Buyer - Piedras Negras, México - Knorr-Bremse

Knorr-Bremse

Empresa verificada

Piedras Negras, México

hace 2 semanas

Publicado por:

Rodrigo Fernández

Reclutador de talento para beBee

Descripción

LOCATION:
Acuna / Coahuila (MX-COA), Mexico |

BRAND:
KB Rail de Mexico |

REQUISITION ID:5697 |

JOB GRADE: 14 |

ON-SITE/REMOTE:
On-site

Since 1890, New York Air Brake has been an innovative leader in the heavy-haul railroad industry.

As a member company of Knorr-Bremse -the world's leading manufacturer of braking systems for rail and commercial vehicles-New York Air Brake is recognized worldwide as a Center of Competence for heavy-haul freight railroad control systems.

From multiple locations, we serve customers across the United States, Canada, and Mexico—reaching clear across the globe to South America, Africa, the Middle East, China, and Australia.

Our talented, diverse, and dedicated teams develop innovative solutions to the challenges facing our customers. Join our KB Rail Mexico team in our next steps.

JOB DESCRIPTION:

Position Summary:

The buyer for direct material is responsible for ensuring that the Procurement organization selects the most appropriate production material suppliers on the bass of price, quality, delivery and service with a focus on establishing a reliable supply base that consistently meets or exceeds KBC business priorities and key performance indicators (KPI) for direct materials.

Essential Functions:

Prepare accurate and complete Requests for Quotations (RFQs) and subsequent market studies in a timely manner to support critical business need.
Accurately maintain all required part & supplier system data details for assigned direct material commodities and effectively manage and execute all supplier contracts.
Develop, maintain, and execute Procurement strategy for assigned direct material commodities in order to meet business goals in the areas of sales, supplier ontime delivery, customer delivery reliability, quality &

- product performance.

Actively promote and champion the use of best practice to ensure compliance with the organizations policies and procedures.
Provide commercial advice and support to project management, Engineering, Supplier Quality and Operations Teams.
Act as a liaison between suppliers, manufactures, and all relevant internal departments and clients to resolve issues and drive continuous improvement mindset.
Highlighting any major commercial risks or issues to management and work with them to ensure the optimum solution,
Participation in audits as required,
Maintain thorough records at all times in compliance with company policies and procedures.
The incumbent may be expected to travel as required both locally and internationally.
General procurement support functions.
Maintain a safe, clean, and healthy environment and company with company rules and policies.
Must be able to comply with quality, product safety, and HSE rules, guidelines, and regulations. Be energy conscious, if applicable.
Must understand and comply with applicable standards

(ie:

ISO 9001, ISO/TS 22163, ISO 14001, ISO 45001, ISO 50001, and CMMI.)

Maintain and safeguard business records.

Management & Supervisory Responsibilities:

Job
is
NOT directly responsible for managing other employees (e.g., hiring/termination and/or pay decisions, performance management).

Knowledge:

ERP System (SAP) along with the ability to read and understand technical materials for assigned commodities i.e. engineering drawings, material specifications, quality standards & requirements, etc.
Problem Solving: desire to solve problem with analytical thinking.
Understanding and professional experience with purchasing contracts.
Excellent negotiation, customer service and communication skills
Strong market knowledge and experience in working across various functions, businesses, and regions.

Experience: