Strategic Buyer

Requisition ID: 40857- Job Location(s): Santiago De Queretaro, MX**Danfoss México **is looking for a **Strategic Buyer **for the **Power Solution’s Global Procurement Organization** to ensure that our suppliers deliver and improve on all parameters and, most importantly, on time. You will be responsible for a range of strategic procurement activities to ensure supplier performance and development on both short and long-term basis. In doing so, you will be working across several global functions and serve as the link between Supply Chain and external suppliers.In this position, you need to use your excellent analytical and communication skills to be able to find compromises between multiple and sometimes conflicting interests.**Responsibilities**:Responsibilities for this position include, but are not limited to, the following.As our new Strategic Buyer, you will be responsible for a range of strategic procurement activities to ensure supplier performance and development on both short- and long-term basis. In doing so, you will be working across several globally operating functions and in particularly serve as the link between Supply Chain and external suppliers. Your key responsibilities will be:- The first escalation point for supply and quality issues including documentation of supplier performance.- Driving capacity management towards suppliers.- Supporting the categories in monitoring forecast versus supplier capacities.- Coordinate ramp up and ramp down in new projects.- Driving Supplier Logistic Agreements with our suppliers together with Supply Chain and Category.- Conducting supplier workshops together with Supply Chain to improve “On time delivery”.- To coordinate Production Parts Approval Process for changes and new projects.- Drive minor projects e.g. cost-down projects.**Background & Skills**:- Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or another relevant area.- Several years of experience in implementation of sourcing strategies for different spend categories.- Experience in one or more spend categories as Sourcing Specialist (turned parts, raw materials, machined parts, castings, forgings, coils, rubber, etc.) is an advantage.- Experience in negotiation is an advantage.- Good knowledge of reading technical drawings.- Technical experience with processes within machining.- Experience in Problem-solving tools.- Experience in SAP and Office package (Excel, PowerPoint).- Fluent in written and spoken English.**Employee Benefits**:We are excited to offer you the following benefits with your employment:- Career Development- Bonus system- Paid vacation- Opportunity to join Employee Resource Group**Danfoss - Engineering Tomorrow**:At Danfoss, we are engineering solutions that allow the world to use resources in smarter ways - driving the sustainable transformation of tomorrow. No transformation has ever been started without a group of passionate, dedicated and empowered people. We believe that innovation and great results are driven by the right mix of people with diverse backgrounds, personalities, skills, and perspectives, reflecting the world in which we do business. To make sure the mix of people works, we strive to create an inclusive work environment where people of all backgrounds are treated equally, respected, and valued for who they are. It is a strong priority within Danfoss to improve the health, working environment and safety of our employees.Following our founder’s mindset “action speaks louder than words”, we set ourselves ambitious targets to protect the environment by embarking on a plan to become CO2 neutral latest by 2030.Danfoss is an EO employer and VEVRAA Federal Contractor. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or other protected category.Danfoss engineers solutions that increase machine productivity, reduce emissions, lower energy consumption, and enable electrification.Our solutions are used in such areas as refrigeration, air conditioning, heating, power conversion, motor control, industrial machinery, automotive, marine, and off- and on-highway equipment. We also provide solutions for renewable energy, such as solar and wind power, as well as district-energy infrastructure for cities.Our innovative engineering dates back to 1933. Danfoss is family-owned, employing more than 42.000 people, serving customers in more than 100 countries through a global footprint of 95 factories.Danfoss engineers solutions that increase machine productivity, reduce emissions, lower energy consumption, and enable electrification.Our solutions are used in such areas as refrigeration, air conditioning, heating, power conversion, motor control, industrial machinery, automotive, marine, and off- and on-highway equipment. We also provide solutions for renewable energy, such as solar and wind power, as well as district-e