Purchasing Specialist

Get AI-powered advice on this job and more exclusive features. Location: Tlaquepaque, Jalisco. FORVIA HELLA is a listed international automotive supplier. As a company of the FORVIA Group, FORVIA HELLA stands for high-performance lighting technology and vehicle electronics. With around 36,500 employees at over 125 locations worldwide, the company generated adjusted sales of €8.1 billion in fiscal year 2024. Job Objective Implement material group strategy for a defined material group on a global level, observing the market situation and considering the needs of the relevant Product Centers and Hella Companies (MGS). Negotiation and conclusion of supplier frame contracts within the material group. Preparation and coordination of sourcing activities (Project Manager Purchasing) and negotiation of sourcing activities. Involvement in the annual material cost planning process. Definition and implementation of technical and commercial saving measures to reduce material costs while meeting purchasing targets in cost, time, and quality. Steering and managing any project-specific purchasing activities for defined projects. Executing supplier and material related tasks during series production and until end of delivery obligation, representing the first point of contact and escalation level for the Hella companies. Duties and Responsibilities Analyze the purchasing market taking into account the needs and requirements of the relevant Product Centers and Hella Companies. Prepare and update supplier matrix, qualified supplier evaluations and support the buildup of alternative suppliers to meet or overachieve purchasing targets in cost, time and quality. Prepare and implement a purchasing strategy for complex material groups with defined strategy teams. Establish a standard and optimized supplier basis worldwide to realize synergies by bundling purchasing volume. Negotiate supplier frame contracts, define sourcing concept and realize sourcing activities including RfQs, negotiating and nominating suppliers for tools and components. Support definition of material cost changes (budgeting) in agreement with the Hella Companies. Generate measures for commercial and technical optimization of components or purchase volume to reduce costs and improve quality and security of supply. Analyze suppliers in cooperation with the suppliers, identify opportunities for improvement and derive qualification measures, involving internal units, to optimize the process chain. Ensure global transparency and consolidation of supplier and material data to guarantee a standardized data basis. Consolidate the annual material requirements within a material group and prepare and execute central negotiations with suppliers to achieve optimum purchasing prices through bundling. Support initiation of talks, carry out negotiations and prepare contracts to reduce costs and optimize procedures between supplier and Hella. Create standardized international purchasing processes, methods and tools within the global network and strengthen purchasing power toward suppliers worldwide. Align tasks and decisions with the Material Group Manager and supervisor if necessary. Ensure that the Purchasing Targets for defined Hella Company in the dimensions of cost, time and quality are being achieved or overachieved by minimizing the total costs during the series phase. Know the Hella-values as well as purchasing standards, processes and tools required to ensure stable and target-oriented production during the series phase. Execute series purchasing processes for material group specific materials, including supplier assessment, capacity monitoring, engineering change management and support for critical parts management. Ensure sufficient production capacity for series business at supplier, managing stock increases, packaging and logistics related topics in case of bottlenecks or insolvencies. Challenge technical solutions for purchased parts in terms of cost efficiency and support cost potentials resulting from Re-Design-to-Cost. Participate in the transfer of responsibility from Strategic Purchasing to Operative Purchasing. Implement purchasing and material group strategies. Steer project-specific purchasing activities for complex, international projects, ensuring purchasing targets are achieved or overachieved. Apply Hella-values and purchasing standards along the product engineering process. Integrate the Project Manager early in the product engineering process to minimize total costs and optimize development timelines. Challenge technical solutions for purchased parts for cost efficiency and support cost potentials from Design-to-Cost. Drive pre-series purchasing processes for specific Hella products and procure prototypes if necessary. Transfer responsibility for material procurement to the logistics department after released PPAP. Create standardized international purchasing processes, methods and tools within the global network. Align tasks and decisions with Business Partner and/or supervisor if necessary. Manage intercultural and trustful relationships by creating and adding value from international project team setups. Ensure and coordinate adequate information flow between project team and MGS colleagues responsible for the project-specific sourcing activities. Act as first contact window and escalation level for suppliers within series production. Escalate to Material Group Managers as well as Business Partner according to valid escalation concepts. Align tasks and decisions with superiors if necessary. Qualifications 3+ years of experience in similar roles. English language advanced. ERP experience and knowledge. Even if you do not meet all our requirements, do not hesitate to apply to us, because the further development of our employees is very important to us and opens up a wide range of opportunities for you in our company. FORVIA HELLA stands for the variety of all employees. Inclusion and diversity are firmly anchored in our company culture. We are continuously looking for new team players and welcome applications from all interested parties, regardless of their ethical and social background, age, religion, gender, disability, sexual orientation or identity. Please send us your application via our career portal, stating your salary requirements and earliest possible starting date, with the reference number req17372. Seniority level Mid-Senior level Employment type Contract Job function Purchasing and Supply Chain Motor Vehicle Manufacturing Get notified about new Purchase Specialist jobs in Tlaquepaque, Jalisco, Mexico. #J-18808-Ljbffr