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Job Summary

To support our extraordinary teams who build great products and contribute to our growth, we’re looking to add a Buyer Direct  located in Guadalajara, Campus North.

Reporting to the Materials Manager the Buyer Direct  role involves coordinating activities involved with procuring direct materials, components and equipment.

What a typical day looks like:         

Maintaining relations with the suppliers.Placing orders for necessary raw materials and purchased parts according to the requirements of the production.Receiving and handling the confirmations.Checking the purchase orders and modifying them according to the changes in the production plan with the help of the Shortage List and the Open Purchase Order List.Tracking shipments, urging them if needed.Regular, weekly check of the stocks, avoiding overstock.Minimizing the risk of obsolescence with the help of the weekly check of the obsolete report.Correspondence with the freight forwarders, warehouses, and in case organizing the transportation.Dealing with claims, settling debit and credit issues.Filing and recording all necessary documents.Checking the inventory of critical materials (personally if needed) according to the Shortage List.Getting in touch with the right warehouse personnel and having the discrepancy modified if there is any inventory discrepancies.Handling purchasing data privacy.Assuring all active components according to production needs, in time, for the accord price in the request.Reviews requisitions and MRP output.Confers with vendors to obtain product information such as price, availability and delivery schedule.Orders, reschedules and cancels material based on requisitions and MRP output.Maintains procurement records such as items purchased, costs, delivery and inventories.Manages supplier to price, delivery and quality expectations and escalates when appropriate.Approves invoices for payment.Investigation inventory levels.Monitors the movement of materials through the production cycle.Conducts quarterly supplier reviews.Maintains procurement records, reports and metrics.

The experience we’re looking to add to our team:

Bachelor´s Degree in Finance, Administration or related.Experience as an international buyer in electronics manufacturing industry English Advance (spoken and written)Excel Intermediate -AdvancedCustomer experienceNegotiation skillsSelf-employedBaaN knowledge (Preferred)Quotation experienceInformation analysisDecision makingCommunication with different areas of the organizationTeamwork.Ability to effectively present information in one-on-one and small group situations to customers, clients and other employees of the organization.Ability to calculate figures and amounts such as discounts, interest, commissions, proportions, percentages, area, circumference, and volume. Ability to apply concepts of basic algebra and geometry.Ability to apply common sense comprehension to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral or diagram form. Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.

What you’ll receive for the great work you provide:

Competitive Salary.Life & Medical insurance.Christmas Bonus.Food Coupons.Saving Fund.Life Insurance

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Job CategoryGlobal Procurement & Supply Chain

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