Commodity Buyer

COMMODITY BUYER

**Date**:Sep 16, 2024

**Location**: Leon, MX

**Company**:OP Mobility

***JOB DESCRIPTION**

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**REPORTING**

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**DATE
**Project Buyer
- Purchasing
- Reports directly to the Purchasing Manager.
- 12/4/23**MISSION**
- Responsible for performing all purchasing activities related to development and launched programs in alignment with regional and global purchasing strategies.

**RESPONSIBILITIES**
- Represent local team as Lead Buyer in regional or global development programs
- Negotiate optimal pricing and terms and conditions with suppliers
- Lead sourcing activities for BOM components
- Track and maintain program deliverables (sourcing status, financials, supplier timing, etc.)
- Support and drive cost reduction activities aligned with regional and global purchasing objectives
- Manage supplier relationships in accordance with Purchasing procedures and policy/compliance
- Issue and analyze request for quotations (RFQs) from approved suppliers to support production or pre-production requirements and issue subsequent purchase orders
- Assists and/or leads the resolution of production, design, quality and/or delivery problems
- Lead team sourcing (kick-off) meetings with suppliers upon award
- Initiate cross-functional meetings with program team and suppliers
- Coordinate engineering changes, tool transfers, and benchmarking activities for assigned programs
- Develop, maintain, and publish appropriate documentation as required by the applicable purchasing procedures
- Other duties as assigned

**ORGANIZATION**

**KEY MEASURES & INDICATORS**

**KEY INTERFACES**
- PROGRAM DELIVERABLES
- PROGRAM TIMING
- SOURCING PERFORMANCE TO BUDGET
- MATERIAL MARGIN IMPROVEMENT
- SUPPLIER MANAGEMENT
- PROGRAM MANAGEMENT
- ENGINEERING
- COMMODITY PURCHASING
- QUALITY
- SUPPLY CHAIN / LOGISTICS
- PLANT / OPERATIONS
- SALES
- FINANCE
- SUPPLIERS

**PROFILE REQUIRED**

**Personal Background**
- Bachelor’s degree (Supply Chain Management, Business, or Finance)
- Experience in a manufacturing industry environment or CPM certification preferred
- 2+ years of Purchasing or Program Purchasing experience preferred
- Legally able to work in the U.S. without requirement for any type of visa sponsorship or transfer both now and at any time in the future

**Skills and Abilities**
- Proficient in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook)
- Ability to collect, maintain, and analyze data
- Ability to handle confidential information
- Ethical conduct
- Excellent verbal and written communication
- Priority setting and time management
- Organization skills
- Detail oriented
- Proven ability to work in a team environment
- Ability to interact with all levels of the organization
- Strong initiative skills
- Ability to travel domestically and international

**JOB DESCRIPTION APPROVAL**

**Manager’s Name & title**

**HR Manager’s name & title**
- Raymond Marah, Purchasing ManagerG_F-HRC-0010 V01E01 Job Description Template
- **Scope of Application & Responsibilities**

**SCOPE OF APPLICATION**
- Fuel Systems
- SCR Systems
- All Products
- Others:
- Division HQ
- Plant
- Technical Center / Antenna
- Analysis center
- Research center
- SILS

**SCOPE OF DISTRIBUTION**
- Internal only
- Restricted to:.
- Supplier
- OEM
- **Document History**

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**Date**

**Contributors**

**Process Owner/Leader Validation