen problems with suppliers relating to operations, purchasing or quality/performance.
• Ensuring a complaint procurement process execution.

How you will do it

• Negotiating pricing on services and MRO supplies, availability and timely delivery; locating alternative vendors; and managing released orders.
• Conducting assigned sourcing activities using best practices to meet customers’ quality and delivery requirements at reasonable prices.
• Working with suppliers and internal departments (logistics, engineering, manufacturing, quality, and other support groups) to resolve potential disruption promptly and to ensure a continuous and secure supply of material.
• Tracking, measuring, reporting and evaluating vendor/supplier performance.
• Working in partnership with the accounting team on resolving any missed or late payments.
• Responding to internal and external requests for information and guidance.
• Communicating timeline and constraints accurately to all involved in the purchasing and supply chain process.
• Maintaining the highest ethics and standards in conducting procurement functions.

Qualifications

• Must possess presence and communication skills to represent procurement function.
• Problem‑solving ability – build a plan of action and facilitate multidisciplinary teams to answer operational questions.
• Influence without authority – collaborate with all plant’s departments and give managers confidence to make informed decisions.
• Prioritize value – choose where to spend time for greater impact/return.
• Values data and takes a broad, analytical perspective – collect, analyze, synthesize and simplify disparate data to identify and communicate unique opportunities.
• Takes initiative – demonstrate personal initiative by setting and achieving goals.
• Strong understanding of plant operations with ability to constructively problem solve in a complex, cross‑functional environment leveraging Lean/CI tools.
• Ability to effectively sort through conflicting priorities between various groups to develop creative solutions that maximize benefit for the overall company.
• Three to seven years of minimum experience in a purchasing role.
• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, supply chain, finance or equivalent required or a related field.
• Proficient in Microsoft suite.
• Advanced MRP/ERP knowledge.