Materials and Purchasing Manager
Job ID: 8058 Save JobTHE COMPANY
We have been retained to by a global leader in high speed and high-density connection systems who solves system design challenges with integrated interconnect solutions for application in networking, communications, data storage, and computer server markets. This global leader currently seeks a Materials and Purchasing Manager with a focus on purchasing and planning to be part of team to lead a plant in the middle of start-up operations already underway in Mexicali, BC Mexico. This plant manufactures bulk cables for high-speed IO products. This will be a highly automated plant with core wire extrusion, wrapping, cabling, and jacketing. The position reports to the Plant Manager.
THE POSITION
Main Responsibilities:
- Plans and organizes the work of his/her unit in a systematic and methodical manner and manages a team of material buyers and planners.
- Has the responsibility for determining the requirements, production planning / programming, purchasing and materials warehousing at a minimum cost.
- Maintains timely contacts with suppliers to analyze product characteristics, quality, service conditions, price and payment.
- Establishes the procedures to follow in the company’s purchasing actions.
- Presents the offers received to internal clients, making timely indications and suggestions about suppliers, purchasing opportunities and ensures the different aspects of their management are carried out.
- Participates in the testing and control of samples to ensure that they meet the specified conditions.
- Controls delivery times, ensures good condition of articles / materials, and their reception.
- Search for alternative suppliers that can supply the same products or raw materials with improved quality, better terms, lead times, and price than the current ones.
- Monitor or inform on current inventory or stock, notifying and supporting with the design of actions on deviations due to excess or defects that may be occurring in the warehouse.
- Manage activities based on materials planning to ensure that the necessary material meets production schedules.
- Ensure that demand is aligned with both internal and external capacity.
- Provide an open line of communication with sales and marketing.
- Materials and Purchasing Manager will be in constant communication with production managers regarding production, planning and forecasting of customer orders for shipment fulfillment.
- Develops strategic relationships with suppliers to ensure that there is capacity to meet demand requirements.
- Implement VMI – Vendor Managed Inventory programs to be able to reduce inventory in the short term.
- Responsible for inventory management to meet corporate objectives.
THE CANDIDATE
Experience and Requirements:
- Bachelor’s degree in International Business, Business, Industrial Engineering or similar.
- Fully bilingual in English and Spanish
- More than 5 years of management experience in the manufacturing industry in a similar role like Supply Chain Manager, Materials Manager, or Purchasing Manager.
- Strong hands-on experience with purchasing management, sourcing new suppliers and materials, contract and price negotiations, and Production Planning and Materials Planning (buyer/planning).
- Experience with cost reduction (managing detailed projects) and price reductions.
- Solid knowledge and experience in supply chain.
- Knowledge of AX Dynamic ERP system or other similar ERP’s. Knowledge of Microsoft Office (EXCEL, Word, and PowerPoint)
- Personnel management.
- Focused on results; proactive, and dynamic. “Makes things happen.” Strong execution. Team player.
- Valid U.S Tourist Visa. Able to travel up to 25% of time.