Sr Materials Planner - Buyer (Direct Materials) (Reynosa)

The Sr Buyer is responsible for strategically and tactically managing assigned commodities while identifying and developing suppliers that meet and/or exceed Wells expectations regarding cost, delivery, quality, innovation, and continuous improvement. This position will optimize synergies with vendors and internal customers.

PRINCIPAL DUTIES

• Negotiating, creating, and executing contracts with suppliers through formal and informal RFP and/or bidding processes, in alignment with spend authority guidelines.
• Identify, modify and/or develop and implement processes or process enrichments that streamline or improve internal or external workflow and align with company policies.
• Responsible for managing the Total Cost of Ownership by collecting data, analyzing, problem solving, recommending, communicating, and executing accordingly.
• Managing the day-to-day business relationship with key suppliers and internal customers through supporting activities including ordering, communication of demand/volume/delivery time changes, issue resolution, sharing end-user feedback, and follow up on backorders etc.
• Assist Accounts Payable Department in the reconciliation of invoices. Engage and coach originating departments accordingly.
• Create and categorize part numbers to the inventory master list. Review all data bases and cross check for duplication. Maintain purchasing data (i.e. lead times, payment terms and pricing) and recommended supplier on each item while ensuring commodity performance.
• Responsible for knowledge of and compliance with applicable corporate policies and procedures and Code of Conduct.
• Develop a strong understanding and knowledge of suppliers and their capabilities, core competencies, strengths, and weaknesses.
• Manage procurement of material to meet the goals of JCI regarding days on hand of inventory, lead time, transportation, quality, and customer requirements.
• Responsible for keeping the integrity of the inventory in terms of obsolescence and excess.
• Assure policy, strategies and procedures are being implemented and maintained, as well as methods, procedures are implemented to maintain accurate inventory.
• Development of plans, procedures, and methods to material purchase.
• SAP systems support, maintenance, and continuous improvement.
• Reconcile differences in quantity or specifications that may develop on invoices and receiving reports.
• Establishes and maintains a harmonious relationship with vendors and customers.
• Assists in the evaluation of alternate material and process changes with design engineering functions.
• Comply with activities specified in JCI Safety Commitment Letter.
• Participate in EHS activities (subcommittees, emergency brigades, inspections, audits, campaigns, Training, etc.) as required.
• Prepares instructions regarding purchasing systems and procedures.
• Analyzes market and delivers conditions to determine present and future material availability.
• Supervise buyer.
• Purchasing standard work.
• Lead Purchasing activities, inventory management.
• Monitor PO place, expedites, have conference with suppliers and Lean alignment.
• Interact with Engineering and Quality departments on new products and/or revisions to existing products as well as quality parts.
• Serve as the Purchasing ethics/compliance representative.
• Supervise external and internal compliance audits.
• SAP Expert, working with international and multidisciplinary teams, responsible for implementing new and/or serial optimization projects for Controls Division.
• Processing data, creating dashboards, maintaining shared filing systems, recommending actions based upon data. Power Bi Knowledge. Creation of technical reports with Power BI, Excel, Word, and other reporting tools.
• Assistance and guidance in the process of month end reports.
• Develop and Implement Materials strategy, Secure the achievement of milestones and reporting in different horizontal and vertical lines.
• Leadership communication about the progress, risk and help needed.
• Should have worked in integral projects and should have work experience in interfaces and configuration.

REQUIREMENTS

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering or business-related area.
• 5 years of experience as a buyer in commodities such as electronics.
• Thorough knowledge of Lean manufacturing and Six Sigma.
• Planning Knowledge.
• Knowledge of SAP MM Module in a proficiency level.
• Experience on MRP and Replenishment inventory control systems.
• Quality-focused and Service attitude with an appropriate sense of urgency and attention to details.
• Good analytical and communications skills.
• Leadership experience.
• APICS CPM certification is a plus.
• Fully Bilingual.
• Ability to develop and motivate direct reports.
• Willingness and ability to work on both individual and team projects is required.
• Excel, advance.