Vice President, Global Indirect Sourcing, Freight - Monterrey, México - ESAB Welding & Cutting GmbH

ESAB Welding & Cutting GmbH

Empresa verificada

Monterrey, México

hace 1 semana

Publicado por:

Rodrigo Fernández

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Descripción

Job Description:
There's never been a better time to join our team.

The thousands of ESAB associates located around the world share a common set of goals and values that drive our success and unparalleled innovation in fabrication technology and specialty gas control equipment.

At ESAB, we value and respect everyone's uniqueness and know that our experiences as individuals strengthen our company. And we know that our ability to collaborate, transform, and empower one another is what makes us unstoppable.

With our culture of continuous improvement and innovation and our commitment to living our values, working at ESAB is a career experience like no other.

We have more than 9,000 passionate associates in locations across six continents, and we empower our team members to shape the world we imagine every day.

If you have a strong desire to be part of a team that delivers cutting-edge innovations and solutions and positively impacts the community, please check out our career opportunities.

We help serve a diverse range of industries such as healthcare, automotive, aerospace, renewable energy, robotics, shipbuilding, and so much more.

Your Opportunity:

Responsibilities:

Strategic Vision & Leadership:

Design and implement a comprehensive global sourcing strategy for all indirect materials and services, ensuring alignment with the company's overarching business objectives.
Establish a holistic, international logistics and freight strategy, optimizing efficiency and reducing transportation costs across complex delivery networks.
Spearhead the digital transformation of sourcing and logistics processes, leveraging technologies to improve spend visibility, analytics, and supplier management.
Build and lead a highperformance, global team of indirect sourcing, logistics, and freight professionals, creating a collaborative and resultsoriented environment.

Supplier Development & Contract Negotiation:

Identify, evaluate, and establish collaborative partnerships with a diversified supplier base across various global regions.
Conduct indepth market analysis, lead complex contract negotiations, and manage supplier relationships to secure the most favorable pricing, quality, and delivery terms.
Develop and manage robust risk mitigation strategies throughout the supply chain, encompassing geographical, regulatory, and financial risks.

Cost Reduction & Process Optimization- Drive aggressive cost savings initiatives across all indirect spend categories, leveraging global sourcing strategies and economies of scale.- Analyze international freight and logistics processes, implementing streamlined operations to increase efficiency, minimize delays, and address capacity constraints.- Oversee the development and maintenance of robust KPIs and metrics to track cost savings, supplier performance, and logistics effectiveness.

Governance & Control- Collaborate with finance to establish rigorous spend controls and implement financial safeguards to protect company assets.- Ensure compliance with all applicable international trade regulations, customs requirements, and ethical sourcing practices.- Partner with business unit leaders across all operating facilities to understand indirect sourcing needs, providing guidance and ensuring optimal support for their operations.

Qualifications:

Minimum of 1215 years of progressive experience in strategic sourcing, procurement, or supply chain management, with a substantial portion in a global leadership role.
Demonstrated success in driving significant cost reductions and process improvements within multinational organizations.
Strong understanding of indirect spend categories such as MRO, IT, facilities, professional services, marketing, and travel.
Deep expertise in international freight forwarding, logistics management, and customs regulations.
Master's degree in business administration, Supply Chain Management, or a related field preferred.
Proven analytical skills, including the ability to interpret complex data and use it to drive strategic decisionmaking.
Exceptional negotiation, communication, and influencing skills.
Fluency in multiple languages a strong advantage

Competencies & Behaviors Needed:

Exceptional communicator at all employee levels including senior executives
Strong proponent of ESAB's values and behaviors and EBX principles
Drives continuous improvement
Effective at building relationships and trust
Strong collaboration skills across functions and business platforms
Negotiates with associates with a respectful giveandtake approach, where decisions are shared
Comfortable working in a global matrix organization
Resultsoriented with the ability to make decisions and to follow through on programs and policies which have been developed
Bias for action; a sense of urgency; selfstarter; moves with speed
Focus on delivering results and continuous improvement
Manages workload efficiently and effectively
Agile mind; quick o