Category Buyer

Category Buyer

• Location Monterrey, Mexico
• Job ID
• Category Supply Chain

Job Description

Bring value to yourself and the organization by putting your superpowers to work

This position exists to manage all the commercial aspects with LEGO Suppliers to ensure the supply of Indirect materials and services to LOM on time and with the right level of quality agreed with our internal customers and stakeholders.

Main challenges for this position are to manage the Categories needs and strategy in compliance with the local and global processes and engaging Suppliers on performing accordingly while is continuously pursuing value add.

This position seeks for Effective & Efficient Category Management locally which will increase productivity, moreover:

• Improve Compliance (Secure best practice on contracts and processes)
• Increase Value Add (Address More Spend, Increase visibility / forecasting, include productivity savings)
• Improve Partner Promise (Be proactive)

Core Responsibilities:

• Sourcing : To Understand the business needs and provides supply and sourcing strategies in compliance with product specifications and Category requirements.
• Negotiation & Cost analysis: To drive quotes and cost analysis and breakdown for negotiation, price adjustments by cost drivers and to create a healthy competitiveness environment.
• Risk Management: To Identify, manage, and communicate risks by leading action plans to avoid/mitigate potential impacts from own area and linked to internal customers points of connection.
• Supplier Relationship Management (SRM): To lead Supplier Relationship Account by developing, evaluating and with a continuous improvement approach to the Vendors as responsible. Manage low complex categories with higher level of spend or under special area of development within Direct Procurement.
• Market & key indicators tracking : To analyze industry, economic and financial key indicators along with legal conditions to track actual & projected trends that influence on price variance factors to estimate impacts and drive actions to mitigate them.
• Productivity & Continuous Improvement : To drive productivity and efficiency initiatives internally and with suppliers, providing saving to the business and workload reduction.
• Project Management as leader or participant.
• Comply with the Procurement Processes related to the Supply Chain Security Programs (CTPAT-OEA) and FSC through internal applicable processes and guidelines to comply with these Programs.
• Digital skills (Power BI): Manage and develop visual and interactive insight for analyze from own area of responsibility.
• EHS Related: Take responsibility for the appropriate integration and / or implementation of the QEHS System in the operational processes of your area and ensure its effectiveness.Assign the necessary resources for the management of the QEHS system in the area.Provide support, participate proactively, and demonstrate leadership on QEHS in your area.Comply with the QEHS legal requirements, standards (External / internal) and others applicable to your area.

Do you have what it takes?

• Bachelor's degree in fields of supply chain, commercial, engineering, or manufacturing
• More than 5 years of experience in the Procurement or Sourcing area of a manufacturing company, global companies ́ experience is a plus.
• Advanced negotiation and communication skills
• Customer service and quality oriented
• High ability to do risk assessments and problem solution oriented to good and strategic results.
• Proactive person, looking for innovation and good team work
• High level of leadership.
• Strong project/program management
• Negotiation courses or certifications.
• Previous experience in Software Procurement Systems (Coupa as Procure-To-Pay preferable) and SAP.
• Project Management certifications or specialized trainings within Supply Chain and strong project program management.
• English fluent level

Note: This position is based at our LEGO Operaciones de Mexico manufacturing factory located in Cienega de Flores, NL This is not a remote position

Join the global LEGO team

The LEGO Group recruits and develops people entirely on merit. If you are confident you have the determination to succeed in this role – and you share our dedication to creativity, collaboration, and quality – use the APPLY NOW button above or below. Please remember to attach your application and current CV.

We strive to create a diverse, dynamic and inclusive culture of play at the LEGO Group, where everyone feels safe, valued, and they belong.

The LEGO Group is proud to be an equal opportunity and an affirmative action employer. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or Veteran status.

We support our employees in being there for the moments that matter in life and celebrate families of all kinds, the loved ones that make us who we are. Being part of the LEGO Group

Also means taking part in our annual Play Day, playing a part in building a sustainable future and continuing our mission to "inspire and develop the builders of tomorrow."

The LEGO Group is fully committed to Children's Rights and Child Wellbeing across the world. Candidates offered positions with high engagement with children are required to take part in Child Safeguarding Background Screening, as a condition of the offer.

Thank you for sharing our global commitment to Children's Rights.

Build your career brick by brick at the LEGO Group.

We conduct drug screening as a part of our drug free workplace policy and in support of our commitment to the health and safety of our employees.

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What's in it for you?

Here are some of what to expect:

Family Care Leave – We offer enhanced paid leave options for those important times.

Insurances – All colleagues are covered by our life and disability insurance which provides protection and peace of mind.

Wellbeing – We want you to be your best self, so you'll have access to the Headspace App and lots of wellbeing initiatives and programs run by local teams where you are based

Colleague Discount – We know you'll love to build so from day 1 you will qualify for our generous colleague discount.

Bonus – We do our best work to succeed together. When goals are reached and if eligible, you'll be rewarded through our bonus scheme

Your workplace – When you join the team you'll be assigned a primary workplace location i.e. one of our Offices, stores or factories. Our hybrid work policy means an average of 3 days per week in the office. The hiring team will discuss the policy and role eligibility with you during the recruitment process.

We strive to create a diverse, dynamic and inclusive culture of play at the LEGO Group, where everyone feels safe, valued and they belong.

The LEGO Group is highly committed to equal employment opportunity and equal pay and seeks to encourage applicants from all backgrounds (eg. sex, gender identity or expression, race/ethnicity, national origin, sexual orientation, disability, age, religion and Veteran status) to apply for roles in our team.

Research shows that women and people from different minority backgrounds often only apply for a job if they meet 100% of the listed qualifications. If you dream of being a part of our team and you meet many, but not all of our listed qualifications for this role, please apply.

We support our employees in being there for the moments that matter in life and celebrate families of all kinds, the loved ones that make us who we are. Being part of the LEGO Group also means taking part in our annual Play Day, playing a part in building a sustainable future and continuing our mission to "inspire and develop the builders of tomorrow."

The LEGO Group is fully committed to Children's Rights and Child Wellbeing across the globe. Candidates offered positions with high engagement with children are required to take part in Child Safeguarding Background Screening, as a condition of the offer.

Thank you for sharing our global commitment to Children's Rights.

We conduct drug screening as a part of our drug free workplace policy and in support of our commitment to the health and safety of our employees.

Online Application Accessibility Statement; which is intended forpeople with disabilities- LEGO systems endeavors to make accessible to any and all users. If you would like to contact us regarding the accessibility of our web site or need assistance completing the application process, please contact the HR Service Desk at , option #3. Please note, these communication channels should be used for those having difficulty accessing our on-line channels, not to inquire about job opportunities.

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