Purchasing Agent

**Position: Purchasing Agent**

**Work Schedule**: Salaried Days (47.5 Hrs)

**Reports To: General Manager**

**Location/Division NMBS - Juarez, MX**

**Department: Purchasing**

**Brief Description**:
Responsible for buying steel and other miscellaneous inventory (wood, paint, welding wire) along with the overall effective management of those inventories.

**Job Duties and Responsibilities**:

- Purchasing required material and managing demand
- Develop a mutual working relationship with steel mills and with any other vendors who supply and process material for the plant
- Communicate any relevant information that may affect material cost to all departments
- Effectively communicate market information to Management and other NMBS plants to maximize purchasing opportunities
- Communicate any special project requirements to multiple departments including Sales, Engineering, Production and Customer Service to ensure effective and proper handling of the materials
- Ensure that material deliveries are in line with production requirements and unloading capabilities
- Effectively communicate material deliveries with customs and shipping to ensure timely border crossing and shipping from public spurs
- Work closely with the scheduling department on any changes in project schedules
- Perform other assigned job duties as required

**Required**
- Experience with high levels of responsibility and decision making
- Possess a self-starter quality for seeking input and details from resources
- Able to deal with frequent change, delays, or unexpected events
- Excellent Excel and math skills
- Ability to make quick decisions in fast-paced, team-oriented work environment
- Proven steel purchasing experience or equivalent supply chain experience
- Strong organizational and planning skills / experience
- Able to communicate both verbally and in writing in English and Spanish
- Work in Juarez Mexico Plant
- Able to travel in Mexico and the United States

**Respond To**:
**Francisco Sanchez**, **GM**

Phone number: 915-400-0299

Mailing Address: 6248 Edgemere Blvd., PMB 107 El Paso, TX 79925

Experiência:

- En compras de acero: 2 años (Deseable)

Idioma:

- Inglés (Obligatorio)

Work Location: In person