Category Buyer

**Location**- Monterrey, Mexico**Job ID**- ************Category**- Supply Chain**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**: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 GroupAlso 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."