Senior Buyer

Eaton’s ES AMER PCS PCD division is currently seeking a Senior Buyer.

What you’ll do:

Eaton’s Bussmann division is currently seeking a Senior Buyer to join our team. This position is based at our Juarez facility.
The Senior Buyer is responsible for procurement of the required raw material goods necessary to support the manufacturing operations ensuring all purchasing orders are planned in a timely, efficient, and cost-effective manner in line with customer required dates and proper inventory levels for raw materials. They will identify, select suppliers and negotiate prices for their assigned commodities and all related suppliers. Warranty MRBR metric, past due open POs performance, ME5A, Schedule agreement management & improve the DOH inventory performance. This role also acts as a leader to Buyer, Junior Buyers and Buyer Assistants. 

Qualifications:

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in business administration / Industrial Engineer, a related field, or at least three years’ experience in a manufacturing environment.
• Minimum of 5 years of experience in a manufacturing environment.
• Minimum of 5 years of experience dealing with local and foreign suppliers in a contractual format.
• Minimum of 3 years working with SAP
• Bilingual English / Spanish 
• Working knowledge of MRP systems, just in time concepts and respective production processes
• Demonstrated effective communication and interpersonal skills.
• Strong negotiating skills; profit and action biased. Experience in scheduling agreements / contracts.
• Possesses a high energy level with a sense of urgency.
• Ability to work well with others at all levels of the organizations is essential

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience negotiating, developing, and managing request for quotations and subsequent contracts.
• SAP experience preferred
• Direct material purchasing preferred
• Core tools

Skills:

Position Success Criteria :

• Self – motivated
• Capable of working independently with minimum direction or supervision
• Committed
• Action oriented
• Ethical 
• Teamwork 
• Passion 
• Digital mind set and innovation
• Global Perspective

We are committed to ensuring equal employment opportunities for job applicants and employees. Our recruitment processes use balanced selection criteria and avoid unlawful discrimination against applicants on the basis of their age, colour, disability, marital status, national origin, gender, gender identity, genetic information, race or racial origin, religion, sexual orientation or any other status protected or required by law.